" But you are in that chair, Blanche!"

Hello Friends,

It's Monday, and for those of you already at work, I'm sorry. Today lets take a step back in thriller movie history....


The year is 1962 and two of Hollywood's most notorious rivals are starring in Robert Aldrich's film adaptation of  What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? The film centers around two sisters, Jane and Blanche, who both were well known in the Vaudeville circuit when they were younger. However Jane, formerly know as "Baby Jane", was out shined by her younger sister as the two became older. One fateful night Blanche is hit by a drunk driver and becomes paralyzed. Blanche, who is confined to a wheel chair, and Jane live as spinsters in an old decaying home. Jane in all her delusion begins to torment her sister by intercepting her letters so she wouldn't have any contact with the outside, she would send her inedible food and wouldn't let her come out of her room sometimes. But there lies a deadly secret within these two sisters that explains it all.

There is a lot going on in this film and I don't want to spoil anything.

But who played these two tragic characters, you ask? None other than the infamous Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.No other Hollywood rivalry has been as juicy as these two legends. It all started when Joan Crawford married  Franchot Tone, the alleged " love" of Bette Davis life. During filming of  What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Bette Davis has to "kick" Joan Crawford as she's lying on the ground, well like any good vindictive woman wold do, she actually kicked her as hard as she could in the head. Crawford needed 3 stitches after the scene because Davis gashed her head so bad.

This film is extraordinary because all the hate in this film is REAL! These two women had a long history of hating each other and trying to out do the other. I love this film, there are too many good lines and great twist and turns. One of my favorite scenes has to do with a bird...I'll leave it at that. Bette Davis also has amazing make-up in this film, she was quoted saying " I wanted her to look like she never washed her face". Well done, Bette!

Thanks for reading guys and remember,

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