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Play Misty for Me

  • 6.9 /10

  • 542

  • 85%

Plot

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.

Cast

Clint Eastwood as Dave
Jessica Walter as Evelyn
Jessica Walter

as Evelyn

Donna Mills as Tobie
Donna Mills

as Tobie

John Larch as Sgt. McCallum
John Larch

as Sgt. McCallum

Jack Ging as Frank
Jack Ging

as Frank

Irene Hervey as Madge
Irene Hervey

as Madge

James McEachin as Al Monte
James McEachin

as Al Monte

Clarice Taylor as Birdie
Clarice Taylor

as Birdie

Don Siegel as Murphy
Don Siegel

as Murphy

Duke Everts as Jay Jay
Duke Everts

as Jay Jay

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 1, 1971

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

  • Malpaso Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $725,000.00

Revenue

  • $10,600,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.70 hrs

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Reviews

Well if you are going to play away Dave... Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) is a late night disc jockey in Carmel, California. Whilst his girlfriend is out of town he meets and beds a fan named Evelyn (Jessica Walter) who turns out to be the mystery caller to his show who sexily requests the Errol Garner classic tune "Play Misty For Me". Thinking that his night of passion with Evelyn is purely a o…

Not convinced it's necessarily a great film per se, but 'Play Misty for Me' really does a very good at unsettling the viewer! Jessica Walter is the sole reason for that. As good as Clint Eastwood is, as he makes his directorial debut, Walter gives a superb performance as the unnerving Evelyn Draper - one that'll live in the memory, for sure. Elsewhere on the cast, it's neat to see Don…