What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) USA
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Director:Robert Aldrich
Studio:Warner Home Video
Producer:Barry Bernardi, William Aldrich
Writer:Henry Farrell, Lukas Heller
Rating:4.5
Rated:Unrated
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:0790732246
UPC:0085391105121
Price:$19.98
Awards:Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations
Genre:Suspense
Release:1997-01-10
IMDb:0056687
Duration:135
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 5.1, French, Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:Black & White
Full Screen
Letterboxed
Robert Aldrich  ...  (Director)
Henry Farrell, Lukas Heller  ...  (Writer)
 
Bette Davis  ...  Baby Jane Hudson
Joan Crawford  ...  Blanche Hudson
Victor Buono  ...  Edwin Flagg
Wesley Addy  ...  Marty Mc Donald
Julie Allred  ...  Baby Jane Hudson, in 1917
Anne Barton  ...  Cora Hudson
Marjorie Bennett  ...  Dehlia Flagg
Bert Freed  ...  Ben Golden (as Robert Freed)
Anna Lee  ...  Mrs. Bates
Maidie Norman  ...  Elvira Stitt
Dave Willock  ...  Ray Hudson
William Aldrich  ...  Lunch counter assistant at beach
Russ Conway  ...  Police Officer
Maxine Cooper  ...  Bank teller
Robert Cornthwaite  ...  Dr. Shelby
Michael Fox  ...  
Gina Gillespie  ...  
Barbara Merrill  ...  
Don Ross  ...  
James Seay  ...  
Comments: Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?

Summary: It's brash! It's grotesque! It's a blistering display of psychological terrorism! One of the blackest comedies ever made, this 1962 thriller rejuvenated the careers of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and played heavily on their own Hollywood legends, incorporating film clips from their earlier stardom to add depth and realism to a severely twisted tale of sibling rivalry. Davis plays the former child star turned wrinkled hag Jane Hudson, whose sister Blanche (Crawford) eclipsed her star in Hollywood, and has been paying for it ever since. Now confined to a wheelchair, Blanche is held prisoner in the musty mansion she shares with Jane, who terrorizes Blanche with maniacal control (and dead rats for dinner), and embarks on an absurd campaign to revive her career, curly-haired wig and all. A deranged showcase for its stars, the film also introduced Oscar nominee Victor Buono as the sycophantic pianist hired to accompany Jane's bizarre vaudeville revival. Hilarious, frightening, and not to be missed! --Jeff Shannon