Movie connections for
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Version of

"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984) (VG)

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  Giant holographic head
Carry on Cleo (1964)
 -  When the spaceship "Heart of Gold" arrives on the planet Viltvodle Vi (to meet Humma Kavula (Johm Malkvovich)) we can see a bicycle with square wheels in the foreground. In the film "Carry on Cleo" the character Hengist Pod (Kenneth Connor) has invented a square-wheeled bicycle (so that it couldn't roll downhill).
"Star Trek" (1966)
 -  Marvin says "I'm a robot. I'm not a refrigerator.", a direct reference to Dr McCoy's "I'm a doctor, not a ...."
"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)
 -  Opening title sequence is recreated near the beginning of the film, and the incarnation of Marvin appears in the queue on Vogsphere
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
 -  When "Earth Mark II" restarted all life, man was represented with high-speed time-lapse photography.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 -  When Marvin the Paranoid Android is shot by the Vogons at the end he appears dead, but a few moments later his eye-lights come back on and he holds the Empathy Gun in the same way Arnie holds the grenade launcher at the end of T2 after the same thing happens to him.
Starship Titanic (1998) (VG)
 -  An image of Douglas Adams' face as a planet is taken from the game.
"The League of Gentlemen" (1999)
 -  Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are credited as "The League of Gentlemen"
Toy Story 2 (1999)
 -  "Marvin, give me a hand"

Referenced in

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (TV)
 -  new movie version
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)
 -  The documentary is about the film
Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"Commander in Chief: First Choice (#1.2)" (2005)
 -  poster on Rebecca's wall
"Torchwood: Random Shoes (#1.9)" (2006)
 -  This is one of the movies visible in the movie store.
"Comedy Connections: The Office (#5.6)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Big Bang Theory: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007)
 -  Koothrappali wears a hat with "42" on it
Meet Dave (2008)
 -  The music score is very similar to the one of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)", if anything as a homage. Furthermore, a space ship in the form of a shoe is a paraphrase of how the space ship "The Heart of Gold" was originally depicted as looking, in the novel version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide".

Features

New York, New York (1977)
 -  Shown briefly on a screen

Featured in

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (TV)
 -  this film is being promoted here
"Troldspejlet: (#34.1)" (2005)
 -  reviewed + footage used
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
 -  Part or all of the trailer is shown and discussed.

Spoofs

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
 -  spoof of quest for higher meaning, alien interference with Earth's development, dysfunctional robot/computer, spaceship designs
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
 -  "He's got a towel!" "Run away! Run away!"
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Light-saber bread slicer
"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)
 -  When Arthur, Zaphod and Ford are working their way through the line on the planet Vogsphere, Arthur passes Marvin from the miniseries and does a double take as he walks by.

Spoofed in

Chicken Little (2005)
 -  The first half of the trailer is identical to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trailer.

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