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Bananas

The Revolutionist That Shook the World With LAUGHTER!

19716.71h 22m

Overview

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

Directed by Woody Allen
Written by Woody Allen, Mickey Rose
Produced by Antonio Encarnacion, Manolo Villamil, Jack Grossberg
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $11.8M

Top Cast

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Fielding Mellish

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Nancy

Carlos Montalbán

Carlos Montalbán

General Emilio M. Vargas

Nati Abascal

Nati Abascal

Yolanda

Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

Esposito

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Luis

René Enríquez

René Enríquez

Diaz

Jack Axelrod

Jack Axelrod

Arroyo

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Himself

Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Themes & Keywords

revolutionpolitical activismloserbanana republicanarchic comedy

About Bananas

Bananas is a comedy film released in 1971 exploring themes of revolution, political activism, loser, banana republic, anarchic comedy. Directed by Woody Allen, it stars Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán. When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

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