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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • 2005
  • PG
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
218K
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Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, and Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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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... Read allMere 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."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
    • Karey Kirkpatrick
  • Stars
    • Martin Freeman
    • Yasiin Bey
    • Sam Rockwell
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    218K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,768
    302
    • Director
      • Garth Jennings
    • Writers
      • Douglas Adams
      • Karey Kirkpatrick
    • Stars
      • Martin Freeman
      • Yasiin Bey
      • Sam Rockwell
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 279Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 10 nominations total

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    Top Cast74

    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • Arthur Dent
    Yasiin Bey
    Yasiin Bey
    • Ford Prefect
    • (as Mos Def)
    Sam Rockwell
    Sam Rockwell
    • Zaphod Beeblebrox
    Bill Bailey
    Bill Bailey
    • The Whale
    • (voice)
    Anna Chancellor
    Anna Chancellor
    • Questular Rontok
    Warwick Davis
    Warwick Davis
    • Marvin
    Zooey Deschanel
    Zooey Deschanel
    • Trillian
    Su Elliot
    • Pub Customer
    • (as Su Eliott)
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Richard Griffiths
    Richard Griffiths
    • Jeltz
    • (voice)
    Dominique Jackson
    Dominique Jackson
    • Fook
    Simon Jones
    Simon Jones
    • Ghostly Image
    Thomas Lennon
    Thomas Lennon
    • Eddie the Computer
    • (voice)
    Mark Longhurst
    • Bulldozer Driver
    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Reporter
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Humma Kavula
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Kwaltz
    • (voice)
    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Deep Thought
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Garth Jennings
    • Writers
      • Douglas Adams
      • Karey Kirkpatrick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Deep Thought explains the significance of the number '42' at 42 minutes into the movie.
    • Goofs
      When Arthur is speaking to Trillian (Zooey Deschanel) as she takes a shower, he briefly begins to address her by her real name (Zooey) then corrects himself.
    • Quotes
      • The Book: In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot of people angry and has widely been considered as a bad move.
    • Crazy credits
      After a couple of minutes of typical movie credits, there is a final, classic Guide entry. It refers to Arthur Dent carelessly speaking words about a towel, which ends up being interpreted by a pair of warring factions as a devastating insult. They then spend thousands of years coming to Earth bent on revenge, however "due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle fleet was accidentally swallowed by a small dog". The Guide concludes with the reassuring nugget of wisdom, "this sort of thing is going on all the time".
    • Alternate versions
      Cast as Satellite Technician - scène deleted (Did appear in a trailer)
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: A Lot Like Love/The Game of Their Lives/Madison/Crash/The Interpreter (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      So Long & Thanks for All the Fish
      Written by Joby Talbot, Garth Jennings and Christopher Austin
      Produced by Joby Talbot
      Vocals Performed by Hilary Summers, Kemi Ominiyi & The R'SVP Voices

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    FAQ6

    • Ford wasn't black in the books, was he?
    • Do you have to read the books to enjoy the movie?
    • What is up with the towels?

    Details

    • Release date
      • April 29, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Guía del viajero intergaláctico
    • Filming locations
      • Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Spyglass Entertainment
      • Everyman Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $51,085,416
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,103,203
      • May 1, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $104,478,416
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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