Play Misty for Me
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- Clint Eastwood
- Jessica Walter
- Donna Mills
- John Larch
- Irene Hervey
- Jack Ging
- Johnny Otis
- James McEachin
- Clarice Taylor
- Don Siegel
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- May 11, 2026
Dave is so dreamy, but not as dreamy as my Bear 😍
nikkifreemanMar 2, 2021Psychological thriller with signature 70’s laid back so-cal Eastwood hangout vibes that tilts more and more into the giallo realm—especially the finale with its jazzy almost Goblin-esque score. A very fine directorial debut from Eastwood if you ask me… complete with…
Ian WestMar 26, 2021she was fearless and crazier than him...
KYK - May 15, 2021
Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut — “Play Misty for Me” dares to ask... what if there was a man so sexy that he -literally- drove women crazy? Naturally, Clint is that man. Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea (where the director himself would one day serve as mayor), “Misty” is a…
theriverjordanApr 19, 2020As someone who considers themselves a Clint Eastwood fan, as well as a lover of auteurist films that follow their director's obsessions into strange detours, I was perhaps primed to enjoy "Play Misty for Me," which at times—with its oceanside setting and heavily ADR'd…
HKFanaticNov 16, 2020honestly if jessica walter was that obsessed with my podcast, i'd be fine with it. no need to make it into a whole conflict or whatever
eddie - Oct 18, 2014
Clint Eastwood's debut has not aged particularly well over the years. Upon release it may have played out as a taut thriller about an obsessive listener, turned lover/stalker, only now too many directorial choices look ill-thought out and the characters poorly written.…
Steven SheehanFeb 9, 2019clint eastwood invented the yandere
comrade_yuiFeb 12, 2026love clint’s hilariously laissez-faire attitude when it comes to solving his increasingly dire situation, it’s like a video game where you have to deal with a stalker but you pick all the wrong dialogue options
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The storyline is a bit choppy and the cinematics are a bit campy by todays standards, but this is still a great suspense/thriller worth watching. Jessica Walter was scary as hell.
This woman is a psychopath, also I loved listening to some Erroll Garner.
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- Clint Eastwood
- Jessica Walter as Evelyn
- Donna Mills as Tobie
- John Larch as Sgt. McCallum
- Irene Hervey as Madge
- Jack Ging as Frank
- Johnny Otis
- James McEachin as Al Monte
- Clarice Taylor as Birdie
- Don Siegel as Murphy