Wine connoisseur Paul Bartel (as Paul Bland) and attractive nurse Mary Woronov (as Mary Bland) are a happily married couple living in sinful Hollywood. Their apartment building is overrun with "swingers" eager to explore sexual fantasies, but Mr. Bartel and Ms. Woronov are satisfied with "a little hugging and kissing." They have no interest in the sex going on all around them, although Woronov is propositioned by an almost constant stream of prospective rapists. When the couple kills one of the horny men and takes his $600, they decide to kill the "perverts" and save up money to open a restaurant...
All goes well until handsome locksmith Robert Beltran (as Raoul Mendoza) arrives. At first, he helps by becoming a partner and providing a tasty way to dispose of the bodies. But, when Mr. Beltran and Woronov become mutually attracted, the entire enterprise is threatened. "Eating Raoul" may be the only solution. This is a murderously funny comedy, especially during the first half. It gets bogged down when scenes begin to repeat themselves and the ending reads - if you're familiar with it - much funnier than it plays out on screen. While the end is unsatisfying, it doesn't last long enough to ruin the meal.
******* Eating Raoul (3/24/82) Paul Bartel ~ Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Susan Saiger
All goes well until handsome locksmith Robert Beltran (as Raoul Mendoza) arrives. At first, he helps by becoming a partner and providing a tasty way to dispose of the bodies. But, when Mr. Beltran and Woronov become mutually attracted, the entire enterprise is threatened. "Eating Raoul" may be the only solution. This is a murderously funny comedy, especially during the first half. It gets bogged down when scenes begin to repeat themselves and the ending reads - if you're familiar with it - much funnier than it plays out on screen. While the end is unsatisfying, it doesn't last long enough to ruin the meal.
******* Eating Raoul (3/24/82) Paul Bartel ~ Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Susan Saiger