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Cast

Clint Eastwood
as Dave

Jessica Walter
as Evelyn

Donna Mills
as Tobie

John Larch
as Sgt. McCallum

Jack Ging
as Dr. Frank Dewan

Duke Evers
as Jay Jay

Irene Hervey
as Madge Brenner

Britt Lind
as Angelica

James McEachin
as Al Monte

Clarice Taylor
as Birdie

Don Siegel
as Murphy the Bartender

Duke Everts
as Jay Jay

George Fargo
as Man

Mervin W. Frates
as Locksmith

Tim Frawley
as Deputy Sheriff

Otis Kadani
as Policeman

Brit Lind
as Anjelica

Paul E. Lippman
as 2nd Man

Jack Kosslyn
as Cab Driver

Ginna Patterson
as Madalyn

Malcolm Moran
as Man in Window

Walter M. Spear
as Officer

Johnny Otis
as Himself

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Critic Reviews for Play Misty for Me

Audience Reviews for Play Misty for Me

• Aug 06, 2012

  The choice to not give Jessica Walter's character any real motivation or back story outside of her just being an insane person was a huge miscalculation because it gives the film an almost misogynistic tone (I know that Eastwood was really trying to avoid that conclusion, but its still there). Also the ending is foreshadowed way too much.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Jul 10, 2012

  Clint Eastwood's directorial debut and a great thriller. Jessica Walter is wonderfully creepy, and her performance makes this a really fun movie.
  

  Joey S Super Reviewer
• Jun 18, 2012

  Evelyn: Careful! I might put your eye out.  "The scream you hear may be your own!" An interesting, if poorly dated, thriller. The only reason that Play Misty for Me is a notable film is because it was Clint Eastwood's first directorial effort. If I look at the movie compared to what Eastwood would go on to make; this would be near the bottom. I'm not going to do that though because it would be unfair to this movie. By no means do I think that Play Misty for Me is really good. It has some entertainment value in all of the craziness of Evelyn, but it really isn't that good. As I said, it has dated extremely poor. There are tons of flaws in the film, from the acting to the editing.  Play Misty for Me follows a disc jokey named Dave who meets his number one fan. He hooks up with her, and believes that is all he signed up for. A one night stand is all he expected, but that isn't what Evelyn wants. She starts following him and interfering in his life. By now, we've seen this movie done many times over. It has pretty much been made into a whole new sub genre of thrillers. There are some good ones out there, and there are some piss poor ones out there. This falls somewhere in-between. I didn't think it was terrific, but it also isn't horrible. I'd lean more towards the bad side though. There's just too much wrong with it to overlook.  Looking back, this was a good experience for Eastwood. He got that first film under his belt, and back then it played to audiences well. Today, it just doesn't have that shock value it did then. It also isn't well made enough to still be considered anything other than average, at best. It does a few likable qualities to it though. I especially enjoyed how they pulled the very end of the film together. It made up for a lot of the middles mistakes. Worth the watch for the diehard Eastwood fan, but by no means should you consider this a must watch.
  Melvin W Super Reviewer
• Jun 09, 2012

  "Play Misty for Me" is overlong, somewhat dated, and has a couple of completely unnecessary scenes, but it's an involving thriller with a classic "cool guy" performance from Clint Eastwood and a couple of noteworthy scares. Jessica Walter is effectively annoying as the leech-like Evelyn.
  Stephen E Super Reviewer

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