The long-awaited film version of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic intrigue when the earth is .. Read more
| Starring | Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel |
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| Director | Garth Jennings |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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The long-awaited film version of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic intrigue when the earth is destroyed by the Vogons to make room for an interspatial highway. Arthur travels the skyways with good friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def), an alien writer for an electronic encyclopedia called THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Things get downright dangerous--and absolutely hysterical--when Arthur and Ford thumb a ride with the president of the universe, two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox (a wild and crazy Sam Rockwell); earthling Tricia McMillan (Zooey Deschanel), whom Arthur once had a thing for back in England; and a perpetually depressed robot named Marvin (voiced by Alan Rickman, played by Warwick Davis). With much of the galaxy after them, the motley crew makes its way toward a super-computer that just might be able to provide them with the ultimate question; they already know the answer.
| Starring | Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, John Malkovich, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry |
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| Director | Garth Jennings |
| Studio | TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: not available Blu-ray: 19 Mar 2007 To Buy: DVD: 05 Sep 2005 |
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Douglas Adamsā playful, ever-expanding (radio, books, TVā) and unusually smart sci-fi project is something of a... read more on Time Out
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No Guide - No Idea (2 Stars)
Ultimately disappointing, this movie adaptation of the book is mostly a collection of the most incorrigible parts of the book - that is, without the context ... read more »
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Should have been a classic given its heritage - low priority
This movie should have been a no brainer to get right given the excellent source material with an opportunity for sequels & spin offs. But despite some ... read more »
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totally brilliant
loved this film, laughed all the way through.
Like one other review said your either going to love it or hate it, I personally loved it.
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Marmite Much??
Seems to be a love/hate relationship between this film and viewers, but I have to say I loved it.
Wacky mental crazy and a great cast, what's not... read more »
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy has proved to be an enormous success on both sides of the channel, topping the box office lists in both the UK and the US. The film has managed to knock Nicole Kidman's The Interpreter off top spot, and came in ahead of another new release, xXx2, starring Ice Cube and Samuel L Jackson. The news will delight fans of the sci-fi adventure, an adaptation of the immensely popular 1970s novel by Douglas Adams. The ambitious project was the first film for director... Read more
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