The Anniversary
by Roy Ward Baker
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Actor: Bette Davis, Christian Roberts, Jack Hedley, James Cossins, Sheila HancockDirector: Roy Ward Baker
Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Harry Waxman
Editor: Peter Weatherley
Producer: Jimmy Sangster
Writer: Jimmy Sangster
Writer: Bill MacIlwraith
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of The Anniversary
Movie Review: Total Humilation For a Great Actress
Summary: 1 Stars
When I first saw The Anniversary on Amazon I thought I had found the lost treasure of all Bette Davis' career. WRONG! This film is the most humilating piece of movie trash anyone has ever starred in never mind our most precious Bette. The eye patch is horrendous. The outfits are horrific. The plot? Is there one that holds up to anything that a clown couldn't play. I can't even sit through it again. I had to force myself to watch it the first time. What could have been a quite intriguing plot is instead a thrown together script to embarass our legendary Bette: yellow teeth and all. I felt like crying I was so upset for Bette. There are no great lines to recite. There are no shocking moments. This certainly is no treat for a Bette Davis fan and I am one who counts myself as an adoring fan.
If the releasing company would be so kind to burn all the inventory and put it out of circulation and out of it's misery that would be the kindest act. But they'll keep suckers like me thinking I've come across a gem for the money honey. Bette certainly was used and made to think the film had some importance. Alas, even my TV cried having to carry the picture through.
Please don't waste your money when there are so many of her fabulous films available on DVD. I gave it one star for our star Bette. May she rest in peace and this film rest in pieces of a recycle bin. It is a crime that some greedy folks put it out. Shame on them.
Summary of The Anniversary
The legendary Bette Davis stars as Mrs. Taggart, a venomous one-eyed matriarch who - despite her husband being long dead - demands her three grown sons gather for her 40th anniversary. Eldest Henry is a mild-mannered cross-dresser; middle child Terry is a henpecked weakling; and carefree youngest son Thomas arrives with his pregnant fianc?e. But this bumpy night has only just begun, as family secrets will be revealed, cruel insults hurled, and frilly underwear stolen. Even if the siblings can survive the festivities unscathed, does the biggest mother of them all have a shocking final surprise for everyone? Christian Roberts (TO SIR, WITH LOVE) and Sheila Hancock co-star in this deranged black comedy written and produced by Jimmy Sangster (THE NANNY, WHO SLEW AUNTIE ROO?) and directed by Roy Ward Baker (DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER) that Bette Davis fans still call one of her most outrageous performances ever!Art House & International DVD Video
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