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Eating Raoul

Eating Raoul

Comedy · Crime · 1982

A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and simultaneously realize their dream of opening a restaurant.

Movie details

Eating Raoul

“A tasty comedy of bad manners.”

1982 Comedy · Crime 1h 27m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and simultaneously realize their dream of opening a restaurant.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Bartel

Written by

Richard Blackburn · Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Paul Bland

Mary Woronov

Mary Woronov

Mary Bland

Robert Beltran

Robert Beltran

Raoul Mendoza

S

Susan Saiger

Doris the Dominatrix / Nurse Sally Cummings

Richard Paul

Richard Paul

Mr. Cray

J

John Shearin

Mr. Baker

D

Darcy Pulliam

Nurse Sheila

Court is in session

Put Eating Raoul on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.