Soyuzmultfilm
THREE BANANAS Based on a story by Zdenek Slaby
director Mihail Botov screenwriter Zhanna Vitenzon
art director Vladimir Tarasov music Vladimir Krivtsov, Yevgeniy Krylatov
camera Mihail Druyan sound Vladimir Kutuzov, Tamara Dmitriyeva
animators Marina Rogova, Valentin Kushneryov, Vladimir Zarubin, Vera Haritonova, Faina Yepifanova,
Antonina Alyoshina, Mariya Motruk, Oleg Komarov, Igor Podgorskiy, Viktor Arsentyev
voice artists Irina Kartasheva, Yevgeniy Vesnik, S. Nikiforov, Stepan Bubnov, Aleksandra Babayeva
'Storybook Street, house number 8'
'Lift Is Out of Order'
Yeah, the old masters of magical affairs had things much easier...
They didn't have to deal with technology, but now every day brings something new...
'Labyrinth', 'Lager', 'lazy'... 'lift'. Yes, here it is: Lift, aka. hoisting machine.
Maybe better not to waste paint on it - who these days believes in fairy tales?
Would you like to be in a fairy tale, Petrik?
Well, then... Only you must bring me from there, from the fairy tale, three bananas.
Will you bring them?
- Of course I'll bring them!
Three hooves, two horseshoes - this lift will work again!
Sputnik rocket, roller skate ('lift in order')- this lift comes from a fairy tale!
Three hooves, two horseshoes - this lift will work again!
Sputnik rocket, roller skate - this lift comes from a fairy tale!
It's... it's a big kite.
Don't be silly! It's a new interplanetary rocket ship!
It's a flying saucer - that's what it is!
Three bananas, three bananas...
"Welcome!"
What's this? - An aluminum tree.
And what does it say here?
'Millinit's latest model.
- Are all trees here like this? - Of course, what else could they be like?
- Where then could I find three bananas? - Quiet, the Black Lady might hear you!
Hello! I need some advice. Where could I find bananas?
Get in! Get in!
I want to give you some advice, boy, because I am your friend.
- Why are you hesitating? - I'm sorry for you, boy.
You won't return to Earth. - You know of Earth?
- I know everything. If you want,
I'll come down with you to Earth. In the morning you'll get up and go to school...
- I must first get the bananas. I gave my word!
- Remember, boy: all bananas here belong only to me!
- But I made a promise! - I like your spunk, boy.
So I will let you go.
Hey! On the ship! Who's there?
Where are you going, captain? Take me with you!
- No, my ship does not take passengers. I carry only dreams!
- And those dreams come true? I need a dream about three bananas!
- If it's all the same to you, ... maybe you want some other dream?
For example, about a candy country or a chocolate house?
- That's for really small children!
- All right, then. Climb aboard, lad! I like you.
The Black Lady sent them, of course! We are lost!
What about using a dream?
- Oh, if only you weren't here, I could slip away with the ship.
- So I must leave the ship?! But how?
- I really do like you, lad!
- Oh, I dreamed all my life of such a scooter!
- Take this, too. But don't untie it until you're in the biggest trouble.
Three bananas, three bananas...
How sad I feel here! - Oh, don't sigh so sadly!
Or it'll make me cry... Would you like an icicle?
- I don't! - Not even a raspberry one? Or an orange one?
- I want to play with other kids.
- Where did you come from? Don't you know that I have to freeze all who come here?
- So good of you to come! Now we can play together!
I can't stay here.
But I've got an idea for you.
Little snowmen, come to life - Bring joy to the girl with silver eyes!
- Do you want an orange icicle? - Thank you.
Would you tell me where I can get three bananas?
- Three bananas!
- Why all the merrimaking? Who's in this crowd here?
It's only a few little snowmen, madam.
- And there was no one else here? - Not a single living soul, madam!
- So, where can I find those bananas? - Seek only on the Green Planet...
But remember - the bananas belong to the Black Lady.
And they are protected by the fearsome dragon Feardestroy.
Three bananas, three bananas...
E-e-ekh, always being a dragon, shouting and spewing flames - it's so boring!
I would like to be a lark, fly up to the clouds and sing:
I-ii-iii-ugh-ugh
or at least a sparrow and tweet like this:
E-ee-ugh-ugh!
But I'm the dragon Feardestroy, and I'll eat anyone who fears me!
- Good day, dragon! - Hello... uh?... Fear me!! Fear me!!!
- I'm really not afraid of you!
I know that you want to be a sparrow!
- Oh, I beg you, please fear me at least a little bit!
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid I'm not afraid.
- I'll just tweet and be done with it!
E-ee-ee-ugh-ugh
- Where did he fly off to?!
Traitors! What did he bribe you with?
- He was kind and helped us, but you wouldn't understand!
- I'm in a hurry now, but when I get back - you will be sorry!
They laugh at me! I cannot come back here!
- Find yourself another planet, an uninhabited one!
- Couldn't you come in through the door? Where will I find a repairman?
- I brought the three bananas.
- You can go ahead and eat them. - What? Eat them?
I thought these were magical bananas, so I would help someone...
- You've already helped.
You freed the fairy-tale worlds from the rule of the Black Lady!
- How strange...
And the secret of the three bananas? - The secret was...
that you can only get them with courage and kindness.
- I would like to send a banana... - I even know to whom. Nothing could be easier.
- A banana! He got them after all!
What would Petrik be doing right now?
Three bananas! Three bananas!
('Storybook Street, house number 8') Three bananas! Three bananas!
Three bananas, three bananas! One-two-three bananas!
End of Film Subs by Chapaev & Eus (2014), revised by Niffiwan (2024)