Amblin' (1968)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Steven Spielberg (written by)

Release Date:

18 December 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Short

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...

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Road | Guitar Case | Pot Smoking | Sleeping Bag

Cast

Richard Levin
Pamela McMyler		(as Pam McMyler)
Henry Axelrod	...	Porsche Driver (uncredited)

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

Distributors

• Four Star Excelsior
• Sigma III Corp.
• United Productions of America (UPA) (non-theatrical)

Runtime:

26 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R (1970)

Filming Locations:

Cinefx Soundstage, Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV)

Watch it if you want to be a director...

Look this isn't a horrible film. Someone who commented on this said it was the worst thing ever, and I think he's got to take a few steps backwards. I watched this and films like it to understand where the great directors started. Frankly their were many issues with this film, but it's a terrific learning tool. I myself just finished filming my own short film called Night Falls. I'm the same age that Spielberg was when he directed this film, 21. I have aspirations to one day become a great director but I find myself having many problems. So to watch this makes me feel like I'm not alone. Spielberg was once worried that he would never make it. He had to learn over the years and refine his skills.

In short watch this film if your an aspiring director.