Bananas (1971)

Synopsis of Bananas

One of Woody Allen's earlier, more slapstick-oriented efforts, Bananas tells the story of Fielding Mellish (Allen), a neurotic New Yorker who follows the object of his affections, Nancy (Louise Lasser), to the fictional Central American country of San Marcos, where she is involved in a revolution. Nancy wants nothing to do with Fielding, but he soon becomes a guest of the country's dictator (Carlos Montalban), before accidentally becoming the leader of San Marcos himself. Fielding is eventually shipped back to the US and tried as a subversive, but being that this is a comedy, and an especially light one at that, everything works out in the end. A far cry from Allen's later, more somber films, Bananas still works as an often hilarious amalgam of sight gags, one-liners, and bizarre asides. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

82 mins

Director(s):

Woody Allen

Writer(s):

Mickey Rose, Woody Allen

Producer(s):

Ralph Rosenblum, Jack Grossberg, Charles H. Joffe

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Sexual Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor, Adult Language)

Categories:

Comedy

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