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.
This commentary, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2012, features screenwriter Richard Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan.
In this 2012 documentary, actors Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg reflect on the making of EATING RAOUL.
In 1998, editor Alan Toomayan assembled this reel of outtakes from EATING RAOUL and presented it to director Paul Bartel for his sixtieth birthday.
