Banana Joe
Banana Joe is a 1982 Italian-German comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. Set in South America, the film was noted for its libertarian overtones and is remembered for Spencer's performance despite retrospective mixed appraisal.
Plot
Banana Joe is a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village on the island of Amantido in South America. He is a father figure for the numerous local children and makes a living by regularly bartering bananas for goods needed by the Amantido community. One day, the henchmen of a local gangster boss named Torsillo come ashore in Amantido to take over the local production and exploit the indigenous population through the construction of a banana processing plant. Joe evicts the goons, who promptly return to their boss.
More details
| author | Bruno Corbucci Bud Spencer Gunther Philipp Mario Amendola Stefano Vanzina |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | South America |
| director | Stefano Vanzina |
| editor | Raimondo Crociani |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | arrest banana break out city life con man confidence trick drill sergeant father figure help rainforest trade want |
| musicBy | Guido De Angelis |
| theme | retrospective |