| Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov , Robert
Beltran , Susan Saiger, Ed Begley, Jr., Dan Barrows
Eating Raoul was celebrated at the time of its release as the perfect
marriage between mainstream moviemaking and the so-called "underground"
cinema. Cult-film icons Mary Woronov and Paul Bartel (both of whom
directed) play a married couple who decide to cash in on the sexual
perversions of others. Posing as a hooker, Woronov lures the "johns"
in and indulges their every kinky whim, whereupon Bartel kills the
unwary client, steals the valuables, and sells the corpse for dog
food. Though they see nothing wrong in what they're doing, they
react in prudish disgust at the sexual preferences of their victims.
Eventually, Raoul (Robert Beltran), the fellow who transports the
corpses to the dog food concern, proves expendable--and extremely
edible. Eating Raoul features a high-powered comic supporting cast,
among them Buck Henry, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Paul, Hamilton Camp,
and Edie McClurg. |