Eating Raoul
Eating Raoul • 1h 23m
Directed by Paul Bartel • 1982 • United States
Starring Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Robert Beltran
A sleeper hit of the early 1980s, EATING RAOUL is a bawdy, gleefully amoral tale of conspicuous consumption. Warhol superstar Mary Woronov and cult legend Paul Bartel (who also directed) portray a prudish married couple who feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to simultaneously rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and realize their dream of opening a restaurant. A mix of hilarious, anything-goes slapstick and biting satire of me-generation self-indulgence, EATING RAOUL marked the end of the sexual revolution with a thwack.
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EATING RAOUL Commentary
This commentary, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2012, features screenwriter Richard Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan.
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Cooking up RAOUL
In this 2012 documentary, actors Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg reflect on the making of EATING RAOUL.
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EATING RAOUL Gag Reel
In 1998, editor Alan Toomayan assembled this reel of outtakes from EATING RAOUL and presented it to director Paul Bartel for his sixtieth birthday.
