Do you know how she does the boyfriend? With an icepick.In bed.His hands tied with a white silk scarf.In a conference room in police headquarters the next day, Dr.Beth Garner introduces Dr.Lamott (Stephen Tobolowsky), a teacher of the pathology of psychopathic behavior at Stanford and a member of the Justice Department""s Psychological Profile Team, o explain the deviant behavior.It was directed and produced by Robert Aldrich (known earlier for the great nihilistic film noirKiss Me Deadly (1955)- a Mickey Spillane classic, andThe Big Knife (1955)), and the screenplay by German scripter Lukas Heller was based on Henry Farrell""s 1960 novelWhat Ever Happened o Baby Jane?It originally received an X-rating in the UK for its controversial subject matter.The film, one of the top ten box-office hits of its year, was honored with six major Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Newman with his first Oscar nomination), Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor with her second of four consecutive nominations), Best Director (Richard Brooks, who had replaced George Cukor as the film""s original directorial choice), Best Adapted Screenplay (Richard Brooks and James Poe), and Best Cinematography (William H.She assured him that she would be proud of him whatever he decided.Later, before a Vulcan committee or Council of Ministers, it was revealed that Spock had applied to Starfleet Academy (San Francisco), and he rebelliously declined their offer of acceptance into the Vulcan Science Academy, but left them with the grateful wish: "Live long and prosper.