Play Misty for Me (1971)

Release date: 1971-11-12
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Clint Eastwood
Production Co: The Malpaso Company, Jennings Lang, Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Rating: 7.0/10
Length: 1h 42min

Storyline

Disc jockey Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) attracts the amorous attentions of a demented fan named Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter). Evelyn lets Dave pick her up at a bar. Later at her apartment, Evelyn admits that she is the cooing caller who repeatedly asks Dave to play the Erroll Garner classic "Misty". From then on, this movie is a lesson in how one casual date can turn your whole life around. Evelyn stalks Dave everywhere, ruins his business lunch, assaults his maid, mutilates his house and all of his belongings, and finally threatens to butcher his girlfriend Tobie Williams (Donna Mills). You'll never be able to hear that song again without looking over your shoulder.

Plot Keywords

female rear nudity, skinny dipping, white briefs, underwear, fatal attraction, obsessed fan, disc jockey, bound and gagged, rival, rivalry, romantic rivalry, romantic rival, cutting hair, female bondage, murder attempt, false name, book, voice over flashback, flashback, sociopathy

Short Review

Eastwood displays a vigorous talent for sequences of violence and tension. He has obviously seen Psycho and Repulsion more than once, but those are excellent texts and he has learned his lessons passing well.