Creepy Clint Eastwood Thriller Now On Prime Video Is Perfect For October

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This 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller is now streaming on Prime Video. If you are still a fan of that filmmaker, then this movie might deserve a spot on your October watch list. Allow us to tell you why Play Misty for Me is the stressful title you didn’t know you needed. 

Rotten Tomatoes Synopsis

“Popular radio show host Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes restless in his relationship with his girlfriend (Donna Mills). Impulsively, he goes out and sleeps with a woman (Jessica Walter) he meets at a nightclub. After the fact, he finds out she was not an anonymous hookup, but an obsessive fan who has called in repeatedly to request he play the song “Misty.” Garver soon discovers extricating himself from the woman will be no easy feat as she becomes increasingly psychotic.”

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Many fans remember the late Jessica Walter’s brilliant performance in the movie. It is one of the first roles that come to mind when people think of the iconic actor.

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Donna Mills, US actress, and Clint Eastwood, US actor, in a publicity still issued for the film, ‘Play Misty for Me’, 1971. The psychological thriller, directed by Clint Eastwood, starred Mills as ‘Tobie Williams’, and Eastwood as ‘Dave Garver’. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Play Misty for Me was directed by Clint Eastwood. It was written by Jo Heims and Dean Riesner. The cast includes Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch, Irene Hervey, and Clarice Taylor. The movie was the first feature-length film Clint Eastwood directed. 

If you are unfamiliar with the title, then watch the trailer below. If you only know Jessica Walter from her comedic roles, you are in for a real treat.

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Have you checked out Play Misty for Me on Prime Video? Is this one of your favorite Jessica Walter roles? Where does it rank in your favorite Clint Eastwood movies? Tell us at @DreadCentral

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