Play Misty for Me
1971, Mystery and thriller, 1h 42m
37 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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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Dave
Evelyn
Tobie
Sgt. McCallum
Madge
Frank
Critic Reviews for Play Misty for Me
All Critics (37) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (6)
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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.
August 30, 2009 | Full Review… -
For that 80% of the film which constitutes the story, the structure and dialog create a mood of nervous terror which the other 20% nearly blows away.
April 8, 2008 | Full Review… -
Clint Eastwood wisely chose a strong, simple thriller for his first film as a director, and the project is remarkable in its self-effacing dedication to getting the craft right.
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The Man With No Name faces a whole lot of pain in Clint's thrilling directorial debut.
December 30, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A highly enjoyable thriller.
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There is no purpose to a suspense thriller, I suppose, except to involve us, scare us, to give us moments of vicarious terror. Play Misty for Me does that with an almost cruel efficiency.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Play Misty for Me
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Aug 06, 2012The 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
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Jul 10, 2012Clint 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
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Jun 18, 2012Evelyn: 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
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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
Play Misty for Me Quotes
| Evelyn: | God, your dumb. [said to Clint's girlfriend]. |
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