What Ever Happened to Baby Jane

[daddytodd]

We watched "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" from Netflix last night.

**SIGH!** It's better in memory than in the watching. So much of the acting is lousy (the teenage girl next door. Joan Crawford...) Bette Davis is awesome, however.

There are 2 or 3 quotable lines, which we all know already. The rest is eminently missable.

Comments

[putzmeisterbear.livejournal.com]

Oh, Todd. You wouldn't be so cruel if Joan weren't in a wheelchair...

There is an old book called "Bette & Joan: The Devine Feud" about their career long dislike of each other. The bitchfest really came to a head on the set of that movie. A fun read if you can find an old copy.

[daddytodd.livejournal.com]

But she IS! She IS in that chair!

I had to quote that line, but I feel kind of dirty doing it...

[wordsmithslc.livejournal.com]

But you have to love the look on Bette's face when she's kicking Joan. That ain't acting.