Stars: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, Peter Jones

Director: Alan Bell

Summary: The complete series based on the book by Douglas Adams.

The comic and cosmic adventures of Arthur, an unassuming Englishman, and Ford his outwardly average neighbor who is actually an alien. Together, they are transported on an odyssey that takes them across the farthest reaches of time, through Hyperspace, as they search for the meaning of life.

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Don't panic! After twenty years stuck in development (a mere blink compared to how long it takes to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyhas finally been turned into a movie. Following the radio play, TV series, commemorative towel, and books, this latest installment in the sci-fi-comedy franchise is based on the screenplay and detailed notes by Douglas Adams. For those unfamiliar with the story, everyman Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) wakes up one morning to discover that his house is set to be demolished to make room for a bypass. Little does he know the entire planet Earth is also set to be destroyed for an interplanetary bypass by the Vogons, a hideous and bureaucratic race of aliens realized in the film by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Whisked off the planet by his best friend, alien-in-disguise Ford Prefect (Mos Def), Dent embarks on a goofy jaunt across the galaxy accompanied by his trusty Hitchhiker's Guide, which looks like a really fancy PDA. The guide itself provides some of the funniest bits of the movie, little animated shorts that explain the ludicrous life forms and extraterrestrial phenomena our heroes encounter. Along the way Arthur meets the two-headed party animal/president of the galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell) and develops an unrequited crush on fellow earthling Trillian (Zooey Deschanel). The creatures and sets are inspired and answer to the sci-fi fan's primal need to see lots and lots of cool stuff. Where the story stumbles is in the telling--as books, the Hitchhiker's Guide was foremost about goofy and brilliant ideas that raised questions about our place in the universe while getting a laugh. The movie has enough trouble figuring out how to get the characters from one fantastical location to the next that Adams's funniest concepts often feel left in the dust. While the reverence the filmmakers felt toward Adams's legacy is apparent, one wonders what we could have expected had the creator of this science fiction universe lived to see it with his own eyes. --Ryan Boudinot, Amazon.com

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Making Of, Extra Footage, Peter Jones Intro, Original Trailer, Communicate, Behind The Scenes, Animatronics Feature, Pebble Mill Appearance By Rod Lord And Alan J Bell, Production Notes, Out Takes, Photo Gallery, Easter Eggs
Year:	1980
Release Date:	April 18, 2005
Runtime:	180 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1092
Keywords:	Guide, Galaxy, Comedy, General, Fiction, Science, Tv, Hikers, Horror, Hitch, Sci, Fi, Hitchhikers
Genre:	Science Fiction