{"id":306,"date":"2019-02-26T12:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T18:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/?p=306"},"modified":"2020-05-15T16:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T22:20:31","slug":"new-at-366weird-eating-raoul-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/26\/new-at-366weird-eating-raoul-1982\/","title":{"rendered":"New at 366Weird: Eating Raoul (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At long last, I got the opportunity to vindicate this gonzo cannibal comedy for the brilliant social satire it was: Light-years ahead of its time. <a href=\"https:\/\/366weirdmovies.com\/apocrypha-candidate-eating-raoul-1982\/\">I offer <em>Eating Raoul<\/em> (1982) as a candidate for the Weird Movies&#8217; List apocrypha<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Bartel was writer, director, and co-lead, which makes this probably his magnum opus in <a href=\"https:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/Creator\/PaulBartel\">his too-short career<\/a>. But for what few opportunities he did find, Paul Bartel was a master of deadpan black comedy, albeit a little too reserved for the tastes of modern audiences.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eating Raoul was inducted into the Criterion Collection. Here&#8217;s a couple bonus videos about that:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Three Reasons: Eating Raoul\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ITe9Koh7kug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eating Raoul Criterion Retrospective\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8athtwEp2Fg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That second one provides some intriguing context to Bartel&#8217;s career.<\/p>\n<p>Character actor spotters: The baby-doll voiced lady in furs at the party is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0566052\/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\">Edie McClurg<\/a>, a prolific comedy actress well-known to fans of everything from Cheech &amp; Chong to John Hughes. Would you believe she holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Speech Education <em>and<\/em> a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University, and taught radio at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for eight years?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At long last, I got the opportunity to vindicate this gonzo cannibal comedy for the brilliant social satire it was: Light-years ahead of its time. I offer Eating Raoul (1982) as a candidate for the Weird Movies&#8217; List apocrypha. 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