Theatrical Release Date:March 24, 1982 Release Date:April 13, 2004 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition:BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED,item is 100% quaranteed,exacly the same as Amazon list,authentic US version
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Product Description Lack of money keeps mild-mannered couple Paul and Mary Bland from their dream of running an upscale restaurant in the country. When an amorous neighbor accosts Mary Paul defends her honor by clocking the pervy perp with a skillet. Sensing a golden opportunity Paul and Mary come up with a kinky plan to advertise themselves as an S & M duo and then kill (and rob) whomever shows up for their services. Now uptight Paul and Mary are earning cold cash and ridding the world of sleazy "swingers" at the same time! When sexy thief Raoul stumbles onto the Blands profitable operation he wants a piece of the action but he also wants Mary! Will Mary fall for Raoul s seductive charms or will Raoul be the next body in a bag.System Requirements:Running Time: 83 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 043396031531 Manufacturer No: 03153
Amazon.com You'd think a black comedy about murder, tackiness, and sexual perversion would quickly become dated, but Eating Raoul (1982) feels surprisingly fresh and delightful. When Mary Bland (Mary Woronov) gets assaulted by one of the repulsive swingers from the neighboring apartment, her husband Paul (Paul Bartel) rescues her with a swift blow from a frying pan--only to discover a substantial wad of cash in the swinger's wallet. A lure-and-kill scheme follows, which nicely fills their nest egg until a slippery thief named Raoul (Robert Beltran of Star Trek: Voyager, making his film debut) stumbles onto the truth and insists on getting a share. When Raoul starts demanding a share of Mary as well, Paul has to take drastic steps. The key to Eating Raoul isn't the sensational content, but the blithe, matter-of-fact attitude Bartel and Woronov take to it; their sly underplaying makes the movie sparkle with wicked wit. --Bret Fetzer
Tasty!October 15, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Paul and Mary Bland are a quiet couple who stumble upon a plan to get rich quick: They place a dominatrix ad in the paper to lure rich perverts to their apartment and then bop them on the head - hard - and steal their money. A petty crook named Raoul discovers their scam and wants in: He'll take the bodies, sell them to a dog food factory, and split the profit with them. Everything is going fine until Raoul decides he wants more than the bodies - he wants Mary.
This famous cult classic was made in 1982 on a shoestring budget; the sound is tinny, the sets are cheap, and all the actors, while experienced, act like amateurs. Director/Writer/Star Paul Bartel satirizes murder and sexual perversion and does it all with straight faces and matter-of-fact dialogue; Paul and Mary express neither shock nor shame at their new business venture. As the plot snowballs from the first accidental killing to 20 in one night, it gets wacky fast.
"Raoul" is not for everyone, but if you like over-the-top black comedy that goes way beyond the boundaries of good taste, you'll enjoy it.
Entertaining, screwball dark comedySeptember 22, 2008 A straight laced couple, surrounded by debauched swingers, dream of opening a restaurant. After a number of setbacks, they hit on a sinister and amusing way of raising cash.
This is a very off the wall movie, and it's well worth seeing.
Get Over Yourselves Pompous OnesNovember 28, 2007 What a bunch of pompous a*****. Get over yourselves and enjoy the movie. It was never meant to be a cinema classic. It's just good adult fun. I liked it in both formats. Aaah to be 22 again!
My type of comedyJuly 15, 2007 This is the best of Paul Bartel. I have worn out a VHS tape watching it.
Bad transfer - everyone's short & fatFebruary 2, 2007 Several others have mentioned this. It's true, and it is very noticeable and takes away from the pleasure of watching. The movie is weird, quirky fun, although not for all tastes to be sure. But the short, squat figures just don't look right. And you can't fix it at home. They'd have to re-release it, fat chance with the tiny audience for specialty films. Arrggh.
I kept it anyway, better than nothing. But the shortened, fattened appearance of the actors is a real pain.
