What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Director: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Marjorie Bennett
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- DVD Release Date: 05/30/2006
- Original Release: 1962
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- Sales Rank: 13,372
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Features
Closed Caption; Commentary by Charles Busch and John Epperson (Lypinska); Three fabulous documentary profiles of the movie and its two immortal stars: "Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition"; "All About Bette," hosted by Jodie Foster; and "A Film Profile: Joan Crawford"; Vintage featurette "Behind the Scenes with Baby Jane"; The Andy Williams Show excerpt featuring Bette Davis
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Disc #1 -- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? [Two-Disc Special Edition]
1. 1917: Vaudeville Star [6:38]
2. 1935: Movie Washout [4:12]
3. The Accident (Credits) [2:57]
4. Mrs. Bates Memoires [3:32]
5. The Hudsons at Home [2:17]
6. Mrs. Bates Brings Flowers [4:04]
7. Fan Mail" The Bird Got Out" [5:01]
8. Calling Johnson's [4:04]
9. Old Song Revisited [3:53]
10. Lunch Is Served [4:04]
11. Long-Shot Letter [8:09]
12. "Y'rent Ever Gonna Leave It" [4:27]
13. Edwin Flagg [5:23]
14. Back Where We Started [2:05]
15. Elvira Gets a Day Off [2:25]
16. Rats in the Cellar [:02]
17. Two for Tea [2:35]
18. A Friend Blanche Won't Meet [6:24]
19. I've Written a Letter to Daddy [1:36]
20. It's a Deal [3:03]
21. Discovering Jane's Treachery [4:22]
22. Many Stairs, One Call [2:22]
23. Lashing Out at Blanche [4:40]
24. Lashing Out at Elvira [2:34]
25. Elvira Returns; Death Blow [1:37]
26. Scrapbook; Keeping Edwin Out [6:48]
27. Ride in the Night [3:32]
28. The Hudsons' Sad Story [4:23]
29. What Am I Going to Do? [1:34]
30. Police Escort for Edwin [5:06]
31. A Baby Jane Doll [1:15]
32. Trip to the Beach [5:50]
33. Daylight; Talk of Murder [2:23]
34. We Could've Been Friends? [2:53]
35. Drawing a Crowd [3:53]
Disc #2 -- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? [Two-Disc Special Edition]
1. Introduction [5:19]
2. Getting Started in Movies [4:12]
3. Bloopers [1:18]
4. Of Human Bondage, Dangerous [2:04]
5. Rebellion and Return [2:03]
6. The William Wyler Films [4:59]
7. Co-Stars and Other Affairs [4:01]
8. Scary and Strong [3:54]
9. Smoking [2:01]
10. War and Romantic Efforts [3:10]
11. Goodbye, Warner Bros. [3:17]
12. All About Eve anf Family [3:41]
13. Latter-Day Roles and Laurels [3:26]
14. The Hard Way: Bette Davis Eyes [3:34]
15. End Credits [1:01]
Editorial Reviews
As a child, "Baby Jane" Hudson was the toast of vaudeville. As an adult, however, Baby Jane was overshadowed by her more talented sister Blanche, who became a top movie star. Then, one night in the early 1930s, came The Accident, which crippled Blanche for life and which was blamed on a drunken, jealous Jane. Flash-forward to 1962: Jane (Bette Davis), decked out in garish chalk-white makeup, still lives with the invalid Blanche (Joan Crawford) in their decaying LA mansion. When Jane isn't tormenting the helpless Blanche by serving her dead rats for breakfast, she is plotting and planning her show-biz comeback. Convinced that her days are numbered if she remains in the house with her addlepated sister, Blanche desperately tries to get away, but all avenues of escape are cut off by the deranged Jane. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? sparked a trend towards casting venerable Hollywood female stars in such grotesque grand guignol melodramas as Lady in a Cage (1964) and Hush ... Hush Sweet Charlotte (1965). In addition to revitalizing the careers of Davis and Crawford, whose real-life mutual animosity came through loud and clear, the film made a star of sorts of 24-year-old character actor Victor Buono, cast as a porcine mama's-boy musical composer. Lukas Heller's screenplay was based on the novel by Henry Farrell. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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