Set during the twilight of Bette Davis’s legendary career to a soundtrack that blends close harmony, disco, rock and wistful ballads inspired by musical greats like Kander and Ebb and Elton John, The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis explores aging, motherhood and the darker underbelly of Tinseltown. With her star fading and finances dwindling, the Oscar winning actress reluctantly accepts a role in the now cult 1975 film Burnt Offerings. Though the movie is a haunted house horror, the real horrors occur off camera. Tormented by a set visit from her daughter BD Hyman, who accuses her of being a witch, and locked in bitter conflict with her co-stars – the notorious hellraiser Oliver Reed and younger star in her prime Karen Black – the iconic actress finds herself backed into a corner and surrounded by enemies. As the conflict escalates and the chaos ramps up, this camp horror musical fantasy imagines what would happen if the Hollywood titan unleashed her alleged dark powers and took her revenge on those who wronged her.

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