{"id":76602,"date":"2021-09-27T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T22:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76602"},"modified":"2021-09-27T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T04:30:00","slug":"play-misty-for-me-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76602","title":{"rendered":"Play Misty for Me (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There are no strings&#8230; But I never said anything about not coming back for seconds.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA psychotically obsessed fan (Jessica Walter) of a small town radio DJ (Clint Eastwood) seduces him, then refuses to leave him or his girlfriend (Donna Mills) alone.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clint Eastwood Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Psychopaths<\/li>\n<li>Radio<\/li>\n<li>Winning Him\/Her Back<\/li>\n<li>Womanizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;impressive directorial debut&#8221; by Clint Eastwood once again &#8212; as in <em>The Beguiled<\/em> (1971) &#8212; features a character &#8220;who is impressed by his ability to attract women&#8221; only to have &#8220;his taking women for nothing more than sexual playthings backfir[ing] on him.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-For-Me-Walter.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He writes that while &#8220;Eastwood&#8217;s come up against great villains, from Lee Van Cleef in <em>The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<\/em> to Andy Robinson in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5347\"><em>Dirty Harry<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; the &#8220;superpsychotic Evenlyn&#8230; takes a back seat to no one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter-Taxi.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes that &#8220;the film is exciting, weirdly amusing, and scary (many critics compare the knife scenes to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5177\"><em>Psycho<\/em><\/a>), but the most enjoyable thing about it is watching Eastwood&#8217;s cool-talking disk jockey become increasingly confused, perturbed, and terrified by this lunatic he has no control over.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Eastwood.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds, &#8220;Significantly, no future Eastwood character would become involved with two women at once; in fact, Eastwood never again exploited his image as a romantic lead.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>I agree that this remains an enjoyably taut and tense stalker film &#8212; though I&#8217;m frustrated by a couple of plot points that don&#8217;t make much sense (or at least position the characters as waaaay  dumber than one would expect). However, Walter&#8217;s powerhouse performance makes this worth a one-time look despite its flaws, and the overall gist of the movie &#8212; that fame and sexual attraction can lead to incredibly risky encounters &#8212; remains just as powerful as ever. Excellent use is made of location shooting in Carmel, California, where Eastwood eventually became mayor. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Highly recommended is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0459507\/\">2001 documentary <em>Play It Again: A Look Back at &#8216;Play Misty for Me&#8217;<\/em><\/a>, in which Eastwood, Walter, Mills, and others reflect back on their experiences making this movie.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jessica Walter as Evelyn<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Walter3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Cinematography4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful location footage<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Play-Misty-for-Me-Location2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Walter&#8217;s performance, and as a strong directorial debut by Eastwood. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067588\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=htRHAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=IIwDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=6498%2C2902363\">Village Voice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NfAasgNhtEI\">Emily&#8217;s Adventures in Horrorland Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There are no strings&#8230; But I never said anything about not coming back for seconds.&#8221; Synopsis: A psychotically obsessed fan (Jessica Walter) of a small town radio DJ (Clint Eastwood) seduces him, then refuses to leave him or his girlfriend (Donna Mills) alone. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Clint Eastwood Films Obsessive Love Psychopaths Radio Winning Him\/Her Back Womanizers Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;impressive directorial debut&#8221; by Clint Eastwood once again &#8212; as in The Beguiled&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76602\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;There are no strings... 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