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Eating Raoul

  • 1982
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
9.2K
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Eating Raoul (1982)
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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.

  • Director
    • Paul Bartel
  • Writers
    • Paul Bartel
    • Richard Blackburn
  • Stars
    • Mary Woronov
    • Paul Bartel
    • Robert Beltran
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    9.2K
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    • Director
      • Paul Bartel
    • Writers
      • Paul Bartel
      • Richard Blackburn
    • Stars
      • Mary Woronov
      • Paul Bartel
      • Robert Beltran
    • 79User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov in Eating Raoul (1982)
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    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Mary Bland
    Paul Bartel
    Paul Bartel
    • Paul Bland
    Robert Beltran
    Robert Beltran
    • Raoul Mendoza
    Susan Saiger
    Susan Saiger
    • Doris the Dominatrix…
    Lynn Hobart
    • Lady Customer
    Richard Paul
    Richard Paul
    • Mr. Cray - Liquor Store Owner
    Mark Woods
    • Hold-up Man
    John Shearin
    John Shearin
    • Mr. Baker - the Horny Patient
    Darcy Pulliam
    • Nurse Sheila
    Ben Haller
    • Dewey
    Roberta Spero
    • Swinger
    Vernon Demetrius
    • Swinger
    Arlene Harris
    • Swinger
    Buster Wilson
    • Swinger
    Marta Fergusson
    • Swinger
    Garry Goodrow
    • Drunk Swinger
    Richard Blackburn
    • James from the Valley
    Hamilton Camp
    Hamilton Camp
    • John Peck - Dishonest Wine Buyer
    • Director
      • Paul Bartel
    • Writers
      • Paul Bartel
      • Richard Blackburn
    • All cast & crew
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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 black plastic bags, which the dead bodies are stored in, are comically too small and easy to carry.
    • 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
      There is a credit for "Guest Electrician"
    • 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 reviews79

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    7/10
    ridiculous fun
    It's the lurid deprived world of Hollywood. Paul Bland (Paul Bartel) is a liquor store clerk in a bad neighborhood but he has gourmet tastes. His wife Mary (Mary Woronov) is a nurse. Their rent is getting raised and they are low on cash. They hate their swinging noisy neighbors. When one of them tries to rape Mary, Paul kills him with a frying pan and steals his money. After another kill, they decide to advertise to lure more swingers. Thief Raoul Mendoza (Robert Beltran) breaks in and discovers a dead body. He proposes to join the Blands with them keeping the money and him keeping the bodies.

    It's weird and ridiculous deadpan humor. It's also fun. Bartel and Woronov are a great couple. It has a few big laughs but it is generally a lot of sly silly comedic takes. It is definitely unique.
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    • Jun 25, 2016

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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(Paul passes the Cathay de Grande nightclub while on top of the van)
    • Production companies
      • Bartel
      • Films Incorporated
      • Quartet
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $350,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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