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Banana Joe (1982) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]

Bud Spencer (Actor, Host), Carlo Reali (Actor, Host), Steno (Director, Host) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 742 ratings
IMDb6.3/10.0
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Genre Action & Adventure
Format Import, PAL
Contributor Sergio Smacchi, Gianfranco Barra, Steno, Banana Joe (1982), Bud Spencer, Gunther Philipp, Mario Scarpetta, Carlo Reali, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Giorgio Bracardi, Marina Langner, Enzo Garinei See more
Runtime 95 minutes
Studio Republic Pictures

Product Description

Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Banana Joe (Bud Spencer) lives in paradisiacal bliss in a tropical village that is untainted by hard-nosed corporate and bureaucratic types, or by corruption, drugs, gangs, and other ills of modern society. When Banana Joe takes his banana boat to the trading post, he is informed he needs a permit in order to operate the boat. Quite willing to comply with this seemingly simple formality, he treks off to the big city to find this important piece of paper. On his way to obtaining the permit, he runs into television for the first time, crooks as well, and a pretty nifty nightclub singer who greatly opens up his limited knowledge of feminine charms. After more than one contretemps, in which he proves his strength and moral fiber, Banana Joe gets the permit and heads back to the village - only to find that a tacky gambling casino has been set up in his absence. It looks like he has his work cut out for him again, as his shackles rise at this insult to his idyllic home and he gears up for battle. A toe-tapping tropical rhythm lightens the action in the film, aimed for the younger set rather than their parents. ...Banana Joe (1982)

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Steno
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 95 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Bud Spencer, Carlo Reali, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Sergio Smacchi, Marina Langner
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Banana Joe (1982)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Republic Pictures
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CYDKS84
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 742 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
742 global ratings

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Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2018
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I always loved Bud Spencer movies, was real nice finding this on prime
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2018
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awesome movie with Bud
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Abe
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2018
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Great movie
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JERRY STIDHAM
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018
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Good fun movie.
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Cberry
4.0 out of 5 stars Good family movie
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021
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A decent family movie. Definitely has that early 80s style cheesy comical vibe. Good watch
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Ann
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
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arived on time audio not in english
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PureWishing
2.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of Prime customers time
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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Honestly don't know where Amazon gets such drivel. Couldn't get past the first five minutes. What a waste of Prime customers time. Banana Joe is wholly unlikable.
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Anna Mandurino
5.0 out of 5 stars Ricordo
Reviewed in Italy on December 15, 2023
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Bello simpatico
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ROSA GRAVINA
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2021
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Funny movie and we got this order so fast. Thank you for your excellent service.
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José Martínez Valverde
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena edición y magnífica película
Reviewed in Spain on March 26, 2021
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Muy buena película de la colección Bud Spencer yo tengo todas sus películas esta edición es de los kiosco pero se ve igual que las que encuentras en los centros comerciales
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Arch Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars Banana man
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2015
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Joe lives on the Amazon in South America. There he is a local legend who supplies the people of his nearby communities with bananas, until one fateful day when some banana magnate from the big city shows up and starts behaving like the man from Del Monte's evil twin, claiming that he has sole banana harvesting rights..
Booo...
Hisss...
As you can imagine Joe is none too pleased with this and makes it clear, but unfortunately the law is not on Joe's side, and his only course of action is to take his huge sweating armpits and uncouth ways, and travel to the city so that he might obtain a copy of his birth certificate and get himself a special banana selling permit..
Easy right??
Well not quite, because alas Joe is a total bumpkin! And once in the city chaos soon ensues as Joe tries to get his head around this very alien, environ.
While the hoods who work for the banana magnate, will stop at nothing in order to prevent Joe from getting his permit...

Top banana this (sorry!), I really enjoyed it. Spencer is well cast as... errr.... Bud Spencer; complete with his usual grumpy big guy routine, who hammer blows the baddies ~ more often than not corrupt officials, bullies or mobsters ~ so that the under dogs of society don't get pushed around any longer.
Here it's a formula that works really well given the film's premise, and although there aren't as many punch ups (there are a few!) as you'd find in some of Spencer's other movies, there are still enough running sight gags and silly moments to keep his fans entertained throughout.
Sure the plot's daft and the film itself is total nonsense, but for family entertainment you can't beat it, even if some of the jokes seem a little inappropriate, strange or clunky when compared with their modern equivalents.
Personally I'd take this every day of the week though, irrespective of a few flaws, it's quaint naivety really shining through, especially during the moment where Joe finally gets fed up with the bureaucrats down at the city hall and snaps... a definite highlight.
Any fans of Bud or Terrence, will certainly want this in their collection, likewise any fans of Nacho Libre will also too, probably.

The German Blu Ray is a great print! It comes with a dubbed English language track, which unfortunately has the immovable German subs burnt on to it (which is a bit distracting at times!), but like I said the print is worth it. The other extras are a few different Banana Joe trailers and possibly a making of, but which was in German, so I didn't watch it..

4.5/5
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Didier G
5.0 out of 5 stars Ces bananes me font rire,surtout avec Banana Joe le père de tous les enfants.
Reviewed in France on November 3, 2012
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C'est vrai que ce film est super marrant. Il y a des gags auxquels je ne m'attendais pas,comme par exemple le bandit qui poursuit Banana Joe dans l'église et qui se casse les dents et elles tombent sur le banc à côté d'une religieuse,la religieuse à côté lui fait la remarque "mais vous avez cassé votre chapelet mon fils" et lui donne son propre chapelet. Mais raconté comme ça c'est pas pareil que de le voir. Le côté papa de tous les enfants me plait beaucoup dans ce pays où la banane rapporte pas mal d'argent. Et tous ces gags de bagares inoffensives pour tout public. J'apprecie le témoignage de Bud Spencer qui parle de ces scènes de bagares où il reconnait qu'il n'est pas bagareur mais qu'il préfère discuter pour arranger les conflits de la vie,il parle de sa vie de sportif,etc... C'est un film simple mais plein de gaieté,innocent et plein de punch.j'apprécie énormément.(Un conseil,si vous voulez devenir fort comme Banana,mangez beaucoup de bananes !!)
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