that was over much more quickly than Nancy had anticipated, with Mellish anticipating a rematch in the early spring. Cast Woody Allen as Fielding Mellish Louise Lasser as Nancy Carlos Montalban as Gen. Emilio Molina Vargas Natividad Abascal as Yolanda Howard Cosell as Himself Jacobo Morales as Esposito Miguel Ángel Suárez as Luis David Ortiz as Sanchez René Enríquez as Diaz Jack Axelrod as Arroyo Roger Grimsby as Himself Don Dunphy as Himself Martha Greenhouse as Dr. Feigen Dan Frazer as Priest Stanley Ackerman as Dr. Mellish Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Mellish Axel Anderson as Man Tortured Eddie Barth and Nicholas Saunders make their theatrical film debuts as the characters Paul and Douglas, while comedian Conrad Bain plays Semple and actor Allen Garfield plays the Man on Cross. Uncredited appearances include Sylvester Stallone as a subway thug #1 , Mary Jo Catlett as a woman in a hotel lobby, and Tino García in an undisclosed role. Production Development According to an interview in the notes of the film's DVD release, Allen said that there is absolutely no blood in the film (even during executions) because he wanted to keep the light comedic tone of the film intact. Allen and Lasser had been married from 1966 to 1970 and were divorced at the time the film was made. The verdict in Mellish's legal case is portrayed as the headline story of a Roger Grimsby newscast. Included in the scene is a parody television advertisement for New Testament cigarettes with a Catholic priest (Dan Frazer) promoting the fictitious brand while performing the sacrament of the Eucharist. The movie received a C (condemned) classification from the National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures because of the spoof. Title The title is a pun, "bananas" being slang for "crazy", as well as being a reference to the phrase "banana republic" describing the film's setting. When Allen was asked why the film was called Bananas, his reply was, "Because there are no bananas in it." Some writers have made the connection between this and The Cocoanuts, the first film by the Marx Brothers, by whom Allen was heavily influenced at the time, and which featured no coconuts. Music Quiero la Noche, words and music by Marvin Hamlisch Cause I Believe in Loving, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Howard Liebling, sung by Jake Holmes 1812 Overture in E Flat, Op.49 (1880), written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky