Play Misty for Me

1971, Mystery & thriller, 1h 42m

38 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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A coolly calculating psychological thriller that manages to scare the audience even if it is just using textbook thrills. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Popular radio show host Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes restless in his relationship with his girlfriend (Donna Mills). Impulsively, he goes out and sleeps with a woman (Jessica Walter) he meets at a nightclub. After the fact, he finds out she was not an anonymous hookup, but an obsessive fan who has called in repeatedly to request he play the song "Misty." Garver soon discovers extricating himself from the woman will be no easy feat as she becomes increasingly psychotic.

Cast & Crew

Clint Eastwood
Dave
Jessica Walter
Evelyn
Donna Mills
Tobie
John Larch
Sgt. McCallum
Irene Hervey
Madge
Jack Ging
Frank
Johnny Otis
Self
James McEachin
Al Monte
Clarice Taylor
Birdie
Don Siegel
Murphy
Clint Eastwood
Director
Robert Daley
Producer
Jo Heims
Screenwriter
Dean Riesner
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Critic Reviews for Play Misty for Me

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