What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Additional Features The commentary track for Baby Jane has veteran female impersonators Charles Busch and John Epperson (a.k.a. Lypsinka) breezily chatting about their love for a movie that has become a camp classic. The treats on the extra disc include no dead rat, but a useful collection of short documentaries. All About Bette is a literate 45-minute portrait, hosted by Jodie Foster and written by David Ansen. A Film Profile: Joan Crawford is a half-hour oddball British talk show from the 1960s, with Crawford in her grand-dame persona commenting on her past roles and a work ethic derived from the early studio system. Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition contrasts the two actresses and discusses the feuding that blossomed when they finally worked together on Baby Jane. Inevitably, it contains redundant material when seen alongside the other two pieces. Behind the Scenes with Baby Jane is a seven-minute promotional featurette made in 1962, its emphasis on director Robert Aldrich shooting a scene. The camp highlight here is a singing appearance by Bette Davis on a 1962 installment of The Andy Williams Show--no, she doesn't do "I've Written a Letter to Daddy," but a title song for the movie that has a Chubby Checker beat. The woman had no fear. --Robert Horton