Can anyone tell me when the movie "Whatever happend to baby jane" with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford stared, was made? And who directed it?
2007-03-21 01:01:40 · 7 answers · asked by crawndawford1 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
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2007-03-21 01:36:52 · update #1
It was released on the 31 October 1962 and directed by Robert Aldrich.
"What Ever Happened To Baby Jane" is a tense horror film, yet it seems almost comical at the same time. The story is about Baby Jane Hudson, a former child Vaudeville star who has now grown older and been shyed away from the spotlight and attention that she so dearly loved. Baby Jane has a sister, Blanche, who is now crippled and restrained to a wheelchair. But before becoming immobile, Blanche was once a movie queen herself, and she incidentally pushed her sister out of the spotlight, which ignited extreme jealousy from Baby Jane. Now, Baby Jane spends most of her time in a crumbling Hollywood mansion, taking care of her sister. She plays mean and dirty tricks on her, even going as far as to preparing Blanche a dead rat on her lunch platter and brutally beating her when she tries to phone for help, keeping Blanche contained within the walls of their home. Baby Jane lives in a world of false hope, thinking that she may be able to reprise her childhood career, putting on makeup and keeping her curly hair intact. But Baby Jane's continued jealousy burns on as Blanche's popular films are re-run on television.
The entire film surrounds the two sisters as they fight back and forth, doing horrible things to each other. It's like a grown-up case of sibling rivalry between two of Hollywood's leading women, that turns out to be very well crafted and interesting to watch. Both Davis and Crawford, Hollywood legends, give top quality performances and bring depth and dimension to the characters of Baby Jane and Blanche. Granted, there is no shock value in this film anymore because it has become so dated, but it is still worth the while to watch because of how interesting it is to watch both actresses interact with one another. Davis plays the mad Jane with perfect mannerisms and eerie hysterical expressions as she torments her sister.
It is kind of ironic because it has been speculated that Davis and Crawford really despised each other behind camera, they were both major award winners with legendary status in cinema, practically rivals themselves, which could have played into the way they treated each other in the film. To sum it up though, "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane" is a dated but great movie. Modern day audiences will not be frightened, but the film itself was very well done.
2007-03-21 01:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Directed by Robert Aldrich and released in October 1962.
2007-03-21 08:09:14 · answer #2 · answered by Brian J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movie was made in 1962 and was directed by Robert Aldrich. Check imdb.com.
2007-03-21 08:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by vtothef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1962, Robert A ALDRICH
2007-03-21 08:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by **ZARA** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answer to this question. But you should try looking the film up on IMDB
if no success try Wilkipedia
2007-03-21 08:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by midnightfolkuk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was 1962....
Bill T
2007-03-21 10:14:28 · answer #6 · answered by Bill T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i wasnt in this chair Jane you couldnt do these awful things to me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but ya are in that chair Blanche, ya are,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,great flick
2007-03-21 08:11:47 · answer #7 · answered by phllipe b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋