The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

PG
20/04/2005 (GB)
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
1h 49m

Don't leave Earth without it

Overview

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, 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."

  • Garth JenningsDirector
  • Karey KirkpatrickScreenplay
  • Douglas AdamsScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $50,000,000

  • Revenue

    $104,500,000

Keywords

  • galaxy
  • android
  • bureaucracy
  • based on novel or book
  • chase
  • space travel
  • alien
  • survival
  • stop motion
  • hitchhiker
  • robot
  • alien invasion
  • space opera
  • hyperspace
  • meaning of life
  • destruction of earth
  • intergalactic travel
  • islington england
  • lighthearted
  • absurd
  • excited
  • exuberant

Top Billed Cast

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Arthur Dent

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Ford Prefect

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Trillian

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Marvin (voice)

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Questular Rontok

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Slartibartfast

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Jeltz (voice)

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Humma Kavula

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Deep Thought (voice)

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