Netherlands / Apr 28, 1971 / 18
The Revolutionist That Shook the World With LAUGHTER!
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jack Axelrod | Arroyo |
| Howard Cosell | Himself |
| Charlotte Rae | Mrs. Ruth Mellish |
| Stanley Ackerman | Dr. Al Mellish |
| Dorothi Fox | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Eddie Barth | Paul |
| Conrad Bain | Semple |
| Baron De Beer | British Ambassador |
| Allen Garfield | Man On Cross |
| Roger Grimsby | Himself |
| Don Dunphy | Himself |
| Dan Frazer | Priest |
| Martha Greenhouse | Dr. Feigen |
| Axel Anderson | Man Tortured |
| El Tigre Pérez | Perez |
| Arthur Hughes | Judge |
| John Braden | Prosecutor |
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| Ted Chapman | Policeman |
| Dagne Crane | Sharon |
| Nicholas Saunders | Douglas |
| Eulogio Peraza | The Interpreter |
| Norman Evans | Senator |
| Bob O'Connell | FBI Man #1 |
| Robert Dudley | FBI Man #2 |
| Marilyn Hengst | Norma |
| Ed Crowley | FBI Security |
| Beeson Carroll | FBI Security |
| Princess Fatosh | Snake Bite Lady |
| Dick Callinan | Cigarette Commercial Man |
| Hy Anzell | Patient in Operating Room |
| Sylvester Stallone | Subway Thug #1 (uncredited) |
| Mary Jo Catlett | Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited) |
| Tino García | |
| David Ortiz Angleró | Sanchez |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bananas |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Español, English, Italiano |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions, United Artists |
| Release date | 28 aprile 1971 |
| Executive producer | Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins |
| Production | Axel Anderson, Antonio Encarnacion, Jack Grossberg, Manolo Villamil, Ralph Rosenblum |
| Writer | Woody Allen, Mickey Rose |
| Casting | Vicky Hernández |
| Editing | Ron Kalish, Ralph Rosenblum, Susan Behr |
| Cinematography | Andrew M. Costikyan, Michael Mahony, Jack Stager |
| Assistant directors | Fred T. Gallo, Woody Allen, Barbara Robinson |
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| Lighting | Robert A. Hudecek |
| Camera operators | Andrew M. Costikyan, Michael Mahony, Jack Stager |
| Additional photography | Andrew M. Costikyan, Michael Mahony, Jack Stager |
| Production design | Ed Wittstein, Norman Gorbaty, Herbert F. Mulligan, Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink |
| Art direction | Ed Wittstein, Norman Gorbaty, Herbert F. Mulligan, Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink |
| Set decoration | Herbert F. Mulligan, Ed Wittstein, Norman Gorbaty, Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink |
| Special effects | Don B. Courtney |
| Music | Marvin Hamlisch, Ralph Burns, Felix Giglio, John Strauss, Nathan Boxer, James Sabat, Al Gramaglia |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch, Ralph Burns, Felix Giglio, John Strauss, Nathan Boxer, James Sabat, Al Gramaglia |
| Costume design | Gene Coffin, Martin Gaiptman, Guy Del Russo |
| Makeup | Guy Del Russo, Gene Coffin, Martin Gaiptman |
| Hairstyling | Gene Coffin, Martin Gaiptman, Guy Del Russo |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 11.833.696 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Romania / Apr 28, 1971 / 15
United States / Apr 28, 1971 / PG-13
Italy / Aug 31, 1971
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Greece / Sep 15, 1971 / 13
France / May 03, 1972 / TP
Ireland / Sep 15, 1972 / 15
Türkiye / May 17, 1973
Germany / Aug 30, 1974 / 16
Denmark / Aug 30, 1976 / A
Physical media
Brazil / Nov 28, 2008 / 14 / DVD/VHS
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