The 'lost' 1975 documentary was discovered on Ebay and will now be seen by some fans for the first time.
But Big Banana Feet is a rarity. A raw, edgy fly-on-the-wall documentary which follows the comedian, on the cusp of fame, around a volatile landscape.Just a week before his appearance, three musicians from a popular cabaret band were shot and killed by a paramilitary group while touring Ireland.Sir Billy Connolly: 'I'll never give up live performance'
Only one copy remained, in the Pacific Film Archive where director Murray Grigor left it in the 1970s, as he was unable to fit the three reels into his transatlantic luggage. He said: "I've always had an eye out for Big Banana Feet. It's not uncommon for films to be lost or scattered after a distributor or a lab goes bust.
"It's a 16mm film, shot on a hand held camera, in what light is available. It's in dingy dressing rooms, and hotels, bars and pubs so it looks grainy and I didn't want to lose that." The one burst of colour is in the iconic banana boots of the title. Commissioned for the tour, they now reside in a museum in Connolly's home city of Glasgow."And I said carry on with the other one. And they phoned up to say it was ready and said I must warn you, they're not identical. But then, bananas never are."
Connolly and his wife, Pamela Stephenson, have given the project their approval, and say they're delighted the film has been given a new lease of life.The restored version will be shown at the Glasgow Film Festival on 3 March, and the BFI plan to release a DVD later this year.
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