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User Rating:
6.6/10   56,374 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Douglas Adams (book)
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Release Date:
29 April 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Don't Panic more
Plot:
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." full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
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(43 articles)
From The Office to Nativity!
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 25 November 2009, 1:17 AM, PST)

From The Office to Nativity!
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 25 November 2009, 1:17 AM, PST)

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Also Known As:
Guía del viajero intergaláctico (Argentina) (video title) (Panama) [es]
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Bir otostopçunun galaksi rehberi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Galaxis útikalauz stopposoknak (Hungary) [hu]
Guía del autoestopista galáctico (Spain) [es]
Guida galattica per autostoppisti (Italy) [it]
Guide galactique (Canada: French title) (video title) [fr]
Gyriste ton galaxia me otostop (Greece) [el]
H2G2: le guide du voyageur galactique (France) [fr]
Le guide galactique (Canada: French title) [fr]
Liftarens guide till galaxen (Sweden) [sv]
Linnunradan käsikirja liftareille (Finland) [fi]
O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias (Brazil) [pt]
Pöidlaküüdi reisijuht galaktikas (Estonia) [et]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, action and mild language.
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109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Douglas Adams's head appears as a planet during Slartibartfast's tour of the galaxy. more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: As the sperm whale is falling through the Magrathean atmosphere, the familiar sound of a whale "singing" is heard. However, sperm whales' "vocalizations" don't sound like that. What's heard is actually the sound made by humpback whales. more
Quotes:
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The Book: It's an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, Man had always assumed that he was the most intelligent species occupying the planet, instead of the *third* most intelligent. The second most intelligent creatures were of course dolphins who...
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What is up with the towels?
Why do the Vogons crush crabs with a hammer on board their ship?
Ford wasn't black in the books, was he?
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199 out of 347 people found the following comment useful.
Don't Panic, 19 April 2005
8/10
Author: Edithasta Fleegle from United Kingdom

It is wonderfully refreshing to see an intelligent adaptation of a well-loved book which manages to be innovative and highly entertaining. I saw the film last week, and after having seen the television adaptation as a child I did not have my fond memories shattered. The eccentricity of the story and characters have remained intact, and the Monty Pythonesque humour has been enhanced with even more surreal flights of fancy. Although funded by the US, this is a very British film and those who are fans of the new Dr Who, League of Gentleman and Little Britain are well catered for here. The film will not appeal to everyone, but those who love the book and intelligent, original comedy will have a fantastic time.

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