{"id":26565,"date":"2012-07-20T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T23:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26565"},"modified":"2021-01-13T00:11:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T07:11:19","slug":"bananas-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26565","title":{"rendered":"Bananas (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This trial is a travesty. It&#8217;s a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Poster.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA nebbishy product tester (Woody Allen) infatuated with a political activitist (Louise Lasser) travels to the Central American country of San Marcos, where he unwittingly joins a group of rebels (led by Jacobo Morales) fighting against the regime of the new military dictator (Carlos Montalban).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>South and Central America<\/li>\n<li>Woody Allen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;early Woody Allen film&#8221; is &#8220;somewhat dated and contains several scenes so embarrassingly stupid that it&#8217;s hard to believe Allen conceived them&#8221;; he further complains about &#8220;Marvin Hamlisch&#8217;s irritating background music for the South American sequence&#8221;. However, he concedes that there&#8217;s still &#8220;much to treasure&#8221; about the film, and names a number of its most memorable sequences (including &#8220;Allen sneakily buying <em>Orgasm<\/em> magazine and having the dealer call across the crowded shop to ask its price&#8221; and &#8220;Allen ordering takeout food for 900 guerrilla fighters&#8221;). He notes that &#8220;best of all are his meeting and break-up with Louise Lasser&#8221;, whose quirky comedic sensibility is given full opportunity to shine here; he points out that &#8220;these hilarious and perceptive scenes are quintessential Allen that could easily fit into such later, sophisticated relationship comedies as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26700\"><em>Annie Hall<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5188\"><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/a>.&#8221; Ultimately, while not as polished as Allen&#8217;s later films, <em>Bananas<\/em> remains an enjoyably gonzo treat for fans interested in seeing the early development of his talents. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Louise Lasser as Nancy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Lasser.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Lasser.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Lasser.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Lasser-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Lasser-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A creative premise with many bizarrely conceived scenarios<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Screenplay.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Screenplay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Screenplay.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Screenplay-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Screenplay-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Take-Out.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Take-Out.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Take-Out.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Take-Out-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bananas-Take-Out-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as additional early evidence of Allen&#8217;s comedic genius. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066808\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1971\/04\/29\/archives\/woody-allen-leads-a-bananas-revolution.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qwipster.net\/bananas.html\">Qwipster&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/bana.html\">Greatest Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17439\/bananas#articles-reviews?articleId=87367\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This trial is a travesty. It&#8217;s a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham.&#8221; Synopsis: A nebbishy product tester (Woody Allen) infatuated with a political activitist (Louise Lasser) travels to the Central American country of San Marcos, where he unwittingly joins a group of rebels (led by Jacobo Morales) fighting against the regime of the new military dictator (Carlos Montalban). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Revolutionaries South&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26565\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26565"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63169,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565\/revisions\/63169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}