Banana Joe (1982)
Movie19821h 36mItalian
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 519 ratings.
Movie review: Banana Joe
Banana Joe is a film from 1982. It is catalogued under Action, Comedy.
Story
Island farmer Banana Joe helps the local community by trading his bananas for goods. When gangsters arrive with plans to construct a banana processing plant, Joe kicks them out, but the mob boss discovers that Joe is operating without a license. After the mob tips off the authorities and Joe's boat is impounded, he ventures into a big city for the first time to seek help.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.7/10 based on 519 votes.
Production
Release date: March 24, 1982 · Runtime: 96 minutes · Original language: Italian
Official trailer
Cast
Bud Spencer
Mario Scarpetta
Gianfranco Barra
Enzo Garinei
Gunther Philipp
Giorgio Bracardi
Gisela Hahn
Nello Pazzafini
Carlo Reali
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