Play Misty for Me

Play Misty for Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClint Eastwood
Screenplay byJo Heims
Dean Riesner
Story byJo Heims
Produced byRobert Daley
StarringClint Eastwood
Jessica Walter
Donna Mills
John Larch
CinematographyBruce Surtees
Edited byCarl Pingitore
Music byDee Barton
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20)
[1]
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$950,000[2]
Box office$10.6 million[3]

Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The screenplay, written by regular Eastwood collaborators Jo Heims and Dean Riesner, follows a radio disc jockey (Eastwood) being stalked by an obsessed female fan (Walter).

The film was a critical and financial success, with Walter earning praise for her first major film role, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

  1. ^ Play Misty for Me at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ Patrick McGilligan (July 23, 2014). Clint: The Life and Legend. OR Books, LLC. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-1-939293-97-8. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "Play Misty for Me, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

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