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

Sharai Bohannon |

Oct 20, 2023

Clint Eastwood

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.

See what Twitter is saying

Here is a fine film starring Clint Eastwood. With Jessica Walter. Donna Mills. John Larch in. PLAY MISTY FOR ME. Brilliant thriller movie.
(Turner Classic Movies Fan Site) pic.twitter.com/ORWVet89fI
— Philip Gaber (@PhilipGaber1) October 15, 2023

Not still, but for years whenever I saw Jessica Walter in anything I expected her to kill someone.
Play Misty for Me. pic.twitter.com/XZs446jpZA
— Ruth Evatt ?x 6 #IVotedYes (@atticafinch) October 11, 2023

Jessica Walter,
Play Misty For Me, 1971 pic.twitter.com/TjgU198Ag1
— JRex82 (@Rex82J) October 17, 2023

Genuinely sad to hear that Jessica Walter passed away. An amazing 50+ year career. If you're only familiar with Lucile Bluth and Mallory Archer, check her out as Evelyn Draper in Play Misty For Me where she does what many of us dream of doing: terrorize Clint Eastwood. pic.twitter.com/h9Z70pmKMb
— dave horwitz? (@Dave_Horwitz) March 25, 2021

Jessica Walter freaking *terrified* me as a child with her performance in PLAY MISTY FOR ME. She was an absolute legend & I loved her effortless range as an actress that spanned all genres. RIP. pic.twitter.com/NUYWiDVkl2
— Heatherface Wixson (@thehorrorchick) March 25, 2021

RIP to the versatile and amazing Jessica Walter, whose decades of work includes the terrifying starring role in PLAY MISTY FOR ME, plus THE FLAMINGO KID, SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS, TAPEHEADS, PCU and much more. pic.twitter.com/ZMx9Wi4HQ6
— Music Box Theatre (@musicboxtheatre) March 25, 2021

#RIP to the brilliant Jessica Walter. Justly beloved by younger audiences for her more recent comedic TV work, she has been unforgettable in film too. Don’t miss her bedeviling Clint Eastwood in his first film as director, 1971’s PLAY MISTY FOR ME. https://t.co/rT35KMQaYk pic.twitter.com/0MmjpufnIx
— Daily Grindhouse (@DailyGrindhouse) March 25, 2021

Play Misty for Me! Clint and Jessica Walter ( who was creepy juts before Glenn Close was creepy nuts)
— Blue Wave (@MrTBallyard) October 10, 2023

Play Misty For Me.
Great Movie
Great Performance by Jessica Walter.
— PM Lucci (@lucci_pm) October 9, 2023

https://twitter.com/phlipsidejdp/status/1711486945216303519?s=20

Play Misty for me, Jessica Walter was quite scary in that movie, she played that part superbly
— AlbertRN (@albertrn40) October 9, 2023

Play Misty For Me. Saw it in the theater and bet I junmped about 10 times at different scenes. Jessica Walter was outstanding as Evelyn.
— MsFlossiegirl72 (@flossiegirl72) October 9, 2023

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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.

Watch the trailer

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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