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Play Misty for Me marked
Clint Eastwood
's debut as a director, and it gave him the then-unusual opportunity to play a regular contemporary guy in a thriller about sex, obsession, and stalking. Eastwood's Dave Garver is a self-centered California jazz disc jockey struggling with the idea of committing to his on-again, off-again girlfriend Tobie (
Donna Mills
). One night he meets the mini-skirted Evelyn (Jessica Walters) in a bar, and he goes home with her for what he assumes is a one-night stand. Dave discovers, however, that Evelyn has repeatedly called his show requesting that he "play 'Misty' for me," and she is not about to go gently into the night now that she has bedded him. Even though it touches on the early-'70s flashpoints of sexual liberation, studio execs expressed doubts about why anyone would want to see a movie featuring Eastwood as a deejay. Eastwood reportedly answered that he was not sure either, but he thought it was a good suspense story, and he offered his services as director for free. Play Misty for Me wound up making five times more than it cost and is a precursor to such erotic thrillers as
Fatal Attraction
(1987) and
Basic Instinct
(1992). Eastwood mentor
Don Siegel
appears early on as a bartender. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Cast
John Larch
Sgt. McCallum
Donna Mills
Tobie
Clarice Taylor
Birdie
Jessica Walter
Evelyn
Clint Eastwood
Dave Garver
Production Crew
Alexander Golitzen
Art Director
Bob Larson
Associate Producer
Bruce Surtees
Cinematographer
Dee Barton
Composer (Music Score)
Brad Whitney
Costume Designer
Helen Colvig
Costume Designer
Clint Eastwood
Director
Carl Pingitore
Editor
Bob Larson
First Assistant Director
Robert Daley
Producer
Dean Riesner
Screenwriter
Jo Heims
Screenwriter
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Designer
Duke Ellington
Songwriter
Erroll Garner
Songwriter
Ewan MacColl
Songwriter
Roberta Flack
Songwriter
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Martin
Sound/Sound Designer
Waldon O. Watson
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1971
Runtime: 102
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Thriller
Produced by
Universal
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.