I really liked the book, and this movie is pretty darn close to it! Bette Davis is awesome as Jane! I really loved the way she shuffles around in her slippers! Just a creepy, tore-up performance! And Joan Crawford is really good too! The movie doesn't have quite the terror or build up of the book, but watching Davis is well worth it! And her singing that song "I've Written a Letter to Daddy" is still ringing about in my head! Yeesh! Between that song, and the creepy Baby Jane doll, I'm not sure if I'll get much sleep tonight!

Thrilling, A Never Aging Horror, More Scary than the Babadook, this film has it all! Basically Jane is constantly talking smack about Bette and torments her breaking her down to her last options. As the story progresses you can see the violent change in Jane's character as she percieves Bette as sort of a "baby" in some ways, and goes to the point where she wants to torture Bette for fun. This film beats Split and Babadook and has the highest rating and applause I may ever rate on this site. There is almost nothing wrong out of the film but gets a little slow 4/5ths in for about 15 minutes.

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? is a psychological horror drama. This is a frightening view of the conflict between two different characters. It is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Henry Farrell.The main protagonist is an adored yet ill-tempered vaudevillian child star, while her older sister lives in her shadow. 17 years later, the sisters have replaced their roles. The elder sister has became a successful film actress,while her younger sister has experienced failures. Hatred is born. One night, the elder sister has experienced a mysterious car accident. Her younger sister, who is found three days later in a drunken stupor, is blamed for that accident. Twenty years later, the sisters live together in a house, which was bought by the elder sister. She is in a wheelchair. Her younger sister has descended into alcoholism and mental illness...The two sisters living in the hell of jealousy, lies, hatred and monstrosity. The characters are completely different. One is frightened and helpless, while another character is restless and crazy. Each of them is faced with his own life crash in a grotesque way. The psychology plays in this story simply "penetrate" into the human mind. Mr. Aldrich has presented, in an ironic way, two idolized women and sisters who can not get rid of the past. The truth is buried very deep, while horror and lies crawl across the surface. A crime complements suspense and vice versa.Bette Davis (Jane Hudson) is simple phenomenal as a mentally disturbed sister. Character, who painfully goes through the past of her popularity and playfulness. However, she is a true maniac, who heals his wound in a cruel way. However, there is too much coincidence, therefore, the plots do not depend on the decisions of a crazy woman.Joan Crawford (Blanche Hudson) is an opposite and somewhat sympathetic character as a helpless woman. She is, in fact, an insidious and silent killer. It's hard to sympathize with her, after the truth, which she discloses at the end of the film.Victor Buono (Edwin Flagg) is a bit eccentric fat piano player. Frankly, I have expected some ironic reviews from him. However, he is lost in a comical ecstasy. Welcome to the hell, Mr. Flagg.Star Wars have a purpose and an epilogue.

This 60s thriller ingeniously casts two faded Hollywood stars as ... two faded Hollywood stars. While Joan Crawford's Blanche is stuck in a wheelchair Bette Davis's Jane takes care of her. Bitter that her career as a child vaudeville star was eclipsed by Blanche's adult career, Davis drinks, looks through her old scrapbooks, and, unfortunately for Blanche, begins to lose her mind.Davis commits fully to her bizarre character, starting out as a slatternly drudge and slowly going over the edge. There is a bravery to Davis' role most notable in her extraordinary recreation of Jane's childhood act. Victor Buono is also excellent as a rather peculiar pianist.While I've never been a big Crawford fan, she is quite good as Blanche, whose genial indulgence of her sister slowly turns to terror.The movie is a classic of its kind and necessary viewing for fans of Davis and/or 60s thrillers.