True, when an actor is trying to hard to imitate (especially a southern or NY accent, don't get me started 🙄) there is a palpable effect on their performance. It's obvious that their mind is distracted from the performance by trying so hard to nail the accent.
She stated in an interview the hardest part was all the smoking, as She herself doesn't smoke, Bette Davis could smoke 100 a day. Sam Rockwell similarly only smoked every now and then, but after playing Bob Fosse, can hardly look at a cigarette. Absolute TITANS all 4 of them!
Yes! Both Davis and Crawford looked older than their years, especially Davis. Drinking, smoking, excessive stress will age you prematurely. Plastic surgery was in its infancy during the 60s and there was no injectables (botox, Juvaderm.etc.)
@@tjwash2 Previous generations started looking older much sooner than current ones (and I don't mean, plastic surgery but natural youthification or how would you call it)
@@pianoman551000 There's also such thing that previous generations grew older/matured sooner than current ones (not talking about plastic surgery but natural youthification if you will
Susan looks amazing. She's probably had work done but none of it is noticeable. She's a youthful yet mature looking woman. Best of all she didn't plump up her always beautiful lips with so much collagen that you'd think they're about to burst like many stars (yes, I mean you Nicole Scherzinger)
I think Susan Sarandon was born to play the role. I think she knocked it out of the park and deserved and academy award for her performance. I don't appreciate her presumption in continually stating that B.D Davis Hyman wrote a "nasty" book about her mother Bette. The producer of Feud was genius but he also had an agenda to make both eldest daughters of Joan and Bette as ugly as he could even if it included fictional lies. Like Christina Crawford having already written her book before Joan died. I'm not going to go into it all but there's just too much evidence to bury his lies and if Sarandon didn't discover the pain she eventually inflicted on her daughter then maybe she didn't come to know the role as deeply as she thought she did. B.D's book wasn't nasty. It actually had some nice stories in it. She had a good childhood, she felt loved, she knew that her mother worked very very hard to support her family but as Bette grew older she grew more bitter towards the world, especially towards men and she didn't like it that B.D was happy, married, with two sons. Their relationship crumbled, B.D wanted it back but there was no communicating with her mother so she thought "If I write this book and tell the truth about our relationship then she'll have to listen!" She can't hang it up like a telephone or tear it up like a letter..." It was drastic, maybe it was naïve but B.D. wrote the book in hopes of getting through to her mother and of course, that's not what happened. Everything just got worse. Sadly, mothers and daughters have fallings out. Just because B.D's mother was famous it doesn't make her an evil person for being human and trying to cope with their estrangement.
@@SomeGuy-mg5jy There's a lot more "all" to these issues than what I wrote. There's a lot more "all" than what I know about it, there always is to other people's lives. But I appreciate that you read what I did go into :)
@@MBG.426 There is no proof that Joan knew about the book being written or that there were "advanced copies" of anything before she died. Only that Christina kept a private diary. The contents of which gave her the bravery to write "Mommie Dearest". Whether Christina began writing the book before Joan's death or after may also be unclear but either way, the scene portraying her as a loving grandma (Joan didn't let anyone call her that) and poor martyr for having a book written about the truth as to how she treated her two oldest children, doesn't make me feel badly for her.
There was a hiccup if you want to call it during the distribution process it was supposed to go to Netflix but never did I had to buy the series for 15 bucks on Amazon lol
Sarandon physically captured Bette Davis and her mannerisms. I loved watching her. BUT- She did NOT capture Davis's distinctive voice and speech pattern. That was a huge disappointment as she cold easily have done so, but was too worried about coming off as a Bette Davis imitator. She definitely could have done Davis's voice and speech pattern without becoming "camp." Instead she "overthought" things and really missed the boat in this aspect. It's a real pity that such a needless concern got in her way. A real disappointment!
![Bette Davis on The Dick Cavett Show 1971, Nov 17th [complete]](/img/n.gif)
Susan is so great because she doesn't "overdo" Bette's mannerisms and staccato speaking voice = "clipped" as it were. *Very* wise.
Kirk Barkley Bette wanted Susan to play her
True, when an actor is trying to hard to imitate (especially a southern or NY accent, don't get me started 🙄) there is a palpable effect on their performance. It's obvious that their mind is distracted from the performance by trying so hard to nail the accent.
When Susan was in the baby Jane makeup in the B&W shots replicating frames from the original film - she was a dead ringer for Davis! So eerie
Excellent choice to play Bette and so glad she took the role!
EagleRockers Bette herself wanted Susan to play her
She stated in an interview the hardest part was all the smoking, as She herself doesn't smoke, Bette Davis could smoke 100 a day. Sam Rockwell similarly only smoked every now and then, but after playing Bob Fosse, can hardly look at a cigarette. Absolute TITANS all 4 of them!
On of My Favorite Top Actress "Susan Surandon"❤❤
Love this show, I really love old Hollywood and glam and the dark side of it and what it does to people
Susan is so beautiful in this inside season 1, it is just incredible...
she looks so like her. younger though, even if Sarandon is older playing her. it's obvious Sarandon takes better care of herself.
Have you seen Joan Crawford in Straight Jacket? She was 60 when she filmed it and she looks incredible!
Great show - well done!
Bette Davis was 54 in 1962..looked 70.. Sarandon was 70 in 2017 looks 54..
Yes! Both Davis and Crawford looked older than their years, especially Davis. Drinking, smoking, excessive stress will age you prematurely. Plastic surgery was in its infancy during the 60s and there was no injectables (botox, Juvaderm.etc.)
Good point. Most people I know in their 60's look nothing like the 60 year olds I knew back in the 70's
@@tjwash2 but do the current people in their 90s look like the 70 year olds in the 80s now?
@@tjwash2 Previous generations started looking older much sooner than current ones (and I don't mean, plastic surgery but natural youthification or how would you call it)
@@pianoman551000 There's also such thing that previous generations grew older/matured sooner than current ones (not talking about plastic surgery but natural youthification if you will
Susan looks amazing. She's probably had work done but none of it is noticeable. She's a youthful yet mature looking woman. Best of all she didn't plump up her always beautiful lips with so much collagen that you'd think they're about to burst like many stars (yes, I mean you Nicole Scherzinger)
When is this coming out on DVD
Angel Simone what about Netflix
Susan is My Girl Crushes Of My Destiny.
I think Susan Sarandon was born to play the role. I think she knocked it out of the park and deserved and academy award for her performance. I don't appreciate her presumption in continually stating that B.D Davis Hyman wrote a "nasty" book about her mother Bette. The producer of Feud was genius but he also had an agenda to make both eldest daughters of Joan and Bette as ugly as he could even if it included fictional lies. Like Christina Crawford having already written her book before Joan died. I'm not going to go into it all but there's just too much evidence to bury his lies and if Sarandon didn't discover the pain she eventually inflicted on her daughter then maybe she didn't come to know the role as deeply as she thought she did. B.D's book wasn't nasty. It actually had some nice stories in it. She had a good childhood, she felt loved, she knew that her mother worked very very hard to support her family but as Bette grew older she grew more bitter towards the world, especially towards men and she didn't like it that B.D was happy, married, with two sons. Their relationship crumbled, B.D wanted it back but there was no communicating with her mother so she thought "If I write this book and tell the truth about our relationship then she'll have to listen!" She can't hang it up like a telephone or tear it up like a letter..." It was drastic, maybe it was naïve but B.D. wrote the book in hopes of getting through to her mother and of course, that's not what happened. Everything just got worse. Sadly, mothers and daughters have fallings out. Just because B.D's mother was famous it doesn't make her an evil person for being human and trying to cope with their estrangement.
I thought you weren't going to go into it all.
@@SomeGuy-mg5jy There's a lot more "all" to these issues than what I wrote. There's a lot more "all" than what I know about it, there always is to other people's lives. But I appreciate that you read what I did go into :)
@@MBG.426 There is no proof that Joan knew about the book being written or that there were "advanced copies" of anything before she died. Only that Christina kept a private diary. The contents of which gave her the bravery to write "Mommie Dearest". Whether Christina began writing the book before Joan's death or after may also be unclear but either way, the scene portraying her as a loving grandma (Joan didn't let anyone call her that) and poor martyr for having a book written about the truth as to how she treated her two oldest children, doesn't make me feel badly for her.
Let us see this again...!!!
When IS this coming out on DVD?
Sonny Haskins I want to know when Netflix will have it
There was a hiccup if you want to call it during the distribution process it was supposed to go to Netflix but never did I had to buy the series for 15 bucks on Amazon lol
On Disney now
It's running on Hulu now
my ONLY complaint is that Baby Jane wore ANKLE strap shoes from the forties!
That's because her mindset was still in the 40s
YASSS QUEEN
Sarandon physically captured Bette Davis and her mannerisms. I loved watching her. BUT- She did NOT capture Davis's distinctive voice and speech pattern. That was a huge disappointment as she cold easily have done so, but was too worried about coming off as a Bette Davis imitator. She definitely could have done Davis's voice and speech pattern without becoming "camp." Instead she "overthought" things and really missed the boat in this aspect. It's a real pity that such a needless concern got in her way. A real disappointment!
The sequel with Joe Biden and Donald Trump leaves much to be desired...
All is good and the smoking in this picture is constant 😷
Susan doesn’t have the fire & strength of Bette Davis and Jessica does a fantastic dramatic role but it doesn’t remind me of Joan Crawford.
Spot on! She lacks New England flint Bette has. It's exterior