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Eating Raoul [1982]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

You'd think a black comedy about murder, tackiness, and sexual perversion would quickly become dated, but Eating Raoul (1982) feels surprisingly fresh and delightful. When Mary Bland (Mary Woronov) gets assaulted by one of the repulsive swingers from the neighbouring apartment, her husband Paul (Paul Bartel) rescues her with a swift blow from a frying pan--only to discover a substantial wad of cash in the swinger's wallet. A lure-and-kill scheme follows, which nicely fills their nest egg until a slippery thief named Raoul (Robert Beltran of Star Trek: Voyager, making his film debut) stumbles onto the truth and insists on getting a share. When Raoul starts demanding a share of Mary as well, Paul has to take drastic steps. The key to Eating Raoul isn't the sensational content, but the blithe, matter-of-fact attitude Bartel and Woronov take to it; their sly underplaying makes the movie sparkle with wicked wit. --Bret Fetzer


Tasty!
Review date: 2008-10-15 Rating: 8 out of 10

Paul and Mary Bland are a quiet couple who stumble upon a plan to get rich quick: They place a dominatrix ad in the paper to lure rich perverts to their apartment and then bop them on the head - hard - and steal their money. A petty crook named Raoul discovers their scam and wants in: He'll take the bodies, sell them to a dog food factory, and split the profit with them. Everything is going fine until Raoul decides he wants more than the bodies - he wants Mary.

This famous cult classic was made in 1982 on a shoestring budget; the sound is tinny, the sets are cheap, and all the actors, while experienced, act like amateurs. Director/Writer/Star Paul Bartel satirizes murder and sexual perversion and does it all with straight faces and matter-of-fact dialogue; Paul and Mary express neither shock nor shame at their new business venture. As the plot snowballs from the first accidental killing to 20 in one night, it gets wacky fast.

"Raoul" is not for everyone, but if you like over-the-top black comedy that goes way beyond the boundaries of good taste, you'll enjoy it.

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Entertaining, screwball dark comedy
Review date: 2008-09-22 Rating: 8 out of 10

A straight laced couple, surrounded by debauched swingers, dream of opening a restaurant. After a number of setbacks, they hit on a sinister and amusing way of raising cash.

This is a very off the wall movie, and it's well worth seeing.

Not what i expected...
Review date: 2008-01-04 Rating: 8 out of 10

Having never seen this film before i was told of it by a friend. I found it very watchable and actually really funny. There are moments when i found myself laughing out loud. Its all rather silly with a far-fetched, slap-stick feel, but i enjoyed it and im sure many others will too. Even though the attitude of the film is fairly well dated.

Hilarious!!
Review date: 2007-07-23 Rating: 10 out of 10

I last saw (and loved) this film 20 years ago and on a recent viewing it proved to be even better than I remembered. An hilarious deadpan satire on sexual fetishism and, to a certain extent, 80s ostentatious go-getting selfishness. The Blands are a middle class respectable couple, innocents (despite their serial killing spree) abroad in an unfair and wicked world.

This film is so stuffed full of visual and vocal gags I struggled to catch them all - it certainly more than bears watching again. As one of the other reviewers has said this film hasn't dated - for instance Curb Your Enthusiam seems to be highly influenced by Eating Raoul (in fact if you like the former you'll love the latter!)


Biting humor
Review date: 2004-10-27 Rating: 10 out of 10

Paul and Mary Bland have a dream of one day owning their own restraint. Due to a series of accidents it looks like they have found a way to make money from picking up and disposing of deviants. They turn to a professional to get the finer points of deviation. With a stoke of luck, they run across Raoul, who expands their potential by disposing of the ex-deviants cars. The addition of a hot tub accelerates their income potential. Raoul is getting kind of familiar with Mary.
Will they make enough money for the restaurant?
Will thy get caught?
What is to be done with the growing Raoul problem?

This movie will Dominatrix the industry. You will be wiped into shape and learn many things about which wine goes with which meat, and the best way to plan for the future. This should be taught in economics classes where it would be electrifying. Produced by people with fertile minds and a limited budget this movie pans out and is not anything but FUNNY.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Paul Bartel
Lynn Hobart
Mary Woronov
Susan Saiger
Robert Beltran

Creators:
Mary Woronov (Primary Contributor)
Paul Bartel (Primary Contributor)
Paul Bartel (Writer)
Gary Thieltges (Cinematographer)
Alan Toomayan (Editor)
Anne Kimmel (Producer)
Richard Blackburn (Producer)
Richard Blackburn (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Arrow Films
Manufacturer: Arrow Films
EAN: 5027035001838
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2001-03-19
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 80 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1982-03-24
Language: English (Original Language)

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