Directed by Paul Bartel • 1982 • United States
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.
In this 2012 documentary, actors Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg reflect on the making of EATING RAOUL.
The following interview with director Paul Bartel and actor Mary Woronov was shot in New York in 1982.
