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Bette Davis (Actor), Joan Crawford (Actor), Robert Aldrich (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono
  • Directors: Robert Aldrich
  • Format: Mono, Black & White, PAL, Special Edition
  • Language English, Portuguese
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 17 July 2006
  • Run Time: 128 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FQIQIW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 887 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
    #40 in  DVD > DVD Bargains > Movie Night In--Up to 70% off DVDs and Blu-ray
    #27 in  DVD > Classics > Drama

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A cultish horror favourite, 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? will make you think twice before hungrily unveiling a covered plate of food. Bette Davis stars as Jane Hudson, a onetime child actress and singer. As an elderly woman, she wishes to revive her vaudevillian career, but she has become a grotesque caricature of her former self. Over the years as her star faded, the star of her older sister Blanche (Joan Crawford) rose, outshining the career of the has-been Baby Jane. Jane was relegated to minor roles, which she only won when Blanche demanded that she be awarded them. The film opens years after a calamitous car accident leaves Blanche in a wheelchair, with no one to care for her except the increasingly insane and sadistic Jane and their servant, Norman. Trying to punish Blanche for her years of success, Jane tortures the house-bound woman, slowly trying to starve her to death, all the while attempting to recapture the fame of her youth. This dark drama also stars Victor Buono as the hefty pianist who answers Jane's ad for an accompanist, hoping to milk some money off the demented old woman. Both Buono and Davis were nominated for Oscars for their roles in this suspenseful and somewhat sick thriller that exploited well the real-life antagonism between Davis and Crawford, while at the same time rejuvenating both their careers. --Jenny Brown

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The only film to unite arch rivals Bette Davis and Joan Crawford- two of the biggest divas in Hollywood- comes to DVD for the first time in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Two Disc Special Edition. The film has been digitally restored on DVD and includes four documentaries about the film and its two stars.

Bette Davis plays former child star 'Baby' Jane Hudson who is taking care of her wheelchair bound sister Blanche (Joan Crawford), herself once a leading movie star whose career eclipsed her sister Jane when they became adults. Now both forgotten aging relics of old Hollywood, the sisters live together in a chilling atmosphere of bitter sibling rivalry and mutual distrust. Their relationship breaks down completely when Jane decides to relaunch her career as an entertainer and holds her sister prisoner in her own room. This much-loved claustrophobic thriller from director Robert Aldrich is based on the novel by Henry Farrell and remains a horror classic.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Divine Feud????, 22 May 2004
This review is from: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane [1962] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Whoa!Bette and Joan at their ultimate best. The key to the brilliance of this movie is Bette and Joan trying their best to outact each other, their real life hatred spilling over into this movie, the result- a classic macabre tale of jealousy and revenge, with superb performances from two of cinema's Golden girls. watch out for the twist in the tale!!!!! Perfect classic movie gold.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly thrilling portrayal of sibling rivalry, 15 Sep 2000
By antony.mafhan@pilkington.com (Manchester United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane [1962] [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Thrilling from start to finish. Sinister portrayal of ageing actresses coming to terms with growing old. Added entertainment derives from the two actresses being sisters who have a deep and distant past neither wants to discuss with the other. As they tolerate and exploit each other's weaknesses, a chilling plot unfolds with an unexpected ending.

An edge-of-the-seat thriller playing on the fears of helplessness and lost youth. Truely gripping throughout.

Bette Davis gives a cracking performance as the once famous "Baby Jane" with Joan Crawford playing the vulnerable weaker sibling. The two are matched perfectly for such an entertaining story.

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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Film Noir, 7 Aug 2006
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Two legendary actresses finally paired in this classic Hollywood movie! The film speaks volumes in the way Crawford and Davis approach their roles. There is a definite spark between the two on screen which is more than merely acting.
The extras on this DVD fill in the background of the two stars' career in Hollywood, which is really informative. The commentary, though informative about aspects of the film, is a tad rambling. The documentary about Crawford and Davis could have been much improved by better editing. Why cut from one talking-head to another so quickly? Why cut from one film clip to another after just a few seconds? At one point my head began to spin.
However, the film itself is well worth watching again as a true classic!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'll tell you what happened to Baby Jane...she got old!
I note that there are already many reviews of this movie, and so I shall try to keep this one relatively short and sweet. Or should I say short and sour? Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. J. Pinkus

5.0 out of 5 stars Old films
I first saw film more than 40 years ago when I was in Samoa and have watched it whenever the opportunity arose. I can now watch it whenever I please.
Published 2 months ago by Peter Hesketh

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
A fantastic film, well acted by both leading women, and keeps your attention. Bette Davis is amazing as the sad and disturbed Jane Hudson. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. E. Milner

5.0 out of 5 stars Davis at her evil best
This is a 'must watch' film from the 50s. Bette Davis is truly amazing. Drunk, swaggering, cruel, twisted and utterly believable. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. A. Tait

5.0 out of 5 stars Still love this film!
I hadn't seen this film for about ten years...watching it brought back the same intense and harrowing feelings that I experienced as a teenager. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. D. A. Wylie

4.0 out of 5 stars Great film from two legends of Hollywood.
"Whatever happened to Baby Jane" was a film that was hoped to revive the careers of veterans Bette Davis & Joan Crawford,and it succeeded in doing so. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Fan of the classics.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant DVD
Always loved this film from my childhood!! Love it and to own it on DVD is amazing - thank you very much
Published 8 months ago by Julie Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece in movie making
If you have not seen this film, then I can thoroughly recommend that you do. It is a masterpiece in filming, bringing together two brilliant actresses who hated each other in real... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. G. Lineker

5.0 out of 5 stars baby
the trick of this film has to be the true davis vrs crawford hate reltionship being both fact and fiction well done to the person who got these 2 together its like putting... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Scott Nuttall

5.0 out of 5 stars Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
From a bygone era when Hollywood was Hollywood. These two giants of the silverscreen duke it out this film by Robert Aldrich. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. D. E. Bader

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