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Woody Allen leads a revolution in a small Latin American dictatorship in this hysterical comedy that parodies everything from the American media and political activism to the CIA and the judicial system. Allen plays Fielding Mellish, a nebbish unwilling to commit to anything--until he meets Nancy, played by Louise Lasser. .. Read more

Starring	Woody Allen, Carlos Montalban, Louise Lasser, Sylvester Stallone
Director	Woody Allen
Genres	Comedy

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- - 8
  - 0
  Comedy Classic
  
  I've heard how much people rate Woody Allen over the years, but never really touched upon his films. After hearing how highly rated Bananas was, I plumped ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - scribble
  - 9 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 26 Feb 2004 at 23:06
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  - 0
  So silly, you have to laugh!
  
  Woody Allen at his best! So silly, you have to laugh! Give this a high priority if you need cheering up... I highly recommend it!
  
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- 1097402
- - monie
  - 2 reviews
  - 28 Feb 2012 at 11:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Give him some chicken soup
  
  I am a big WA fan but for whatever reason I hadnt seen this one. Jokes are fine if somewhat dated but my big switch-off was because of the poor sound (recorded ... read more »
  
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- 1064117
- - dionysius
  - 5 reviews
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 09:53
- - 0
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  BEFORE THE ROT SET IN
  
  Back in the good old days when Woody Allen was funny, along came this minor gem of a satire on US-supported, Latin-American military dictatorships: Amusing with... read more »
  
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- 921124
- - candid
  - 212 reviews
  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 06 Sep 2010 at 11:06
- - 1
  - 0
  Very funny and ironic
  
  Very funny and ironic. mixing comic images from before the sound of cinema took standups to comic standups (in images, lines). It could be very well subtitled ... read more »
  
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- - Elfrid
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 19:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Great Comedy
  
  Allen at one of his best comedy roles before the more personal films made later on. Like a modern day Chaplin, his slap stick fooling and little touches are ... read more »
  
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- 640854
- - Bournat
  - 45 reviews
  - England
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 13:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Was this man ever funny?
  
  After watching a sequence of Woody Allen films will a sinking feeling, I thought that this old one, Bananas, might tell me why I once found him funny. No such ... read more »
  
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- - MichaelKenward
  - 25 reviews
  - Staplefield, Sussex
  - 28 Apr 2008 at 22:50
- - 1
  - 1
  Not my cup of tea
  
  I rented this movie because Sylvester Stallone was in it and the synopsis seemed funny. I was disappointed... firstly Stallone is only in it for a brief scene... read more »
  
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- - TopDollar
  - 89 reviews
  - North Wales
  - 03 Nov 2007 at 15:50
- - 0
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  Not at the top of my list
  
  I thought I would be in for a treat, but the comedy, camerawork, even direction is a bit dated. It's allen playing allen and we have seen it all before, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London UK
  - 28 Jan 2007 at 22:17
- - 0
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  Early funny
  
  One of Woody Allen's 'early funnies.' Slapstick knockabout humour abounds; lots of visual gags and some inventive wit. ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 16 Nov 2006 at 21:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Woody Allen from his funny era
  
  Ok, it's silly, corny, dated, and a little amateurish, but it still makes you laugh. The highlight is the the utterly absurd courtroom scene, where Woody ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, England
  - 09 Aug 2006 at 10:05
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- - 8
  - 0
  Comedy Classic
  
  I've heard how much people rate Woody Allen over the years, but never really touched upon his films. After hearing how highly rated Bananas was, I plumped ... read more »
  
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- 2560
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - scribble
  - 9 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 26 Feb 2004 at 23:06
- - 5
  - 0
  Hysterically funny ...
  
  Hysterically funny Woody Allen classic about a failed lover, poster and product-tester who falls in love, is left by his girlfirend and leaves New York to ... read more »
  
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- 26230
- - cape#1
  - LONDON
  - 16 Dec 2003 at 00:36
- - 4
  - 0
  This early Woody Allen...
  
  This early Woody Allen film is just as fractured and absurd as Take The Money And Run, but looks much better and has more laughs due to some great sight gags. ... read more »
  
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- - loz#6
  - BRISTOL
  - 31 Mar 2004 at 23:32
- - 3
  - 0
  Woody Allen - Genius
  
  Bananas is excellent and like all of his early films full of so much original thinking and so funnily expressed. I would advise starting at the beginning with... read more »
  
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- - Sukhbir Sekhon
  - England
  - 30 Jul 2004 at 14:07
- - 2
  - 0
  simply marvellous
  
  A realistic potrayal of the American way of thinking. Even after three decades of its release, the way of life and thinking of the American continent is the ... read more »
  
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- - Alok Tewary
  - London
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 14:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Great Comedy
  
  Allen at one of his best comedy roles before the more personal films made later on. Like a modern day Chaplin, his slap stick fooling and little touches are ... read more »
  
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- 640854
- - Bournat
  - 45 reviews
  - England
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 13:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Very funny and ironic
  
  Very funny and ironic. mixing comic images from before the sound of cinema took standups to comic standups (in images, lines). It could be very well subtitled ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 704134
- - Elfrid
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 19:39
- - 1
  - 0
  So silly, you have to laugh!
  
  Woody Allen at his best! So silly, you have to laugh! Give this a high priority if you need cheering up... I highly recommend it!
  
  Report this review
- 1097402
- - monie
  - 2 reviews
  - 28 Feb 2012 at 11:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  Ive never seen many Woody Allen films - i do feel you have to be of a 'certain age' and a 'certain intelligence' to get them. I know seem to ... read more »
  
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- 21145
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 08 Oct 2004 at 18:36
- - 1
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  I was dissapointed, ...
  
  I was dissapointed, didn't find it at all funny, I think a child aged 9 to 16 would find this film funny. The very unfunny first scene where a reporter ... read more »
  
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- 34812
- - Christopher#10
  - GOSPORT
  - 03 May 2004 at 13:52

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  Woody Allen leads a revolution in a small Latin American dictatorship in this hysterical comedy that parodies everything from the American media and political activism to the CIA and the judicial system. Allen plays Fielding Mellish, a nebbish unwilling to commit to anything--until he meets Nancy, ...