Eat the Document and prints are rarely screened in theaters. Some footage from "Eat the Document" was used in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary on Bob Dylan, "No Direction Home" and 3 song excerpts are Special Features on the DVD. "Eat the Document" includes footage from the infamous Manchester Free Trade Hall concert, wherein an audience member shouted "Judas!" during the electric half of Dylan's set. Dylan's band during these shows were The Hawks (later to become The Band). Songs from various shows throughout the tour featured in the film include "Tell Me, Momma", "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have
Bob Dylan many dismissed it as an "incoherent mess"; a few treated it as a serious work of art. In October 2004, Dylan published the first part of his autobiography, "". Confounding expectations, Dylan devoted three chapters to his first year in New York City in 1961–1962, virtually ignoring the mid-1960s when his fame was at its height. He also devoted chapters to the albums "New Morning" (1970) and "Oh Mercy" (1989). The book reached number two on "The New York Times"' Hardcover Non-Fiction best seller list in December 2004 and was nominated for a National Book Award. "No Direction Home", Martin