Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American psychological thriller film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The original music score was composed by Dee Barton.
Dave Garver is a KRML radio disc jockey who nightly broadcasts from his studio in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. He has a fling with — and then is stalked by — Evelyn Draper, an obsessed female fan, while attempting to patch up his shaky relationship with his girlfriend, Tobie Williams.
Draper has a habit of phoning in to Garver's radio show and asking him to play the classic Erroll Garner ballad "Misty". She hears on Garver's radio show that he goes to a specific bar each night and shows up there and, at first, makes their meeting appear as a coincidence. He drives her home and, despite a few comments in opposition, Draper convinces him to sleep with her.
From that point on, Draper begins showing up at Garver's house uninvited. She flares with jealous rages, rudely interrupts an important business meeting with an older woman, then makes a suicide attempt in Dave's home.
Just when he believes Draper might be out of his life forever, she becomes Tobie's new
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