Bananas is a 1971 film directed by and starring Woody Allen.
Fielding Mellish is a young neurotic and clumsy man who works as an industrial tester for a large company. One day he receives a visit from Nancy, an activist who convinces him to sign a petition for the United States to sever relations with the Latin American state of Bananas, which has fallen under the military dictatorship of General Vargas. Fielding is determined to impress the girl and the two begin to date, until Nancy decides to end the relationship because she considers him weak and immature. Determined to change his life, he then goes to Bananas, where once there he is invited to dinner by the new dictator. The latter's plan is to kill him and blame the rebels led by Castrado, but Fielding miraculously escapes the assassination attempt and is saved by the revolutionaries, whom he is forced to join against his will.
Fielding proves to be anything but suited to the life of a revolutionary, but when Castrado's men manage to conquer the presidential palace, the latter reveals himself to be a psychopathic dictator and the young American is appointed the new president. Returning to the United States in disguise to obtain financial help for Bananas, he meets Nancy again with whom he spends a night of passion, before being discovered and arrested for subversive activities. At the end of a surreal trial, Fielding is sentenced to 15 years in prison but the sentence is suspended by the judge on the condition that he never move near her. Nancy finally accepts his proposal of marriage and their wedding night is broadcast on TV with live commentary.
