What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991 film)
| What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Henry Farrell Brian Taggert |
| Directed by | David Greene |
| Starring |
Vanessa Redgrave Lynn Redgrave |
| Theme music composer | Peter Manning Robinson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | William Aldrich Barry Bernardi |
| Editor(s) | Paul Dixon |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 17, 1991 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller drama film directed by David Greene and adapted for the small screen by Brian Taggert, based on the novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell and the 1962 theatrical film of the same name. It stars real-life sisters Lynn Redgrave as Baby Jane Hudson and Vanessa Redgrave as Blanche Hudson, in the roles previously played by Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1962 adaptation.
The film was adapted to contemporary times, with Blanche's film success taking place in the 1960s instead of the 1930s. Her films were being rediscovered on home video instead of television reruns. Jane had been a child film star (replacing the original's vaudeville success), though her films were unavailable, leading to her jealousy.
In the 1940s, Baby Jane Hudson is a world-famous child star. Jane dominates her shy sister Blanche, who, as Jane's understudy and stunt double, longs to have an acting career separate from Jane. However, as she grows up, Blanche becomes a serious and celebrated actress, while Jane's career fades into obscurity after childhood. Blanche's career was cut short by a car accident that paralyzed her from the waist down, after which Jane was committed to a psychiatric hospital. The tabloids suggested that a jealous Jane had run down her more talented sister with the car and then gone insane with guilt.
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