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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 8.1
A former child star torments her crippled sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion. Director:Robert Aldrich |
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Cast
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Marty Mc Donald
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Cora Hudson
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Dehlia Flagg
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Ben Golden
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Mrs. Bates
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Ray Hudson
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William Aldrich | ... |
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Police Officer
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Bank Teller
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Robert Cornthwaite | ... | |
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In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is now confined to a wheelchair - Jane ran her over with the car while drunk, even though she has no memory of it - and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes. Written by garykmcd
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Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair? See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 October 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
¿Qué pasó con Baby Jane? See more »Box Office
Budget:
$980,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Jane: But you *are*, Blanche! You *are* in that chair!
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Music by Frank De Vol
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Bette Davis
Also performed by Julie Allred (dubbed by Debbie Burton)
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Bette Davis really kicked Joan Crawford in the head for one scene. In revenge, for the scene where Jane carries Blanche, Crawford put weights on her, so that she'd be harder to lift. See more »Goofs
Jane's newspaper ad only gives the phone number. When she makes the appointment with Edwin she never mentions an address but he shows up anyway. See more »Quotes
Blanche: You wouldn't be able to do these awful things to me if I weren't still in this chair.Jane: But you *are*, Blanche! You *are* in that chair!
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Crazy Credits
introducing Victor Buono See more »Soundtracks
I've Written a Letter to DaddyMusic by Frank De Vol
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Bette Davis
Also performed by Julie Allred (dubbed by Debbie Burton)
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"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" is a most unusual and impressive thriller. Director Robert Aldrich achieves a fantastic sordid and dark atmosphere at the Huadson sisters mansion -where most of the action takes place- with an unusual black and white shooting for the early 60's. An interesting story, a well delivered screenplay and an accurate musical score also rise the film high.
But the main credit of the picture is casting together to real big names in Hollywood's history, not at their peak then but always reliable and attractive to see. Bette Davis (Jane) takes the most interesting character as the former child star that couldn't make it as an adult in show business so she has gone insane and keeps behaving as the spoiled child he was. She looks grotesque and ridiculous in her child outfits, hairdo and heavy make up. Davis is outstanding in her role and looks really mean when she tortures both mentally and physically her sister Blanche, delicate and reasonable. Joan Crawford plays Blanche and very well too, a former big star whose career ended after a strange car accident that put her on a wheel chair for life.
In the end things are not completely as they seem but the final twist is not what makes this film an extremely good one; it's the strange relationship between the sisters, that requires of that final twist to understand Blanche's tolerant conduct towards her sister.
The movie is perhaps a little too long and it would probably have been even better with a 10 minutes cut. But no doubt this is a top product in its genre and a great movie indeed.