Play Misty for Me

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1971 "The scream you hear may be your own!"
Play Misty for Me
Play Misty for Me

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6.9 | 1h42m | R | en | Drama

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.

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6.9 | 1h42m | R | en | More Info
Released: October. 20,1971 | Released Producted By: Universal Pictures , Malpaso Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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.

Genre

Thriller

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Cast

Irene Hervey

Director

Alexander Golitzen

Producted By

Universal Pictures

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Alexander Golitzen
Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst

Set Decoration

Bruce Surtees
Bruce Surtees

Director of Photography

Helen Colvig
Helen Colvig

Costume Design

Ginger Bishop
Ginger Bishop

Hairstylist

Jack Freeman
Jack Freeman

Makeup Artist

Jack Kosslyn
Jack Kosslyn

Dialogue Coach

Jeannie Epper
Jeannie Epper

Stunt Double

Bob Larson
Bob Larson

Assistant Director

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood

Director

Betty A. Griffin
Betty A. Griffin

Script Supervisor

Bob Larson
Bob Larson

Associate Producer

Jennings Lang
Jennings Lang

Producer

Robert Daley
Robert Daley

Producer

Dee Barton
Dee Barton

Original Music Composer

Play Misty for Me Audience Reviews 4d1g6n

Ploydsge just watch it!
SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
TxMike I wasn't much of a Clint Eastwood fan over the years but now am appreciating him more as he has mellowed with age. I found a DVD set of seven of his early movies at my public library and "Play Misty" is one of them.The very beginning has a long aerial shot of the California coastline and towards the end of that shot lingers on one home on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean. That location is key to the story and especially to the end of the story.Clint Eastwood is disk jockey Dave with a local radio program. Seems just about every day he gets a call with a particular request, "play Misty for me." One day after work he is at his favorite bar and encounters an attractive woman. She is Jessica Walter as Evelyn, we soon find out she is the one who calls with the request. Being a suitably horny single man he takes the bait and they end up in bed together. She seems very nice but when she starts to show up unannounced at his place, with groceries, and asking how he likes his steak cooked, it becomes clear that she is an obsessed fan. Dave finds this annoying at first, then downright dangerous. Then things are complicated by his old girlfriend coming back to town. All in all a worthwhile Clint Eastwood movie.SPOILERS: The ending. As Evelyn's intrusions get more and more worrisome Dave finds that she has gone to the girlfriend's house and tied her up. Dave arrives and in struggling with Evelyn throws a single punch, the only one in the whole movie, she falls through the back plate glass window, over the back porch railing, and down the cliff to her death.
ed321 Loved this film when I first saw it and recently re-watched and still blown away. Clint Eastwood is a genius, and Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter) is the original Fatal Attraction. What an amazing performance by Walter. Tense, psychological thriller. No filthy swearing or flashy CGI computer graphics just great acting and great writing. One of the best. They don't make them like this anymore.
SnoopyStyle Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) is an overnight radio DJ in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter) calls in to ask "Play Misty for me". She tracks him down at a bar and they have a sexual encounter. He's a serial casual dater but she won't take a hint. His casual dating turns into a hard break-up. She takes it badly by trying suicide in his home. He is forced to care for her and she threatens his reputation.This is Clint Eastwood's directorial debut and it's competent work. A lot of it is Jessica Walter doing a stellar job as the woman who slowly reveals herself to be crazy. There are no likable characters and that's the same problem I have with Fatal Attraction. I don't particularly care for anybody in this movie. There's also nothing quite as memorable as a boiled bunny but Jessica Walter is great.
gavin6942 A brief fling between a male disc jockey (Clint Eastwood) and an obsessed female fan (Jessica Walter) takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.I appreciate that Eastwood's directorial debut was a thriller, rather than a western or drama or action film. He took a bold turn from what people might have expected and excelled at it. Over forty years later (2015), the film holds up very well and it really needs to be revisited by people in light of Eastwood's subsequent success (not to mention Walter's rising star from "Arrested Development").I enjoyed this greatly, and may need to add it to my personal collection... especially if a blu-ray exists.