Radio and Telly
Home
UK Radio
DAB Digital Radio
DAB Radios
Internet Radio
UK Radio FAQ
Radio Nostalgia
Radio Comedy
Radio Links
Radio courses
Digital TV
Divider
Glossary
Forum
RSS FeedLatest news
RSS FeedPodcast



BBC Shop offers


Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Movie

Movie DVD released September 5th 2005
The twin DVD set includes: an extended Babel Fish guide entry, 3 deleted scenes (why were these cut!), singalong "so long and thanks", a 10 minute "Making of" feature, and an excellent commentary from director Garth Jennings, Producer Nick Goldsmith, and cast members Martin Freeman (Arthur) and Bill Nighy (Slartibartfast).

Save £9 by buying online... We've found it cheapest at
Play.com (£7.99).
Also at Sendit (£9.99 delivered) &
Amazon (£8.79)

At last, after years of waiting, Douglas Adams' dream of a HitchHikers Guide film has been realised - The Movie was released in the UK on the 28th April 2005, and worldwide from May 2005.

For information on the whole HHGG universe, see our Hitch-Hikers page.

HitchHikers Guide - The Movie


HitchHiker's The Movie: Cast summary

  • Arthur Dent: Martin Freeman
  • Ford Prefect: Mos Def
  • Zaphod Beeblebrox: Sam Rockwell
  • Trillian: Zooey Deschanel
  • The Guide: Stephen Fry
  • Voice of Marvin: Alan Rickman
  • Slartibartfast: Bill Nighy
  • The innocent-looking sperm whale: Bill Bailey

Watch out for Simon Jones (the original Arthur Dent), and the early Marvin making cameo appearances too...

For the trailer, go to: www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/trailers

For the official UK movie site, go to www.hitchhikersmovie.co.uk

Also, check out the unofficial movie site

Our comments on the film:

Our team went to see the movie on Day One of it's UK debut, and despite a few misgivings, found it to be a good watch - there's been a serious attempt to keep in much of what the original radio series fans will remember and relate to (with updates to the 1970s terminology), as well as to create a more general appeal to today's movie-goer. Personally, I felt that there wasn't a lot of time to get to know the characters - not a fault of the actors, but in an effort to get the story across, Ford and Zaphod just didn't come across as the galaxy-weary travellers from the radio series, and the less said about the Trillian love triange the better!
Also, I felt there were a few attempts to 'pythonise' the humour (for the US market, perhaps?)... but, hey, it's new Hitch-hikers, a good watch, and if it gets a few more people familiar with the epic, it gets my vote! Some other notes:

  • Great to see Simon Jones (the original Arthur Dent) paying a 'courtesy' walkon
  • Bill Bailey as the whale? Inspired choice!
  • Some subtle H2G2 refererences for the diehard fans.... including the Vogon's chair
  • No mention of the Guide's entry on Earth, or Ford's revision... odd.
  • Star Wars knives... what a great idea!
  • The Magrathea shop floor... wow!
  • Don't leave the cinema as soon as the credits roll...

Anything to say? Comments on the film appreciated in our forum

Another two films to follow? Check out the BBC Story...

The soundtrack of the film
The soundtrack to the film
The Making of the film
The book of how they made the film
The Movie DVD
The DVD and video of the film
Out September 2005

The book of the film
The book of the film of the book
Radio Scripts Book
Audiobook, read by Stephen Fry)
Anthology at End of Universe
A book about the book

Radio Series CD
The first book
Tertiary Radio Series
DVD

The various versions of The Guide - From Amazon


Is this page correct? Something wrong or missing on this page? Report a site problem
Please help us correct the problem and to keep the site up-to-date
.

If you're looking for help, please don't use this option - instead ask in our forum

Copyright © 2002-2008 Radio & Telly. Terms