iles ▁in ▁bem usement , ▁perhaps ▁sens ing ▁that ▁her ▁companion ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁free - sp irit ▁that ▁she ▁assumed ▁that ▁he ▁was . ▁She ▁f row ns ▁in ▁sad ▁disappoint ment ▁and ▁clim bs ▁back ▁up ▁the ▁beach ▁st airs ▁without ▁him . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁spoken ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁aside ▁from ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁theme ▁song . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁ambient ▁sound track ▁featuring ▁bird ▁sounds , ▁wind , ▁passing ▁car ▁no ises , ▁po pping ▁no ises ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁characters , ▁fire ▁sounds , ▁and ▁laugh ter , ▁along ▁with ▁instrument al ▁music . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁Spiel berg ▁found ▁his ▁lead ▁actor ▁Richard ▁Le vin ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁li br arian ▁in ▁the ▁B ever ly ▁Hills ▁Public ▁Library . ▁For ▁the ▁myster ious ▁red head ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁Spiel berg ▁discovered ▁Pam ela ▁Mc My ler ▁from ▁the ▁Academy ▁Play ers ▁directory . ▁She ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁Play house ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁in ▁The ▁Boston ▁Str ang ler . ▁ ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg ▁as ▁writer ▁and ▁director ▁ ▁Amb lin ''' ▁became ▁a ▁reality ▁after ▁Spiel berg ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁asp iring ▁producer ▁Den is ▁C . ▁Hoff man . ▁The ▁movie ▁had ▁a ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁budget . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁his ▁friend ▁Hoff man ▁provided ▁finan cing ▁of ▁approximately ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 .