But one day mary tried to rape a guy named raul, and her husband paul, protecting wife, killed him. What starts off as sophomoric silliness, turns into a web of intrigue, romance, and reveals that become seriously captivating. A sexless but happily married couple played by former warhol star mary woronov and her frequent onscreen partner paul bartelthe films director and cowriter with richard blackburnthe blands dream of opening an oldfashioned country restaurant, but cant seem to get ahead, held back. Paul bartel and mary woronov in eating raoul 1982 hamilton camp in.
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. For mary and paul bland, the protagonists of eating raoul, the world never stops offending. Eating raoul is a black comedy film which concerns the life of a married couple paul and mary who are trying to open up a restaurant but are basically broke, and the wife is dealing with a bunch of men who decide to sexual assault her where one day the couple manages to kill one of the perverts and discovers that he is loaded with cash. Watch eating raoul movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
The original trailer in high definition of eating raoul directed by paul bartel and starring mary woronov, paul bartel, robert beltran and susan. Eating raoul comedy with an offbeat couple the new. Posing as a hooker, woronov lures the johns in and indulges. Eating raoul 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. The story focuses on three security robots turning rogue, and killing teenage employees inside a shopping mall after dark. Eating raoul 1982 paul bartel synopsis, characteristics. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Eating raoul is a 1982 american black comedy film written, directed by and starring paul bartel alongside mary woronov, robert beltran in his motion picture debut, ed begley jr. For eating raoul is a genuine originala bad taste comedy executed with exquisite taste, utterly disarming in its mixture of the subtle and the broad.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eating raoul near you. Released 1982, eating raoul stars paul bartel, mary woronov, robert beltran, buck henry the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. 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. Eating raoul is a 1982 american black comedy film written, directed by and starring paul bartel alongside mary woronov, robert beltran, ed begley jr. A 1982 black comedy directed by, cowritten by and costarring paul bartel. Warhol superstar mary woronov and cult legend paul bartel who also directed portray a prudish married couple who feel put upon by the swingers. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Check out our editors picks to get the lowdown on the movies and shows were. When raoul starts demanding a share of mary as well, paul has to take drastic steps. The key to eating raoul isnt the sensational content, but the blithe, matteroffact attitude bartel and woronov take to it. Financial analysis of eating raoul 1982 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It is about a prudish married couple played by bartel and woronov who, in an effort to raise money to buy their dream restaurant, resort to killing affluent.
Problem is, its so laidback it eventually gets monotonous. Eating raoul script transcript from the screenplay and. Paul bartels eating raoul is about lurid sex, murder, cannibalism and greed. Sep 25, 1982 eating raoul is the optimistic tale of the rise and rise of paul and mary bland, who must be an inspiration to anyone who has nagging doubts about the free enterprise system. A sleeper hit of the early 1980s, eating raoul is a bawdy, gleefully amoral tale of. During his life paul bartel 19382000 was best known as a prolific supporting actor in films like piranha, gremlins 2, the usual suspects and many others. Eating raoul is one of the more deadpan black comedies ive seen. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Eating raoul 1982 the wikipedia description of this comedyhorror movie is just too simple and good not to use. Jones recount memories of their shared childhood in inglewood, calif. Eating raoul 1982 r 03241982 us comedy, crime, horror 1h 27m user score. Eating raoul 1982 the absurd blands paul bartel, mary woronov lure swingers home to be conked by a skillet, robbed and removed by raoul robert beltran. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1982 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind.
Paul bartel august 6, 1938 may, 2000 was an american actor, writer and director. This has got to be the first low key, laidback comedy about murder, swingers ads, and dominating women. Eating raoul synopsis favorite theater button overview. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of eating raoul. Eating raoul 1982 stream and watch online moviefone. This is the most famous movie directed by the late paul bartel, a highly successful indie black comedy about sex, murder and cannibalism. Cultfilm icons mary woronov and paul bartel both of whom directed play a married couple who decide to cash in on the sexual perversions of others. Eating raoul is only one of the many outrageous things that paul and mary bland do in this outrageous black comedy thats almost certain to be the upfromunderground movie of the year. If the style and pacing had been as outrageous as the. Eating raoul the 1982 comedy movie featuring paul bartel and mary woronov at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Movies like eating raoul if you like eating raoul you are looking for dark humor, witty and humorous movies about with murder, serial killer, cannibalism, bondage, restaurant, crime and swinger themes of comedy and crime genre shot in usa. One of my alltime favorite movies from director paul bartel. Rent eating raoul 1982 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Cultfilm icons mary woronov and paul bartel both of whom directed play a married couple who decide to cash in on the sexual perversions of. Finally, the eating raoul script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the paul bartel and mary woronov movie. Eating raoul 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. Eating raoul comedy with an offbeat couple the new york. Paul bland paul bartel and mary bland mary woronov are a very conservative couple who dream of one day opening a restaurant. The plot of eating raoul reminds me a little of motel hell, that truly ghastly movie about a farmer who kidnapped his motel customers, buried them in the garden up to their necks, forcefed them until they were plump, and then turned them into sausages. Chopping mall originally released as killbots is a 1986 american sciencefiction comedy horror film cowritten and directed by jim wynorski, produced by julie corman, and starring kelli maroney, tony odell, john terlesky, and russell todd. One feels sorry for the bad guys, and uncomfortable with the supposed heroes in the end. Rent eating raoul 1982 starring mary woronov and paul bartel on dvd and bluray. It takes lots of critters to make farmer vincents fritters.
Eating raoul is a deliciously wicked dark comedy about surviving the amoral cesspool and soulcrushing corruptness that is hollywood. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sep 26, 2012 eating raoul may also disappoint those looking for another cannibal holocaust, but dont imagine that its swingers would be at home in design for living. Hear classic music from eating raoul, 1982, directed by paul bartel, with mary woronov, paul bartel, robert beltran, at tcm. Its part cultural satire and part slapstick nonsense with several great moments of funny shrewdness, mostly poking fun at me generation trends, balanced with a few not so great bits. It is about a prudish married couple played by paul bartel and mary woronov. It tries to position itself somewhere between the bizarre and the banal, and most of the time, it succeeds.
A sleeper hit of the early 1980s, eating raoul is a bawdy, gleefully amoral tale of conspicuous consumption. Eating raoul script transcript from the screenplay andor. Bartel himself and cult actress mary woronov play a repressed couple trapped in a world of perverts, their building bustling with swingers, and every male character sexually harassing woronov in due course. One night, by accident, they discover a way to simultaneously rid themselves of the perverts down. Eating raoul is an american film thats good enough to be european. Eating raoul is a 1982 black comedy film about a married couple living in hollywood who resort to killing swingers for their. Three old friends mike omar epps, roland taye diggs and slim richard t. Eating raoul may also disappoint those looking for another cannibal holocaust, but dont imagine that its swingers would be at home in design for living. Eating raoul 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bartel was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy eating raoul, which he wrote, starred in and directed.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Eating raoul was celebrated at the time of its release as the perfect marriage between mainstream moviemaking and the socalled underground cinema. Paul bartels eating raoul is a very weird comedy, and im giving it full marks for being a consistent surprise in terms of both plot and tone. Eating raoul is the 1982 black comedy about a hollywood couple who devise a murderous plot to secure money to open their own restaurant. With mary woronov, paul bartel, robert beltran, susan saiger. Eating raoul is a black comedy film which concerns the life of a married couple paul and mary who are trying to open up a restaurant but are basically broke, and the wife is dealing with a bunch of men who decide to sexual assault her where one day the couple manages to kill one of the perverts and discovers that he is loaded with cash and subsequently they decide to make a. Eating raoul 1982 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Sep 25, 20 eating raoul 1982 more a black comedy than an outandout horror movie, eating raoul walks a fine tonal tightrope and somehow manages to get away with it, mostly because its. This movie makes fun of the free sex days of the past.
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