BOOTLEG FILES 593: “Orson Welles’ Frozen Peas” (1970 audio outtakes of Orson Welles’ tumultuous recording of a series of British TV advertisements).
LAST SEEN: It is on YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: Various tributes to the recordings are on a several home entertainment releases.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: These were never supposed to be publicly released.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Maybe as a special feature.
Orson Welles is revered today as one of the most innovative and daring artists to work in the cinematic arts. During his lifetime, however, Welles often struggled to gain the respect of his peers whenever he sought funding for his film projects. Having been burned on several occasions by dubious financial backers and business partners, Welles often sought to self-fund his projects. As a result, he appeared in too many film and television projects that were far beneath his talents just for the sake of getting extra money to keep his dreams alive.