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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   7,159 votes
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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writers:
Jo Heims (story)
Jo Heims (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 November 1971 (USA) more
Tagline:
The scream you hear may be your own! more
Plot:
A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Night Fever: The World of Obsessive Fan Movies
 (From IFC. 2 July 2009, 7:50 AM, PDT)

Cinema Retro Issue #14 Now En Route To All Subscribers
 (From CinemaRetro. 11 May 2009, 10:39 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A Classic and One of the Best Thrillers of the 70's more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Clint Eastwood ... Dave

Jessica Walter ... Evelyn
Donna Mills ... Tobie
John Larch ... Sgt. McCallum
Jack Ging ... Frank
Irene Hervey ... Madge
James McEachin ... Al Monte
Clarice Taylor ... Birdie
Don Siegel ... Murphy (as Donald Siegel)
Duke Everts ... Jay Jay
George Fargo ... Man
Mervin W. Frates ... Locksmith
Tim Frawley ... Deputy Sheriff
Otis Kadani ... Policeman
Brit Lind ... Anjelica
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min | Portugal:96 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2002) | UK:18 (video rating) (1985) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (Certificate #22848) | West Germany:18
Filming Locations:
Big Sur, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All filming was completed in 21 days. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The VU (audio) meters on the KRML control board are motionless during music and voice input, indicating that the station is either off the air during filming or that the actual audio source is elsewhere. more
Quotes:
David 'Dave' Garver: I'm just trying to tell you something. I'm trying to tell you there's a telephone. I pick it up and I dial it. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Play Only with Me (1976) more
Soundtrack:
Misty more

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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
A Classic and One of the Best Thrillers of the 70's, 13 October 2005
8/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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")

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