What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Movie Review 1962

Davis and Crawford portray aging sisters and former child stars living together in a decaying mansion. When the demented Jane (Davis) learns of her now-crippled sister's (Crawford) plan to institutionalize her, she tortures the wheelchair-bound sis. Davis plays her part to the hilt, unafraid of Aldrich's unsympathetic camera, and the viciousness of her character. She received her 10th Oscar nomination for the role.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 132 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Price of Fame, Brothers & Sisters, Sanity Check, Physical Problems, Biopics: Showbiz, Showbiz Thrillers, Psychotics/Sociopaths

Screenplay

Lukas Heller

Cast

Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Anna Lee, B.D. Merrill, Maidie Norman

Cinematography

Ernest Haller

Director

Robert Aldrich

Music

Frank DeVol

Producer

Seven Arts Pictures, Warner Bros.