Sadistico (1971)

Sadistico: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch. The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.

“This movie, I suppose, was the first nice-guy-being-stalked-by-psycho-female thriller. And itu0026#39;s quite damn good. Modern audiences might feel the film was too low-key, but I found it very suspenseful. This proves you donu0026#39;t need eerie music (thereu0026#39;s very little score on the soundtrack) and continuous gore to create suspense. Jessica Walter is terrifying–maybe not as terrifying as Glenn Close in u0026quot;Fatal Attraction,u0026quot; but she comes pretty close. Itu0026#39;s fun–and somewhat hilarious–to see Clint Eastwood as a young man with LOTS of hair. This was his first directorial effort, and he did a fine job. Over 30 years, the premise has become all-too-familiar, so unfortunately the story is predictable. Maybe 1970u0026#39;s audiences found it more shocking. But I was able to predict who would die and when. Nevertheless, I still found u0026quot;Play Misty For Meu0026quot; very entertaining and very well-acted. But what was with that jazz concert scene? Clint definitely shouldu0026#39;ve left that on the cutting room floor. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy score: 7 (out of 10)”