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Release Date:
31 October 1962 (USA)
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Tagline:
Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?
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Plot:
In a decaying Hollywood mansion, Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation.
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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10 nominations
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Crew believed to be complete
Additional Details
Runtime:
134 min | Argentina:135 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Trivia:
A freeze-frame just as the car enters the driveway in the prologue reveals the secret of who was driving the car the night Blanche was paralyzed.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After Jane kicks Blanche, Blanche falls and Jane walks around her to kick her again, but when she kicks her again, she is in the same position that she was when she first kicked her, obviously as she kicks her from the right side of the screen (she would be on the left side of the screen if she walked around her).
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Quotes:
Jane:
It's just that nosy Mrs. Bates going on about your picture last night.
Blanche:
Oh, really, did she like it?
Jane:
[
imitating Blanche's voice] Oh, really, did she like it?... She liked it!
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Soundtrack:
I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER TO DADDY
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The movie was suspenseful to the end and the musical score was awesome. I only disagreed with Henry Flagg's role, and he was such a wimp! It was great to see two '30- '50s Divas in one film, especially Joan Crawford's duplicitous role as a wronged sister. Bette Davis was truly deranged by the alcohol and the light switch personality changes was a joy to see. I especially loved the facial changes between the regression to the childlike Baby Jane and the hatred-driven character who was destined to take care of a sister more successful than her in adulthood. It may be a slow development of a story by today's standards, but the pace was good for me. I was intrigued to the end and suspected nothing like the final outcome.