Play Misty for Me

1971

Action / Drama / Thriller

41
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 72% · 40 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 34559 34.6K

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Plot summary

A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.

Director

Clint Eastwood Photo
Clint Eastwood

Top cast

Clint Eastwood Photo
Clint Eastwood as Dave
John Larch Photo
John Larch as Sgt. McCallum
Irene Hervey Photo
Irene Hervey as Madge
Walter Scott Photo
Walter Scott as Policeman
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1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by robfollower 7 / 10

A highly enjoyable thriller.

A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.I found this trivia interesting. Even though it touches on the early-'70s flashpoints of sexual liberation, studio execs expressed doubts about why anyone would want to see a movie featuring Eastwood as a deejay. Eastwood reportedly answered that he was not sure either, but he thought it was a good suspense story, and he offered his services as director for free. Play Misty for Me wound up making five times more than it cost and is a precursor to such erotic thrillers as Fatal Attraction (1987) and Basic Instinct (1992). Eastwood mentor Don Siegel appears early on as a bartender.In the role of the stalker is Jessica Walter who balances between crazed, malevolent psychopath and sweetheart bimbo with a creepy ease. Much of the credit must go to Jessica Walter for her outstanding performance . A highly enjoyable thriller.
Reviewed by neil-476 8 / 10

Bold choices

In his first film as director, Clint Eastwood Takes the bold decision to cast himself, as protagonist, against type. Eastwood's Dave Garner, late night DJ on local radio in Eastwood's real life home patch of Carmel, is not a particularly nice man. Given to self gratification without any consideration for the feelings of those he uses, it is poetic justice of a kind which finds him at the receiving end of unhinged retribution care of casual one-night stand Evelyn (Jessica Walter, gorgeous, sexy, and seriously scary). Factor in his attempts to rescue the relationship he damaged with The One That Got Away (Donna Mills) and that's about it for the plot.Eastwood had, by this time, spent a long time in front of the camera with some of the best directors in the business, so it's no real surprise that the direction here is as good as it is (and it's no fluke either, as his subsequent career has proved). First act exposition is laid out clearly, second act establishment of the primary conflict is involving, and the third act is full of screamingly effective suspense. This is a film by a man who knows absolutely what he is up to.And it's one of the best thrillers of the 70s.
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