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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

PG 109 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   29 April 2005 (USA)
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Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Director:

Garth Jennings

Writers:

Douglas Adams (book), Douglas Adams (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Bailey ...
The Whale (voice)
Martin Freeman ...
Mos Def ...
Sam Rockwell ...
Zooey Deschanel ...
Bill Nighy ...
Warwick Davis ...
Anna Chancellor ...
Alan Rickman ...
Marvin (voice)
Helen Mirren ...
Deep Thought (voice)
Stephen Fry ...
Narrator / The Guide (voice)
Simon Jones ...
Ghostly Image
John Malkovich ...
Thomas Lennon ...
Kelly Macdonald ...
Reporter
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Storyline

Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast...but for a man named Arthur Dent, this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth's impending destruction, he is transported off the Earth seconds before it is exploded to make way for a new hyperspace motorway. And as if that's not enough, throw in being wanted by the police, Earth II, an insane electronic encyclopedia, no tea whatsoever, a chronically depressed robot and the search for the meaning of life, and you've got the greatest adventure off Earth. Written by radioactive  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Galaxy | Spaceship | Alien | Friend | Planet  | See more »

Taglines:

Don't leave Earth without it. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, action and mild language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Guía del viajero intergaláctico See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,103,203 (USA) (1 May 2005) (3133 Screens)

Gross:

$104,478,416 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The passage of 10 October 2010 (10/10/10) publicized the fact that, 101010, a binary equivalent of the number 42, is the number that received considerable attention in popular culture because of its appearance in Douglas Adams' 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as the answer to "the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything". See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: As the sperm whale is falling through the Magrathean atmosphere, the sound of a humpback whale is heard. However, this is not a normal sperm whale. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Book: It's an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, Man had always assumed that he was the most intelligent species occupying the planet, instead of the *third* most intelligent. The second most intelligent creatures were of course dolphins who...
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Crazy Credits

The film has effectively two title sequences. The first is part of the
opening song, when the title appears out of a screenful of bubbles as the
"So Long And Thanks For All The Fish" number gears up. The second is after
the Vogon ships destroy the Earth and we see The Book for the first time -
as the original theme music of the radio show and miniseries plays, the
book's spine rotates into view and we see its - and the movie's - title. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Duke Nukem Forever (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shoo-Rah, Shoo-Rah"
Written by Allen Toussaint
Performed by Betty Wright
Courtesy or Rhino Entertainment Company
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing See more »