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Eating Raoul

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
8.1K
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Eating Raoul (1982)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
IMDb RATING
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8.1K
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  • Director
    • Paul Bartel
  • Writers
    • Paul Bartel
    • Richard Blackburn
  • Stars
    • Mary Woronov
    • Paul Bartel
    • Robert Beltran
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paul Bartel
  • Writers
    • Paul Bartel
    • Richard Blackburn
  • Stars
    • Mary Woronov
    • Paul Bartel
    • Robert Beltran
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 73User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Eating Raoul
    Trailer 1:36
    Eating Raoul

    Photos82

    Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov in Eating Raoul (1982)
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    Mary Woronov and Hanns Manship in Eating Raoul (1982)
    Mary Woronov, Buck Henry, Hanns Manship, and Anna Mathias in Eating Raoul (1982)
    Mary Woronov in Eating Raoul (1982)
    Mary Woronov in Eating Raoul (1982)
    John Shearin in Eating Raoul (1982)
    Paul Bartel in Eating Raoul (1982)
    Mark Woods in Eating Raoul (1982)

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    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Mary Blandas Mary Bland
    Paul Bartel
    Paul Bartel
    • Paul Blandas Paul Bland
    Robert Beltran
    Robert Beltran
    • Raoul Mendozaas Raoul Mendoza
    Susan Saiger
    Susan Saiger
    • Doris the Dominatrixas Doris the Dominatrix…
    Lynn Hobart
    • Lady Customeras Lady Customer
    Richard Paul
    Richard Paul
    • Mr. Cray - Liquor Store Owneras Mr. Cray - Liquor Store Owner
    Mark Woods
    • Hold-up Manas Hold-up Man
    John Shearin
    John Shearin
    • Mr. Baker - the Horny Patientas Mr. Baker - the Horny Patient
    Darcy Pulliam
    • Nurse Sheilaas Nurse Sheila
    Ben Haller
    • Deweyas Dewey
    Roberta Spero
    • Swingeras Swinger
    Vernon Demetrius
    • Swingeras Swinger
    Arlene Harris
    • Swingeras Swinger
    Buster Wilson
    • Swingeras Swinger
    Marta Fergusson
    • Swingeras Swinger
    Garry Goodrow
    • Drunk Swingeras Drunk Swinger
    Richard Blackburn
    • James from the Valleyas James from the Valley
    Hamilton Camp
    Hamilton Camp
    • John Peck - Dishonest Wine Buyeras John Peck - Dishonest Wine Buyer
    • Director
      • Paul Bartel
    • Writers
      • Paul Bartel
      • Richard Blackburn
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The budget was so low they could not afford to mock-up an ad printed in a fake newspaper for the Blands' swingers advertisement, so production designer Robert Schulenberg instead designed an ad and ran it in the "L.A. Weekly", an alternative newspaper. Unlike the vast number of replies the Blands got in the movie, the real ad attracted only one response.
    • Goofs
      The man killed while Mary is wearing the "cartoon mouse" costume can be seen breathing while lying on the floor.
    • Quotes

      Mary: At the store, can you buy a new frying pan? I'm a little squeamish about using the one we use to kill people.

    • Crazy credits
      "Atmosphere" is the credit for the extras and background actors.
    • Connections
      Featured in Precious Images (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Exactly Like You
      Music by Jimmy McHugh

      Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

      Published by Shapiro, Bernstein, and Co., Inc.

      Performed by Jonathan Beres

    User reviews73

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    Top review
    7/10
    Gives you the munchies!
    Paul Bartel's ultra-low budgeted quickie is still one of the best black comedies ever made, even though I found it less funny than when I first saw it, approximately ten years ago now. Then again, it was my very first "politically incorrect" comedy and I've seen many others since… This is a very charming film and the reasons why it works so well especially are the overly eccentric characters and the straight-faced acting performances of the talented B-cast. Writer/director Bartel and his favorite B-movie muse Mary Woronov star as an uptight and exaggeratedly square couple, the Blands, who're social outcasts in the wild L.A. region. Paul and Mary dream of opening their own little restaurant in the countryside but they have trouble financing it, while so many "swingers" waste their money on parties and bizarre sexual fetishes. After a first – and accidental – homicide, Paul and Mary find out that they could make easy money by luring more perverts to their apartment and kill them. The situation gets more complicated when Latino-crook Raoul discovers what the couple is doing. There aren't any special effects or gore and the set pieces aren't at all spectacular…and yet this little gem is entertaining from start to finish! Especially the first half (when you make acquaintance with the bizarre Blands) is terrific, with brilliant dialogues and offensive – yet very clever – black humor. It's obvious that Paul Bartel was an acolyte of the all-mighty Roger Corman, since he manages to deliver a fun movie without a large budget being required. The gags are simple - often not more than the sound of a frying pan hitting a human head – but it works and the atmosphere is so tongue-in-cheek that you can't but love what you see. I do wish that the film had been a little longer, especially since the ending comes so abrupt! "Eating Raoul" also contains many interesting trivia aspects, like for example the name of the co-writer, Richard Blackburn. Especially when you're familiar with Blackburn's other (and only) film "Lemora: a Child's tale of the Supernatural", this screenplay is a giant change in style. The supportive cast is marvelous as well, with the dazzling Susan Staiger as "Doris the Dominatrix" and Ed Begley Jr. as a pot-smoking hippie! Good fun!
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    • Jun 30, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Smaklig måltid
    • Filming locations
      • 1600 Argyle Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bartel
      • Films Incorporated
      • Quartet
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    • Budget
      • $350,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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