Amblin' (1968)

Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The two travellers walk and hitch-hike their way down the road to their destination, the ... See full summary »

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Steven Spielberg

Stars:

Richard Levin, Pamela McMyler, Henry Axelrod

Cast

Credited cast:
Richard Levin
Pamela McMyler	...	(as Pam McMyler)

Storyline

Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The two travellers walk and hitch-hike their way down the road to their destination, the beach, becoming friends and lovers.

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Plot Keywords:

beach | guitar case | 1960s | one word title | california | 

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Taglines:

He and she were thumb-trippin'. They had the makin's... and the tail-end of summer.

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Genres:

Short

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1968 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cinefx Soundstage, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lent its name to Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin.

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Connections

Featured in Spielberg on Spielberg (2007)

User Reviews

It's a good experimental film.

Too see Spielberg in his early years has always been a thrill for me. I'm always looking for a film that he made in the days before "Jaws" and such. This particular film is no exception. It's about two hitchhikers who become friends in the end as they hitchhike.

The scenery was great, the story was good, the acting (despite no dialog) was good. I really liked this movie. It's a shame that Spielberg calls it a "Long Pepsi Commericial," because I see it as something more. I see it as a film about being separated from everyone else and then finding a friend along the way and being able to open up to others.