What ever happened to baby Jane? / Seven Arts presents an Associates & Aldrich production ; screenplay by Lukas Heller ; produced and directed by Robert Aldrich.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 68368 | Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Language: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2012]Edition: Anniversary EditionDescription: 2 videodiscs (approximately 133 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0780695682
- 9780780695689
- Child actors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Drama
- Sisters -- Drama
- Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
- Women with disabilities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
- Child actors -- California -- Los Angeles
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Sisters
- Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles
- Women with disabilities -- California -- Los Angeles
- Feature films
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Fiction films
- Music, Frank De Vol ; cinematographer, Ernest Haller.
- This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA WHAT EVE | Available | 33111009981412 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 '30s, 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 L.A. mansion. When Jane isn't tormenting the helpless Blanche by serving her dead rats for breakfast, she is plotting and planning her showbiz 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 toward 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, Rovi
DVDs, region 1, widescreen, enhanced for widescreen TVs, Dolby Digital, mono.
Closed-captioned.
English or French dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Title from disc surface.
Bette Davis, Joan Crawford; Victor Buono.
Based on a novel by Henry Farrell.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Blanche, a famous Hollywood star, is crippled in a car accident and must be taken care of by her sister Jane, a former child star jealous of her sister's fame. As the hatred between the two sisters grows, Jane begins to torture her ailing sister. This title has been repackaged.
Special features: commentary ; three documentary profiles the scenes with Baby Jane ; The Andy Williams show (1962 excerpt featuring Bette Davis).
Music, Frank De Vol ; cinematographer, Ernest Haller.
This film was selected for the National Film Registry.