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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Movie · 1962 · 134 min

A claustrophobic, campy descent into madness and sibling rivalry, blending black comedy with psychological horror.

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1962 film by Robert Aldrich
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Class
Movie
Year
1962
Runtime
134 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • family
  • betrayal
  • aging
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour4
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, psychological thriller, psychological horror fiction, psycho-biddy
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Written by
Lukas Heller, Henry Farrell
Starring
Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Anna Lee, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy, Murray Alper, Bert Freed, Robert Cornthwaite
Music
Frank De Vol
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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