of 8.66/10. Diabolique magazine said in 2020 "The Girl", Veronica Lake, "is captivating, magical, and extremely sexy, whether sitting on McCrea’s lap in a bathrobe and combing his hair or walking along the road in a hobo overcoat...She wasn’t great with all her dialogue but Sturges made her spit it out at rapid-fire pace and protected her limitations. It’s a performance for the ages." Home media Sullivan's Travels was released on video in the U.S. on March 16, 1989, and re-released on June 30, 1993. The film was re-released in the UK with a restored print on May 12, 2000. The Criterion Collection issued a special edition DVD of the film on August 21, 2001, before reissuing a newly-restored version of the film both DVD and Blu-ray in 2015. Legacy In 1990, Sullivan's Travels was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it as the No. 61 Greatest American Movie of All Time. In addition, the movie's poster was ranked as No. 19 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere. A 2010 special issue of Trains magazine ranked Sullivan's Travels 25th among the 100 greatest train movies. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2000: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs – No. 39 2006: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers – No. 25 2007: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – No. 61 The two Writers Guilds of America voted the screenplay for Sullivan's Travels as the 29th greatest ever written, as well as the 35th funniest. O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the non-existent book that Sullivan wants to adapt for the screen, was used as the title of a film by the Coen brothers in 2000. Adaptations On November 9, 1942, Lux Radio Theatre broadcast a radio adaptation of Sullivan's Travels with Ralph Bellamy in the lead role and Veronica Lake reprising her role. Notes References External links Sullivan’s Travels essay by Julie Grossman at National Film Registry Sullivan’s Travels: Self-Portrait in a Fun-House Mirror an essay by Stuart Klawans at the Criterion Collection Review by Bosley Crowther in New York Times (1942) "Sullivan’s Travels" essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pp.