Eating Raoul
- Year: 1982
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Director: Paul Bartel
- Length: 90 min
Meet Paul and Mary Bland… they do it for the money.
Film Synopsis
Eating Raoul (1982) follows a conservative Los Angeles couple who accidentally kill an intruder and discover a profitable method of luring and robbing promiscuous visitors. As they expand their scheme with the help of an opportunistic accomplice, tensions rise over control, profit, and personal boundaries. This comedy blends dark satire and deadpan humor in a story of greed, hypocrisy, and moral inversion.
Eating Raoul Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Criterion BD-A/US 2012 | Columbia DVD-1/US/OOP 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Co-Writer Richard Blackburn, Production Designer Robert Schulenberg, and Editor Alan Toomayan | ||
| Cooking Up Raoul" - Interviews with Actors Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg | ||
| Interview with Director/Co-Writer Paul Bartel and Actress Mary Woronov | ||
| Gag Reel | ||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||
| “Naughty Nurse” - By Paul Bartel | ||
| “The Secret Cinema” - By Paul Bartel | ||
| Audio Interview with Production Designer Robert Schulenberg on “The Secret Cinema” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by David Ehrenstein.
- Columbia’s DVD contains no extras. Trailers included: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Big Shot’s Funeral (2001).
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