What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a psychological horror-thriller film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Lukas Heller, based on Henry Farrell's 1960 novel of the same name. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford star in the film, which also marks Victor Buono's major film debut. In an old Hollywood mansion, an aged former child star torments her paraplegic sister, a former movie star.

The film's early popularity was greatly influenced by the intense Hollywood rivalry between the film's two stars, Davis and Crawford. The two stars' careers were resurrected in part as a result of this. Critics praised the film for its psychologically driven black humor, camp, and creation of the psycho-biddy subgenre in the years after its release. According to Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times, the film is a "cult classic" because of its performers' popularity.

Detailed Information:
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford
Release date: October 31, 1962
Running time: 134 minutes