Bananas

Bananas is a 1971 American screwball comedy film directed by Woody Allen, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Rose. Produced by Charles H. Joffe through Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions, the movie stars Allen alongside Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán, and Dan Frazer. The narrative is set in New York City and South America, with filming taking place in New York City and Peru. Marvin Hamlisch composed the score for the production.

The film was distributed by United Artists and later became available on video on demand via Netflix. It has a runtime of 82 minutes and was released on April 28, 1971. The production had a budget of $2,000,000 and generated $11,833,696 at the box office. It received a PG-13 rating and was assessed under the Bechdel test.

Critical reception included a 7.5/10 rating, an 83% score, and a 67/100 Metascore. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.9 based on 39,887 votes. It was nominated for two awards. The tagline describes it as "The Revolutionist That Shook the World With LAUGHTER!" and keywords include revolution, political activism, and anarchic comedy.