clint eastwood's directorial debut shines as an example of a debut turn. the film carries elements of the horror genre, but rather than exploiting those themes in the usual manner, eastwood places the drama in the quasi-realistic realm of that of a borderline-celebrity local radio disc jockey. interestingly enough, like 'bigger than life', 'play misty for me' is reminiscent of 1962's 'cape fear', albeit for different reasons maintaining the same key ingredient - tension.
in terms of directorial debut's the film is regarded fairly highly, and for good reason too. its an engaging and very successful film, maintaining the attention of the viewer throughout, as the layers of tension move forward to an unpredictable, in the sense of mood rather than narrative, climax.
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