Bananas - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Bananas"
Bananas (1971)
Timing:
1:22 (82 min)
6.712/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Antonio Encarnacion
Producer
Jack Grossberg
Producer
Manolo Villamil
Producer
Executive Producer
Casting
Vicky Hernández
Casting
Editor
Ralph Rosenblum
Editor
Ron Kalish
Editor
Costume Design
Gene Coffin
Costume Design
Production Design
Ed Wittstein
Production Design
Set Decoration
Herbert F. Mulligan
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Guy Del Russo
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Gramaglia
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Morton Gorowitz
Unit Production Manager
Associate Producer
Ralph Rosenblum
Associate Producer
Orchestrator
Ralph Burns
Orchestrator
Director of Photography
Andrew M. Costikyan
Director of Photography
Sound Effects Editor
John Strauss
Sound Effects Editor
Property Master
Connie Brink
Property Master
Script Supervisor
Barbara Robinson
Script Supervisor
Still Photographer
Jack Stager
Still Photographer
First Assistant Director
Fred T. Gallo
First Assistant Director
Screenplay
Mickey Rose
Screenplay
Assistant Editor
Susan Behr
Assistant Editor
Key Grip
Michael Mahony
Key Grip
Location Manager
William Eustace
Location Manager
Special Effects
Don B. Courtney
Special Effects
Music Supervisor
Felix Giglio
Music Supervisor
Gaffer
Robert A. Hudecek
Gaffer
Music Editor
John Strauss
Music Editor
Unit Publicist
Samuel D. Berns
Unit Publicist
Sound
Nathan Boxer
Sound
James Sabat
Sound
Production Secretary
Noni Rock
Production Secretary
Wardrobe Supervisor
Martin Gaiptman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Transportation Captain
Harry J. Leavey
Transportation Captain
Richard Augustine
Transportation Captain
Title Designer
Norman Gorbaty
Title Designer
Producer's Assistant
Henry Polonsky
Producer's Assistant
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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