Bananas - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Bananas"
Bananas (1971)
Timing:
1:22 (82 min)
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Actors and characters
Jack Axelrod
Character Arroyo
Howard Cosell
Character Himself
Stanley Ackerman
Character Dr. Al Mellish
Dorothi Fox
Character J. Edgar Hoover
Baron De Beer
Character British Ambassador
Roger Grimsby
Character Himself
Dan Frazer
Character Priest
Martha Greenhouse
Character Dr. Feigen
El Tigre Pérez
Character Perez
Arthur Hughes
Character Judge
John Braden
Character Prosecutor
Ted Chapman
Character Policeman
Dagne Crane
Character Sharon
Nicholas Saunders
Character Douglas
Eulogio Peraza
Character The Interpreter
Norman Evans
Character Senator
Bob O'Connell
Character FBI Man #1
Robert Dudley
Character FBI Man #2
Marilyn Hengst
Character Norma
Ed Crowley
Character FBI Security
Beeson Carroll
Character FBI Security
Princess Fatosh
Character Snake Bite Lady
Dick Callinan
Character Cigarette Commercial Man
Hy Anzell
Character Patient in Operating Room
David Ortiz Angleró
Character Sanchez
What's left behind the scenes
- Most of the scenes in the film were not scripted and are the result of actors' improvisation, in particular almost all scenes involving famous sports commentators Howard Cosell and Don Dunphy.
- The film's title, “Bananas,” also has the meaning of “crazy” in English.
- The working title of the film was El Wierdo ("The Weirdo"), and the Spanish article "el" indicates the location of the main events of the picture.
- Sylvester Stallone played one of his first roles in this film, portraying a hooligan in an episode.
- The rebels' anthem is the same one used in the film "The Sleeper" (1973).
- Woody Allen said he made a conscious decision not to show blood in the film in order to maintain its comedic tone.
- In one interview, Woody Allen was asked why he titled the film "Bananas." He replied, "Because there are no bananas in it."
- Judging by Eric Lax's biography, the musicians in the dining scene at General Vargas's house were supposed to actually play instruments, but the rented instruments didn't arrive, and to avoid waiting, Allen decided that pantomime would suit the overall mood of the film.
- Woody Allen originally wanted to end the film with a scene in which his character emerges from the riotous crowd with a face blackened with soot. And then the Black rioters mistakenly recognize him as one of their own. But, as in the film 'Take the Money and Run' (1969), Allen's editor Ralph Rosenblum convinced him to leave a more organic ending.
- The satirical cigarette advertisement for 'The New Testament' in the film earned him a 'Condemned' rating from the Catholic Church.
- While the rebels watch Esposito deliver his first speech as the new president, Fielding asks: “What’s ‘straightjacket’ in Spanish?” In Spanish, it’s ‘camisa de fuerza,’ or literally, ‘strong shirt’ (‘shirt of strength’).
- Midway through the film, in the scene of the chaos unfolding in San Marcos, there are shots of an old stroller rolling down the stairs. This is a direct reference to the dramatic scenes in Sergei Eisenstein's classic film 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925).
- Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae and Mary Jo Catlett play minor roles in this film. All three would later star in the television comedy series "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978–1986).
- When Fielding is talking while driving a Volkswagen, there is a shot where his speech can be heard, but his lips are not moving.
- When Fielding offers Nancy the ribs, his hand is on his collar. In the next shot, his hand abruptly changes position.
- During the scene of Fielding training with the rebels, he is standing in a line with a tray. When the cook serves the food, an overhead shot shows Fielding holding a soldier's mess kit. In the next scene, he is already eating from an ordinary plate.
- During the riot scene at the embassy, the clothing of the firefighters spraying the crowd with hoses has the inscription "LBFD", which stands for "Long Beach Fire Department".
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