History Film / PlayMistyForMe

Afterward, however, Evelyn insists on making herself part of Dave's life, and Dave enjoys the attention... at first. However, his ex-girlfriend Tobie Williams (Donna Mills) moves back to town and Dave decides to patch things up. After he tries to tell Evelyn that he's not interested in any further involvement, she responds by attempting suicide. Meanwhile, Dave and Tobie get closer, but Evelyn isn't going to take it and tries any way she can to keep Dave to herself, even if it means getting rid of Tobie for good...

* TheCameo: Don Siegel, who directed Eastwood in such films as ''Film/TwoMulesForSisterSara'' and ''Film/DirtyHarry'', was on-set to give Eastwood directing advice, and also took an on-camera role as Murphy the bartender.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Evelyn has some serious mental problems. She has traits of both bipolar disorder (going from "up" states where she's either bubbly or violent to almost catatonic depressive states, suicidal urges) and borderline personality disorder (sudden mood changes, impulsiveness, fear of abandonment; the title of one of the classic books about BPD, ''I Hate You--Don't Leave Me'', pretty well sums her up attitude toward Dave after Tobie enters the picture).

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: Evelyn initially acts like a smitten teenage girl when she deals with Dave. She even buys him a giant stuffed [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]] doll.

* WhamLine: Evelyn's "Yeah, get lost, [[PrecisionFStrike assholes]]!" when the restaurant customers try to intervene between her and Dave, is the first indication that she has a genuine nasty streak beneath her cutesy, ladylike front.

* WhamLine: Evelyn's "Yeah, get lost, [[PrecisionFStrike assholes]]!" when the restaurant customers try to intervene between her and Dave, first showing that she has a genuine nasty streak beneath her cutesy, ladylike front.

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: Evelyn initially acts like a smitten teenage girl when she deals with Dave. She even buys him a giant stuffed [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]].

* SexyCoatFlashing: Evelyn waits for Dave at his house when he starts having second thoughts about their relationship, wearing just a fur-collared trenchcoat, and flashes her naked body to seduce him. Since she's starting to show signs of being unhinged by that point, the effect is rather more creepy than sexy.

* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Dave is a late night DJ on a small town radio station, but can somehow afford a [[CoolCar vintage Jaguar XK150 convertible]] and a [[CoolHouse stylish, ultra-California house, complete with greenery-filled atriums, on a cliff overlooking the ocean]].

''Play Misty for Me'' is a 1971 PsychologicalThriller film, marking the directorial debut of Creator/ClintEastwood.

Dave Garver (Eastwood) is a womanizing overnight radio DJ on KRML in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Visiting his LocalHangout after the show, he meets Evelyn Draper (Creator/JessicaWalter), who claims to have been stood up by her date. After he drives her back to her house, she reveals that she's a big fan of Dave's show and that the date story was a lie; she went to the bar (which he talks about on his show) specifically in order to meet him. Dave also figures out that Evelyn is the woman who constantly phones the station while he's on the air, asking him to play Erroll Garner's song "Misty". Agreeing to keep things casual, Dave and Evelyn have a one-night stand.

* {{Yandere}}: Probably one of the earliest examples of a female character pursuing her love interest to the point of being willing to commit homicide. This example predates both Alex Forrest from ''Film/FatalAttraction'' (a film that's practically a stealth remake of this one) and Annie Wilkes from ''{{Literature/Misery}}''.

Afterward, however, Evelyn insists on making herself part of Dave's life, and Dave enjoys the attention... at first. However, his ex-girlfriend Tobie Williams (Donna Mills) moves back to town and Dave decides to patch things up. After he tries to tell Evelyn that he's not interested in further involvement, she responds by attempting suicide. Dave and Tobie get closer, but Evelyn isn't going to take it and tries any way she can to keep Dave to herself, even if it means getting rid of Tobie for good...

After that, Evelyn insists on making herself part of Dave's life, and Dave enjoys the attention... at first. However, his ex-girlfriend Tobie Williams (Donna Mills) moves back to town and Dave decides to patch things up. After he tries to tell Evelyn that he's not interested in further involvement, she responds by attempting suicide. Dave and Tobie get closer, but Evelyn isn't going to take it and tries any way she can to keep Dave to herself, even if it means getting rid of Tobie for good...

Dave Garver (Eastwood) is a womanizing overnight radio DJ on KRML in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. At his LocalHangout after the show, he meets Evelyn Draper (Creator/JessicaWalter), who claims to have been stood up by her date. When they get back to her house, she reveals that she's a big fan of Dave's show and that the date story was a lie. She went to the bar (which he talks about on his show) so she could meet him. Dave also figures out that Evelyn is the woman who constantly phones the station while he's on the air, asking him to play the song "Misty". Agreeing to keep things casual, Dave and Evelyn have a one-night stand.