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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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Ratings: 6.6/10 from 86,349 users
Metascore:
63/100
Reviews: 1,035 user | 266 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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Marvin
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Deep Thought
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Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast...but for a man named Arthur Dent, this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth's impending destruction, he is transported off the Earth seconds before it is exploded to make way for a new hyperspace motorway. And as if that's not enough, throw in being wanted by the police, Earth II, an insane electronic encyclopedia, no tea whatsoever, a chronically depressed robot and the search for the meaning of life, and you've got the greatest adventure off Earth. Written by radioactive
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Guía del viajero intergaláctico See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$21,103,203 (USA) (1 May 2005) (3133 Screens)Gross:
$104,478,416 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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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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Written by Al Green and Mabon Hodges
Performed by Al Green
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The nightgown/bathrobe Arthur Dent wore was the most expensive and difficult of all costumes (including Zaphod's heads and Humma's eyes). The fabric had to be sewn on stage and was flown in from Turkey. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When Ford and Arthur are launched into space the narrator falsely states that you can survive in the vacuum of space for 30 seconds by holding your breath. However holding your breath is the last thing you would want to do in space as you would be susceptible to explosive decompression. In actuality you would have a greater chance of surviving by expelling all of the air out of your lungs. See more »Quotes
[first lines]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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"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"Written by Al Green and Mabon Hodges
Performed by Al Green
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