Eating Raoul
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.
Special Features
- New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Gary Thieltges, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Richard Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan
- The Secret Cinema (1966) and Naughty Nurse (1969), two short films by director Paul Bartel
- Cooking Up “Raoul,” a new documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg
- Gag reel of outtakes from the film
- Archival interview with Bartel and Woronov
- Trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic David Ehrenstein
New cover by Eric Skillman
Special Features
- New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Gary Thieltges, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Richard Blackburn, production designer Robert Schulenberg, and editor Alan Toomayan
- The Secret Cinema (1966) and Naughty Nurse (1969), two short films by director Paul Bartel
- Cooking Up “Raoul,” a new documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with stars Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg
- Gag reel of outtakes from the film
- Archival interview with Bartel and Woronov
- Trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic David Ehrenstein
New cover by Eric Skillman
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Cast
- Mary Woronov
- Mary Bland
- Paul Bartel
- Paul Bland
- Robert Beltran
- Raoul Mendoza
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Hippie
- Edie McClurg
- Swinger in fur
- Buck Henry
- Mr. Leech, the bank manager
- Susan Saiger
- Doris the dominatrix
Credits
- Director
- Paul Bartel
- Written by
- Richard Blackburn
- Written by
- Paul Bartel
- Director of photography
- Gary Thieltges
- Production designer
- Robert Schulenberg
- Editor
- Alan Toomayan
- Producer
- Anne Kimmel
