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Trivia from Bananas
- Woody Allen said he made a conscious decision not to show any blood to maintain the light, farcical tone of the film.
- Howard Cosell was allowed to improvise most of his part.
- The exercise desk in the movie was an imitation of Charlie Chaplin's
Modern Times.
- The rebels' anthem is the same one used in his 1973 film Sleeper.
- In an interview, Woody Allen was asked why he named the movie Bananas. He responded by saying, "Because there are no bananas in it."
- The film was originally titled "El Weirdo"
Awards and Nominations
- Writer's Guild of America, USA
Year 1972
Nominated Oscar
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Woody Allen, Mickey Rose
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