Frozen Peas is the colloquial term for a blooper audio clip wherein American filmmaker Orson Welles performs narration for a series of British television advertisements. Welles reads scripts for commercials concerning frozen peas, fish fingers and beef burgers, all the while balking at their quality. While the commercials’ director and producer attempt to convince Welles to complete the recordings, Welles becomes insulted by their suggestions, eventually giving up and leaving the studio. It is uncertain when the clip was recorded, though many believe it was after the late 1960s, when the director was blacklisted from Hollywood for his constant demands for creative control. Because of Welles’ candid, vulgar attitude, the clip is often considered humorous, and indicative of Welles’ notorious ego and temper. It circulated around small groups of people during the 1980s before gaining worldwide attention after play on radio shows shortly after the director’s death in 1985. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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