{"id":1418,"date":"2006-09-15T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2006-09-15T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2023-10-31T22:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T05:39:19","slug":"eating-raoul-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1418","title":{"rendered":"Eating Raoul (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Mary &#8212; I just killed a man.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster-673x1024.png 673w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Poster.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nStraight-laced couple Paul and Mary Bland (Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov) need money to open their own restaurant, so they decide to lure sexual perverts to their house and rob them. Things get sticky, however, when an opportunistic locksmith named Raoul (Robert Beltran) becomes their partner in crime, and seduces Mary. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Ed Begley Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>S&#038;M<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis wickedly humorous black comedy &#8212; the ultimate &#8220;midnight movie&#8221; &#8212; never oversteps the boundaries of pure camp, taking place in an alternate universe where one strong whack on the head with a skillet can kill a man, corpses are easily sold as dog food, and every other man is a lech or a con-artist. Indeed, it&#8217;s easy to sympathize with the well-meaning Blands, who are surrounded by degradation on all sides, and can&#8217;t seem to get by without joining the fray. As Peary notes, the primary dilemma in the movie &#8212; will Woronov &#8220;remain faithful to her mild-mannered, asexual husband or kill him and run off with Raoul?&#8221; &#8212; is an interesting one, and doesn&#8217;t resolve as expected. This is a rare film where <em>all <\/em>people &#8212; good or bad &#8212; get what&#8217;s coming to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Woronov and Bartel&#8217;s strong performances as the sympathetic murderers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Waranov-Bartel.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hilarious S&#038;M costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Costumes2.png 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Susan Saiger as Doris the Dominatrix, who wears <em>many <\/em>different hats<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-Saiger.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Edie McClurg in a tiny, scene-stealing moment as a swinger<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Eating-Raoul-McClurg.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This low-budget black comedy is an essential part of independent cinema history. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0083869\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/09\/25\/movies\/eating-raoul-comedy-with-an-offbeat-couple.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mary &#8212; I just killed a man.&#8221; Synopsis: Straight-laced couple Paul and Mary Bland (Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov) need money to open their own restaurant, so they decide to lure sexual perverts to their house and rob them. Things get sticky, however, when an opportunistic locksmith named Raoul (Robert Beltran) becomes their partner in crime, and seduces Mary. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Ed Begley Jr. Films Love Triangle S&#038;M Serial Killers Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1418\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1418"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92904,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions\/92904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}