Bananas
1971 · Movie · PG-13 · 82 min · ★ 6.7 · 75% critics
Dumped by his activist girlfriend, a bumbling New Yorker heads to a tiny Latin American nation and gets swept into its latest rebellion. His awkward involvement quickly draws him into high-stakes political trouble, mixing romance, chaos, and comedy.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-04-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (823 votes)
- Box office
- $11,833,696
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
If you want fast, offbeat political comedy with plenty of jokes and zany situations, Bananas may hit the mark; Not for you if you dislike Woody Allen’s early, sketch-like style or want a tightly focused story like Love and Death.
Pros: sharp dialogue; wild satire; memorable cameos | Cons: uneven jokes; disjointed feel; not for all tastes
Themes
- revolution
- political activism
- loser
- banana republic
- anarchic comedy
Cast & crew
Woody Allen
as Fielding Mellish
Louise Lasser
as Nancy
Carlos Montalbán
as General Emilio M. Vargas
Nati Abascal
as Yolanda
Jacobo Morales
as Esposito
Miguel Ángel Suárez
as Luis
René Enríquez
as Diaz
Jack Axelrod
as Arroyo
Howard Cosell
as Himself
Charlotte Rae
as Mrs. Ruth Mellish
Directed by Woody Allen