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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) More at IMDb Pro »

Rifatto come

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991) (TV)
Fahr zur Hölle, Schwester! (2002) (TV)

Citato in

Chappaqua (1966)
Sisters (1973)
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) (TV)
 -  The title of this movie is a reference.
"Dallas: Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 1 (#3.1)" (1979)
 -  title reference
"Dallas: Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (#3.2)" (1979)
 -  title reference
The Rose (1979)
 -  Scene in drag bar, Emcee performs "I've Written A Letter To Daddy" as Baby Jane from this film.
"A Fine Romance: Different Answers (#1.2)" (1981)
 -  Laura thinks she may end up like Baby Jane
"Laverne & Shirley: Whatever Happened to the Class of '56? (#7.16)" (1982)
 -  title reference
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983) (TV)
"The Facts of Life: The Last Drive-In (#6.22)" (1985)
 -  The film is mentioned by name.
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
 -  talk about Bette Dais and Baby Jane
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)
 -  Lee Van Cleef: "Whatever happened to ..." Joel: "Baby Jane."
Passion Fish (1992)
"Seinfeld: The Airport (#4.12)" (1992)
 -  When George picks up the last magazine which the prisoner wants, the prisoner tells him he'd hurt him if he wasn't in the shackles. George responds with the line from Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? though adapts it for his situation, saying in mock tone "But cha AAH, Blance, ya AAH in those shackles."
Matinee (1993)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
 -  At the end of the film, S.A.M. says to Josh that they could have been friends all along. This is a reference to the 1962 film "what ever happened to baby Jane?" in which the same line is spoken at the end of the film
All About Bette (1994) (TV)
Crumb (1994)
 -  The state of Crumb's mother's house is compared to Baby Jane.
Affair play (1995)
"High Society: Whose Son Is It Anyway (#1.2)" (1995)
 -  After reading a recipe that says to 'blanche the asparagus,' Ellie shouts at it: "But you are, Blanche! But you are!"
Walking and Talking (1996)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
"Living Single: Whatever Happened to Baby Sister? (#3.25)" (1996)
 -  title reference
Hush (1998)
"The Nanny: The Yummy Mummy (#6.13)" (1999)
 -  Lynn Redgrave compares herself to Bette Davis the Baby Jane role.
Iki-jigoku (2000)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002) (V)
Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
 -  The story about two (twin) sisters who were famous child stars, but only one of them achieves solo success, so the other one kills her. There are even some very clear visual references: i.e. when Angela (Barbara) Arden stands in front of the piano and looks into the mirror.
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)
 -  Busch mentions a scene in which the late Meghan Robinson climbs the stairs in "The Lady in Question" a la Joan Crawford in the aforementioned movie
House of Wax (2005)
"Have I Got News for You: (#29.5)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)
 -  The level titles are takes on movies. One level was called Whatever Happened to Crypto-136.
Third Man Out (2005) (TV)
 -  dialogue from the movie quoted
"Will & Grace: Whatever Happened to Baby Gin? (#8.22)" (2006)
 -  title reference
Cowboy Junction (2006)
 -  the husband says to his wife as she threatens him with a knife: "Your 'Baby Jane' antics don't work on me."
Gray Matters (2006/I)
 -  Evil Women in Film discussion
"The O.C.: The Metamorphosis (#4.4)" (2006)
 -  Julie mentions the film and its storyline in conversation with Kirsten.
Get a Life (2006) (V)
 -  character named "Baby Jane Hudson"
Bernard and Doris (2007)
 -  "Blanche" and "Baby Jane" mentioned
"The Sarah Jane Adventures: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?: Part 1 (#1.7)" (2007)
 -  Episode title
"The Sarah Jane Adventures: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?: Part 2 (#1.8)" (2007)
 -  Episode title
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
 -  Inspired William Castle to make "Strait-Jacket."

Features

Parachute Jumper (1933)
Ex-Lady (1933)
Sadie McKee (1934)

Featured in

The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV)
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Precious Images (1986)
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV)
Unzipped (1995)
"Ally McBeal: The Dirty Joke (#1.9)" (1997)
 -  Ally and Renee watch the rat-on-the-platter scene
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
House of Wax (2005)
 -  shows movie in theater
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)
 -  film clip shown

Parodiato in

Che fine ha fatto Totò baby? (1964)
"Sisters: Twilight Time (#5.10)" (1994)
 -  Alex is tending to a sick Teddy, and reaches her boiling point with Teddy's demands. She fantasies that they are just like the film 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' with Alex playing Baby Jane and Teddy playing Blanche.
"The Simpsons: Smart & Smarter (#15.13)" (2004)
 -  sequence spoofing What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Shakespear's Sister: Best Of (2004) (V)
 -  The opening dialogue scene in the 'Goodbye Cruel World' features Siobhan in the role of Blanche & Marcella representing Baby-Jane.
Foon (2005)
 -  a flashback of an accident which causes the other sister to be in wheelchair
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)
 -  the scene where Openly Gator serves Queer Duck a dead rat on a silver tray
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild (2008)
 -  Characters are dressed as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and recite line, "But you are. You are in that chair, Blanche."

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