Bananas (film)

Bananas is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen, Louise Lasser, and Carlos Montalban. Written by Allen and Mickey Rose, the film is about a bumbling New Yorker who, after being dumped by his activist girlfriend, travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest revolution. Parts of the plot are based on the book Don Quixote, U.S.A. by Richard P. Powell.

For the 2015 feature film, see Banana (film).
For the documentary, see Bananas!*.

Bananas
Theatrical release poster by Jack Davis
Directed byWoody Allen
Written by
  • Woody Allen
  • Mickey Rose
Produced byJack Grossberg
Starring
CinematographyAndrew M. Costikyan
Edited by
  • Ron Kalish
  • Ralph Rosenblum
Music byMarvin Hamlisch
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • April 28, 1971 (1971-04-28) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$11.8 million

Filmed on location in New York City and Puerto Rico, the film was released to positive reviews from critics and was number 78 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" and number 69 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs in 2000.

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