Banana Joe (1982)

A man is living happily on an island with his family, growing bananas. When a local mobster with an eye on man's property tries to take it from him, he must go to the town for the first time to get some help.

Director:

Steno

Writers:

Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci,

Stars:

Bud Spencer, Marina Langner, Mario Scarpetta

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bud Spencer	...	Banana Joe
Marina Langner	...	Dorianne
Mario Scarpetta	...	Manuel
Gianfranco Barra	...	Torsillo
Enzo Garinei	...	Ingegner Moreno
Gunther Philipp	...	Sarto (as Gunter Philipp)
Giorgio Bracardi	...	Sergente Martino
Gisela Hahn	...	(as Gisela Hann)
Nello Pazzafini	...	Torsillo's Truck Driver
Carlo Reali	...	Police Captain
Salvatore Basile	...	Police Officer (as Salvo Basile)
Edy Biagetti	...	Club's manager
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Torsillo's Thug
Benito Pacifico	...	Torsillo's Thug
Sergio Smacchi	...	Torsillo's Thug

Storyline

A man is living happily on an island with his family, growing bananas. When a local mobster with an eye on man's property tries to take it from him, he must go to the town for the first time to get some help.

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Plot Keywords:

banana | birth certificate | simple man | jumping out a window | brawl | 

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Taglines:

He's big, he's funny, he's... Banana Joe. You'll love him!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

8 April 1982 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Banaani Joe

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Derby Cinematografica, Lisa-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Banana Joe (Bud Spencer) was so called because he distributes bananas to a South American port by way of a "Banana Boat".

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Goofs

During the truck racing scene, obvious miniatures are used for the off-road crash shots.

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Connections

References Candid Camera (1960)

User Reviews

nice movie.

Joe is a good man, that lives in a south American forest commercing bananas in surrounding villages. He doesn't have a surname, an identity document, a selling licence: this became a problem when local crime attempt to seize the bananas commerce of the state...... A good comedy, ironic (in the style of Corbucci), and with the usual iron punch of Bud Spencer! (here without his classic buddy Terence Hill).