I am joined by the bane of my podcasting existence John
Hudson and the much nicer Bobby Hazzard to heap praise upon EATING RAOUL
(1982). This is the film I’ve always
though of as ground zero for Paul Bartel appreciation and more than forty years
later I think it still holds up as the perfect introduction to his comedic sensibilities.
If you laugh your way through this film, chances are good that you will love
his other movies as well. Even the ones that don’t involves running over little
old ladies to win a cross-country race or cannibalism.
We jump into the discussion by detailing our history with
Bartel’s work and what each of us find so appealing about his screen persona. All
three of us bring some tales of the production history to the table with the
start and stop nature of the filming process leading to information about
locations and casting. We do eventually get to a synopsis of the plot and spoil
most of the funnier moments so be aware that you should probably watch the
movie before listening to us giggle our way though the many deaths by frying
pan. Our peanut gallery has returned for this episode taking the time to laugh
with and at us during the show. Long time podcast fans will recognize Beth and
Steph from previous episodes but we also get some very funny contributions from
Laura as well. Luckily, she keeps John in line and I will take any help I can
get corralling the monkey-mad Mr. Hudson. Strap in for this one, folks and stay
out of the hot tub!
The show can be reached at thebloodypit@gmail.com where we’ll be thrilled to hear from you. You can also find the show on our Facebook page and wherever odder podcasts are downloaded. Thank you for listening.
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