The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - this is a screen version of the novel of the same name by DouglasAdams, the first part of a series of science fiction novels devoted to the adventures of the Earthman Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, a native of a small planet near Betelgeuse.

Arthur Dent I am sure that his day has not been set up since the morning: his house is going to be demolished to build a high-speed highway in its place, and now he lies on the path of the bulldozer to prevent the workers from doing this.

But after a few minutes Arthur learns that in fact it's still worse: the wagons, representatives of the alien race, are going to destroy the Earthto build in its place a high-speed hyper-spatial highway.

Arthur is lucky: his best friend, Ford Prefect, is an extraterrestrial, one of the authors"A Guide for Hitchhikers on the Galaxy". He helps Arthur to escape before the very crash, and they find themselves on the ship of the wagon - unfriendly, warlike wagons ...

So it starts Arthur and Ford's journey In the Galaxy, during which they fall onthe first and only ship in the universe, working on unbelievable traction, will get acquainted with the robot paranoid Marvin, learn the answer to the main question of life, the universe and all that.

Arthur will make sure that hitchhiking around the Galaxy is very fun, the main thing is to observe the main commandment of every galactic hitchhiker ("Do not panic!") and always carry a towel.

Information about the film

Name: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Original name: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Tagline: Here, this is taught!

Year: 2005

A country: United Kingdom, United States

Genre: comedy, adventure, fantasy

Producer: Garth Jennings

Cast: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zoe Dechanel, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, John Malkovich and others.

Scenario: Douglas Adams, Carey Kirkpatrick

World premiere: April 29, 2005

Premiere in the Russian Federation: 9 June 2005

Duration: 109 minutes

Interesting Facts

Initially, the role of Arthur Dent was planned to be givenHugh Laurie, the role of Zaphod Bibblebrokes - Jim Carrey, and the role of Slartibartfast - Niged Hautorn. But in the end they were played by Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell and Bill Nighy. Rockwell was approved for the role after the first test, bypassing Will Ferrell and Bill Murray.

One of the characters, the religious leader of Humm Kavul, is absent from the book. This role was made by Douglas Adams specifically for the film. The role of Humm Kavul was performed by John Malkovich.

The author of the book, Douglas Adams, can be seen inone of the episodes: one of the planets in the assembly shop, which Slartibartfast shows Arthur Dent, has his face. In addition to Douglas Adams, the film starred his relatives - mother, brother, sister and daughter.