car key chain. Anchor Bay released a regular edition without the poster and key chain. At a July 2007 screening of the film, Hellman revealed that the Criterion Collection was releasing a two-disc special edition DVD that featured a new documentary made by Hellman that included an interview with Kristofferson about how "Me and Bobby McGee" has become so closely associated with the film. This DVD set was released on December 11, 2007. Two-Lane Blacktop is available on Blu-ray disc from UK distributor Masters of Cinema, having been released on 23 January 2012; this release was marked as a Region B disc, which would only play in Blu-ray disc players in Europe, Africa and Australia. The Criterion Collection released a U.S. Region A Blu-ray edition in January 2013. Legacy Two-Lane Blacktop is notable as a time capsule film of U.S. Route 66 during the pre-interstate highway era, and for its stark footage and minimal dialogue. It has been compared to similar road movies with an existentialist message from the era, such as Vanishing Point, Easy Rider, and Electra Glide in Blue. Brock Yates was the organizer of the Cannonball Run, and he cites Two-Lane Blacktop an inspiration for the race and commented on it in his Car and Driver column announcing the first Cannonball. See also List of American films of 1971 References External links Two-Lane Blacktop essay by Sam Adams at National Film Registry Two-Lane Blacktop: Slow Ride an essay by Kent Jones at the Criterion Collection Behind The Camera: Two-Lane Blacktop 1971 films 1970s drama road movies American drama road movies American auto racing films Films directed by Monte Hellman Films shot in New Mexico Films shot in North Carolina Films shot in Tennessee Films shot in Oklahoma Films shot in California United States National Film Registry films U.S. Route 66 Films about automobiles Kustom Kulture Films produced by Michael Laughlin 1971 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films Universal Pictures films