#625: BARTEL, Paul: Eating Raoul (1982)
BARTEL, Paul (United States)
Eating Raoul [1982]
Spine #627
Blu-ray
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.
83 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
1:78:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2012
Director/Writers
Written by Richard Blackburn and Paul Bartel.
Bartel was 44 when he directed Eating Raoul.
The Film
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Four-and-a-half page foldout featuring an essay by film critic David Ehrenstein.
Commentary
Featuring screenwriter Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan.
The Secret Cinema (1966) and Naughty Nurse (1969)
Two short films by director Bartel.
Cooking Up “Raoul”
A documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Woronov, Beltran, and McClurg.
Gag reel
Of outtakes from the film.
Archival interview
With Bartel and Woronov.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Four-and-a-half page foldout featuring an essay by film critic David Ehrenstein.
Commentary
Featuring screenwriter Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan.
The Secret Cinema (1966) and Naughty Nurse (1969)
Two short films by director Bartel.
Cooking Up “Raoul”
A documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Woronov, Beltran, and McClurg.
Gag reel
Of outtakes from the film.
Archival interview
With Bartel and Woronov.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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