What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Decades after their respective heydays, former child star Jane Hudson, now an alcoholic and mentally unstable recluse, lives in a decaying Hollywood mansion with her paralyzed sister, Blanche, a once-celebrated film star whose career ended in a mysterious car accident years prior. Jane, still resentful of Blanche's later success, subjects her helpless sister to increasing psychological and physical abuse, sabotaging her food, cutting off her phone, and eventually murdering their devoted housemaid, Elvira. Blanche discovers Elvira's body and, fearing for her own life, attempts to alert the authorities, but Jane thwarts her efforts. Jane then drags Blanche to a nearby beach, intending to kill her, but a final flashback reveals the true nature of the accident that crippled Blanche: it was Blanche herself who, in a fit of rage and drunkenness, deliberately ran over Jane, causing her own paralysis and allowing Jane to take the blame to protect her sister's career. As police discover the scene on the beach, Blanche reveals the truth, while a delusional Jane, reliving her childhood fame, dances in the sand, oblivious to their grim reality.