Directed by:
Robert AldrichScreenplay:
Lukas HellerCinematography:
Ernest HallerComposer:
Frank De VolCast:
Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy, Julie Allred, Anne Barton, Marjorie Bennett, Robert Cornthwaite, Anna Lee, Maidie Norman, James Seay (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
As a child, Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) was a pampered vaudeville star known to the world as Baby Jane while her younger sister, Blanche (Joan Crawford), led a quiet life in her considerable shadow. Decades have passed and now Blanche is a beautiful, talented movie idol and Jane a lowly extra. When a car accident cripples Blanche, binding her to a wheelchair, Jane sees her opportunity for revenge and assumes the role of caretaker. Her newly gained power completes the transformation of the sugar-sweet child star into a nightmarish caricature of Baby Jane. As she does everything she can to make her sister's life a living hell--including feeding Blanche a dead rat and brutally beating her when she tries to phone for help--Jane plots a comeback, aided by shifty musical director Edwin Flagg (Victor Buono). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Bette Davis
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
All About Eve (1950)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Joan Crawford
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Victor Buono
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Wesley Addy
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Network (1976)
Julie Allred
USA
Best movies:
Anne Barton
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Pressure Point (1962)
Marjorie Bennett
Australia
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Robert Cornthwaite
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Anna Lee
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Maidie Norman
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
James Seay
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Bert Freed
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Dave Willock
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Steve Condit
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Roustabout (1964)
Jack Tornek
Belarus
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Russ Conway
Canada
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Heiress (1949)
Mike Ragan
USA
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Jon Shepodd
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Attack (1956)
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Maxine Cooper
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Autumn Leaves (1956)
Murray Alper
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)