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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Free FREE WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? PDF Henry Farrell | 304 pages | 10 Oct 2013 | Hodder & Stoughton General Division | 9781444780420 | English | London, United Kingdom What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (novel) - Wikipedia Two aging sisters, Blanche and Jane, share a large house, but they can not stand each other. While Jane was once a movie star as a child, Blanche is a star of the silver screen as an adult. She and Jane were blackout drunk at the time. Now, Jane must look after Blanche in the house, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? she does it begrudgingly. The two sister live together with Jane taking care of her wheelchair-bound sister. With Blanche, near death, Jane takes her to the beach. Blanche gives a death-bed confession about what really happened the night of the car crash, and Jane happily leaves to get the two some ice cream. Consumed by her insanity, Jane then dances on the beach before a crowd of onlookers; thinking they are her adoring fans. They run to her aid as the movie ends. Your email address will not be published. Film and Plot Synopsis Two aging What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Blanche and Jane, share a large house, but they can not stand each other. October 8, 0 2 minutes read. Show More. Subscribe to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Newsletter Once a month, we send out a newsletter to let our listeners know our upcoming film reviews. Enter your Email address. Related Articles. The Lawless Nineties Synopsis October 8, Romancing the Stone May 15, Flying Leathernecks October 4, The Big Stampede October 7, Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Facebook Twitter Tumblr Pinterest Reddit. Close Search for. Adblock Detected Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? () - IMDb Build up your Halloween Watchlist with our list of the most popular horror titles on Netflix in October. See the list. TV Movie An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion. Unfortunately, this simply dosen't happen here! Don't get me wrong! The version of "Whatever happened to Baby Jane? This TV movie actually draws the viewer in to a modern version of a hybrid between "Sunset Boulevard" and "Midnight Cowboy" But, in deference to it's original. I must confess that as the ailing,aging Blanche, Vanessa Redgrave manages to hand in an adequate if not wooded portrayal. AS the nutty Jane,Lynn tries her best to NOT imitate Bette Davis and it does work-at What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? her portrayal is more remorseful and concerned about her crippled sister! Of course,it's too late now,we realize, as we watch the police chase her on the beach in the final shot! Looking for something to watch? Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Director: David Greene. Writers: Henry Farrell novelBrian Taggert teleplay. Added to Watchlist. The Best Horror Movies on Netflix. Amazon Prime. Films seen from Scary movies. Movies I've Seen. TV Movie 6. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Photos Add Image. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Vanessa Redgrave Blanche Hudson Lynn Redgrave Jane Hudson Bruce A. Dominick Amy Steel Connie Trotter John Scott Clough Frank John Glover Billy Korn Samantha Jordan Blanche at 9 J. Michael Flynn Hudson Alexandra Johnson Cora Bradley Mott Luther Vinny Argiro Abe Pat Skipper Director Barry Dennen Edit Storyline An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion. Taglines: Two sisters share memories Edit Did You Know? User Reviews Not bad in itself Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Add the What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? question. Language: English. Runtime: 93 min min. Sound Mix: Stereo. Color: Color. Edit page. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Is A Flat Remake Of A Classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? The plot concerns an aging former actress who holds her paraplegic ex-movie star sister captive in an old Hollywood mansion. Upon the film's release, it was met What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? widespread critical and box office acclaim and was later nominated for five Academy Awardswinning one for Best Costume Design, Black and White. The intensely bitter Hollywood rivalry between the film's two stars, Davis and Crawford, was heavily important What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? the film's initial success. In the years after release, critics continued to acclaim the film for its psychologically driven black comedycampand creation of the psycho-biddy subgenre. In"Baby Jane" Hudson is a spoiled and capricious child actress who performs in vaudeville theatres across the country with her father, who acts as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? manager and accompanies her on stage as a pianist. Her success is such that a line of porcelain dolls is made in her image. Meanwhile, her shy older sister Blanche lives What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? her shadow and is treated with contempt by the haughty Jane. As the sisters pass adolescence, their situations undergo a reversal; Jane's style of performing falls out of fashion, and her career declines as she descends into alcoholismwhile Blanche becomes an acclaimed Hollywood actress. Mindful of a promise made to their mother, Blanche attempts to maintain a semblance of a career for Jane, going as far as to impose on producers to guarantee a number of acting roles for her. One evening inBlanche's career is cut short when she is paralyzed from the waist down in a mysterious car accident that is unofficially blamed on Jane, who is found three days later in a drunken stupor. InBlanche and Jane are living together in a mansion purchased with Blanche's movie earnings. Blanche's mobility is limited by a wheelchair and the lack of an elevator to her What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? bedroom. Jane, psychotic and resentful of Blanche's success, regularly mistreats Blanche and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? her old act with hired pianist Edwin Flagg. When Blanche informs Jane she intends to sell the house, Jane rightly suspects Blanche will commit her to a psychiatric hospital once the house is sold. She removes the telephone from Blanche's bedroom, cutting her off from the outside world. During Jane's absence, Blanche desperately drags herself down the stairs and calls her doctor for help. Jane returns to find Blanche on the phone and beats her unconscious before mimicking Blanche's voice to dismiss the doctor. After tying Blanche to her bed and locking her in her room, Jane abruptly fires their maid Elvira when she comes to the house. While Jane is away, the suspicious Elvira sneaks into the house and attempts to access Blanche's room. Concerned by the lack of a response, Elvira tries to break open the door What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? a hammer. Jane returns home and reluctantly gives Elvira the key. As soon as Elvira enters Blanche's room, Jane takes the hammer and kills Elvira. A few days later, the police call to tell Jane that Elvira's cousin has reported her missing. Jane panics and prepares to leave, taking Blanche with her. Before they can leave, an inebriated Edwin casually enters the house and discovers Blanche bound to her bed. Edwin flees and notifies the authorities. Jane, in a fit of infantile regression, takes Blanche to a beach where she sang as a child, attracting the attention of nearby beach-goers. Blanche — lying starved, dehydrated and near death on a blanket — confesses to Jane that she is paraplegic through her own fault: on the night of the accident, Blanche tried to run Jane over because she was angry at Jane for mocking her at a party earlier that night. Blanche's spine broke when her car struck the iron gates outside their mansion, and she dragged herself in front of the car's hood to stage the accident and frame Jane. Blanche took advantage of Jane's shock and subsequent bender removing the real dynamics of the accident from her mind, and subjected Jane to a life of guilt, loneliness and servitude. After What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? buys ice cream for herself and Blanche from a nearby kiosk, she is recognized by two police officers, who ask her to lead them to Blanche. Jane dodges the officers' inquiry and dances before a crowd of bemused onlookers, while the officers find Blanche and rush to confirm her condition. Bette Davis created her own makeup for the role of "Baby Jane" Hudson. Director Robert Aldrich said it closely matched his idea for the character's grotesque makeup, but he was afraid to suggest it lest he offend Davis. Unlike most of her peers in Hollywood, Davis was unafraid to wear ugly costumes and makeup if they enhanced her performance.
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