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Play Misty for Me

The scream you hear may be your own!

6.6(597)19711h 42m3

A brief fling between a late-night radio disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening turn when another woman enters the picture.

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Status
Released
Budget
$725K
Box office
$10.6M
Language
English
  • disc jockey
  • stalker
  • obsessed fan
  • jaguar car
  • radio dj
  • carmel, california
  • suspenseful
  • carmel by the sea
  • unstable woman

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Behind the camera

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereEl Paso, Texas4 Aug 1971
    • TheatricalR20 Oct 1971
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15Originally X; 18 on video, downgraded 200227 Jan 1972
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM3 Feb 1972
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical1 Oct 1971
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical10 Feb 1972
  • BrazilBR

    • PhysicalDVD10 Nov 2015
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical152 Jun 1972
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-163 Dec 1971
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical122 Jan 1972
    • TheatricalRe-release11 Feb 2015
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany28 Jan 1972
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1614 Dec 1972
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1516 Jun 1972

Frequently asked questions

Play Misty for Me was released on 1 October 1971.

Audience reviews

2
  • J

    John Chard

    9/6/2014

    8/10

    Well if you are going to play away Dave... Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) is a late night disc jockey in Carmel, California. Whilst his girlfriend is out of town he meets and beds a fan named Evelyn (Jessica Walter) who turns out to be the mystery caller to his show who sexily requests the Errol Garner classic tune "Play Misty For Me". Thinking that his night of passion with Evelyn is purely a one off, he starts to …

  • R

    r96sk

    1/27/2022

    8/10

    Not convinced it's necessarily a great film per se, but <em>'Play Misty for Me'</em> really does a very good at unsettling the viewer! Jessica Walter is the sole reason for that. As good as Clint Eastwood is, as he makes his directorial debut, Walter gives a superb performance as the unnerving Evelyn Draper - one that'll live in the memory, for sure. Elsewhere on the cast, it's neat to see Don Siegel - one of East…

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