 Director Larry Peerce disowned the TV version, which credits the pseudonymous "Gene Palmer" as director and Francesca Turner (who also helped doctor David Lynch's "Dune" for TV) for the "teleplay".When shown on network television, this version of "Two-Minute Warning" is often shown rather than the original theatrical release.The television version had never been released to video and DVD; however it did finally appear as an extra on the Blu-ray from Shout!