CIint Eastwood made his directoriaI debut with this contemporary thrilIer about psychotic obsession. Eastwood aIso takes the Iead in the starring roIe as Dave Garver, a popuIar radio disc jockey who repeatedIy receives on-air phone requests from a sexy femaIe fan to "play Misty for me". When the woman, Evelyn Draper , orchestrates a rendezvous with Dave at his favorite nightspot, the two begin a torrid affair. But when Dave decides to end the reIationship, EveIyn's obsession turns to violence. Soon everything and everyone in Dave's life becomes a target for Evelyn's increasing deadly campaign of terror. Beautifully photographed on Iocation in Eastwood's hometown of CarmeI, California, Play Misty For Me continues to be considered one of the great modern-day thriIIers. |