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Summary: What ever happened to Joan and Bette?
Comment: SYNOPSIS-- Jane and Blanche Hudson were both movie stars: Jane in childhood, Blanche as an adult. Blanche's career ended with a crippling car accident and Jane now cares for her in their Hollywood mansion, where both live as virtual recluses. Jane's jealousy and loathing of Blanche are fueled by TV reruns of her sister's films-- she takes revenge in madly sadistic ways. Blanche grows weaker and justifiably more paranoid that Jane is trying to kill her.
In the chilling DEAD RINGER (1964), Bette Davis plays BOTH sisters-- one good, one evil. (VHS version) - (DVD version)
Joan Crawford co-scripted with William Castle and starred in his thriller, I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965). (VHS version) - (DVD version)
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(7.9) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Bette Davis/Joan Crawford/Victor Buono/Wesley Addy/Julie Allred/Anne Barton/Marjoroe Bennett/Bert Freed
BABY JANE TRIVIA--
Nepotism: Robert Aldrich's son William plays the beachside lunch counter assistant. Bette Davis's daughter Barbara Merrill is the curious teen next door.
Davis had a COKE machine installed on the set to annoy Crawford, who was on PEPSI's board of directors.
Victor Buono's role (Edwin Flagg) almost went to Peter Lawford.
Shakespearean actor Wesley Addy (Marty McDonald) was married to Celeste Holm.
During the kicking scene, one of Davis's kicks caused a wound in Crawford's head that required stitches to close.
Bert Freed (Ben Golden) originated the TV role of Lt. Colombo, on "The Chevy Mystery Show," in 1960.
The scenes of Jane's early flops are from Davis's "Ex-Lady" and "Parachute Jumper," both released in 1933.
Davis and Buono were both nominated for Oscars.
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Summary: Absolute Perfection
Comment: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane is an electrifying portrait of how years of isolation and the failing mind can create a haunted house beyond one with merely a ghost.Baby Jane Hudson, former child great, has now become the servant to her crippled sister, Blanche. Blanche has led Jane to believe that it was Jane who caused the car accident, snapping Blanche's spine. One can only imagine the year-after-year drudgery of making three meals a day and lugging the heavy trays up and down the staircase while responding to what must be the most annoying-sounding buzzer in history.
Alcoholism has fermented Jane's mind and she now believes she can recapture her audience by re-enacting the truly scary "I've Written a Letter to Daddy." Jane's descent into madness is incredibly captured through superb photography - watching Jane on the staircase caught between her new piano player and her demanding sister is a study - and the movie truly is a sombre note song between Jane and her invalid sister.
This movie is hard to beat - it's pure Hollywood perfection!
