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."
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.
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The original Marvin from the TV series appears in line when the trio go to rescue Trillian from the Vogons.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Mr Prosser is talking to Arthur you can see Ford Prefect in the background with a trolley full of beer, before he has actually arrived.
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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... See more »
Crazy Credits
The film has effectively two title sequences. The first is part of the
opening song, when the title appears out of a screenful of bubbles as the
"So Long And Thanks For All The Fish" number gears up. The second is after
the Vogon ships destroy the Earth and we see The Book for the first time -
as the original theme music of the radio show and miniseries plays, the
book's spine rotates into view and we see its - and the movie's - title.
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