Bananas

"The Revolutionist That Shook the World With LAUGHTER!"

Jul 19 1971 PG-13 1h 22m
Comedy

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.

Plot

Fielding Mellish (a consumer products tester) becomes infatuated with Nancy (a political activist). He attends demonstrations and tries in other ways to convince her that he is worthy of her love, but Nancy wants someone with greater leadership potential. Fielding runs off to San Marcos where he joins the rebels and eventually becomes President of the country. While on a trip to the states, he meets Nancy again and she falls for him now that he is a political leader.

Written by

Woody Allen, Mickey Rose

Directed by

Woody Allen

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Languages

, Español, Italiano, English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
38,708
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA