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6.6/10   308 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Steven Spielberg (written by)
Release Date:
18 December 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
He and she were thumb-trippin'. They had the makin's... and the tail-end of summer.
Plot:
Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Spielberg's first film
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User Reviews:
It's a good experimental film. more (8 total)

Cast

 
Richard Levin
Pamela McMyler (as Pam McMyler)
Henry Axelrod ... Porsche Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Steven Spielberg 
 
Writing credits
Steven Spielberg (written by)

Produced by
Denis Hoffman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Lloyd 
 
Cinematography by
Allen Daviau (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
Steven Spielberg (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Ralph Burris .... in charge of production
Murray Waymouth .... unit manager
 
Special Effects by
Jim McIntyre .... special photographic effects
 
Visual Effects by
Skip Watt .... optical lineup
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Donald Heitzer .... assistant camera
Joseph Hernandez .... assistant camera
 
Other crew
Robin Chamberlain .... production assistant (as Robin Chamberlin)
Thom Eberhardt .... production assistant
Anne Spielberg .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
26 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
USA:R (1970)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lent its name to Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
It's a good experimental film., 22 May 2008
7/10
Author: jordanparee from United States

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.

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