The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Don Siegel
- Murphy
- (as Donald Siegel)
Britt Lind
- Anjelica
- (as Brit Lind)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first scene Clint Eastwood shot was his former director Don Siegel's cameo as Murph the bartender. As a joke, Eastwood made Siegel do eleven takes, then told the cameraman to put the film in the camera.
- GoofsWhen Evelyn creates a disturbance at Dave's business meeting with an executive from a San Francisco station, there is a close-up of the box containing the audition tape he originally sent to the station she runs. The return address reads Dave Garver, Radio K.M.R.L. (not K.R.M.L).
- Quotes
David 'Dave' Garver: Al, you ever find yourself being completely smothered by somebody?
Al Monte: Anybody I know?
David 'Dave' Garver: Yeah, you met her at my house the other day.
Al Monte: Ooooo - chicken delight! Well that's what I call some pretty good smotherin' cousin.
- Alternate versionsThe version shown on American commercial network TV had the entire "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" sequence re-shot to remove the sex scene. Instead, what was shown as the song played was simply scenes of Eastwood and Donna Mills walking in the forest. The very brief sex scene between Eastwood and Jessica Walter was also eliminated.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)
- SoundtracksMisty
Composed and Performed by Erroll Garner
Featured review
A Classic and One of the Best Thrillers of the 70's
In the city of Carmel, the popular disc-jockey David Garver (Clint Eastwood) has one night stand with Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter), a strange he met in a bar after his show. The woman, indeed a deranged obsessed fan, stalks David and threatens his life, his girl-friend Tobie Williams (Donna Mills), his friends and even his job.
The debut of Clint Eastwood as director could not be better. This low budget and low paced movie has a simple, but frightening story, which was ripped off at least in the famous "Fatal Attraction" and the teen version "Swimfan". The magnificent landscape and locations in the beautiful city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood was elected Major many years later, are another attraction. The performance of Jessica Walters is awesome, changing naturally her behavior from a sweet to an aggressive person, really incorporating her character. Clint Eastwood is very cool, as usual, and Donna Mills very gorgeous. I like the unusual break of tension adopted when Evelyn is arrested and Dave and Tobie's routine returns to normal, dating, going to festival, making love, increasing the suspense after the twist point. I do not recall how many times I have seen "Play Misty for Me", a classic and one of the best thrillers of the 70's. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Perversa Paixão" ("Wicked Passion")
The debut of Clint Eastwood as director could not be better. This low budget and low paced movie has a simple, but frightening story, which was ripped off at least in the famous "Fatal Attraction" and the teen version "Swimfan". The magnificent landscape and locations in the beautiful city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood was elected Major many years later, are another attraction. The performance of Jessica Walters is awesome, changing naturally her behavior from a sweet to an aggressive person, really incorporating her character. Clint Eastwood is very cool, as usual, and Donna Mills very gorgeous. I like the unusual break of tension adopted when Evelyn is arrested and Dave and Tobie's routine returns to normal, dating, going to festival, making love, increasing the suspense after the twist point. I do not recall how many times I have seen "Play Misty for Me", a classic and one of the best thrillers of the 70's. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Perversa Paixão" ("Wicked Passion")
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Box office
- Budget
- $725,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,600,000
- Gross worldwide
- $10,600,000
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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