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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Garth Jennings
Actors: Bill Bailey (iv), Anna Chancellor, Warwick Davis, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  429 reviews
Sales Rank: 6523
Format: Dts Surround Sound, Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD37952D
UPC: 786936258462
EAN: 0786936258462
ASIN: B000A283AW
Theatrical Release Date: April 29, 2005
Release Date: September 13, 2005
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Product Description
Arthur dent is having a really bad day! when he learns that a friend is actually an alien with knowledge of earths impending destruction he is transported off the planet. And if thats not enough throw in being wanted by the police a chronically depressed robot youve got the greatest adventure off earth. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 08/10/2007 Starring: Martin Freeman Zooey Deschanel Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Pg
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p Don't panic! After twenty years stuck in development (a mere blink compared to how long it takes to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything), iThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/i has finally been turned into a movie. Following the radio play, TV series, commemorative towel, and books, this latest installment in the sci-fi-comedy franchise is based on the screenplay and detailed notes by Douglas Adams. /p table align=left cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" trtd align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/aplus/Hitchhiker2b.jpg" border=0 align=top br span class="tiny"Hitching a ride. /span /td/tr /table p For those unfamiliar with the story, everyman Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) wakes up one morning to discover that his house is set to be demolished to make room for a bypass. Little does he know the entire planet Earth is also set to be destroyed for an interplanetary bypass by the Vogons, a hideous and bureaucratic race of aliens realized in the film by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Whisked off the planet by his best friend, alien-in-disguise Ford Prefect (Mos Def), Dent embarks on a goofy jaunt across the galaxy accompanied by his trusty Hitchhiker's Guide, which looks like a really fancy PDA./p pThe guide itself provides some of the funniest bits of the movie, little animated shorts that explain the ludicrous life forms and extraterrestrial phenomena our heroes encounter. Along the way Arthur meets the two-headed party animal/president of the galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell) and develops an unrequited crush on fellow earthling Trillian (Zooey Deschanel). The creatures and sets are inspired and answer to the sci-fi fan's primal need to see lots and lots of cool stuff. In particular, there's John Malkovich's creepy, CGI-enhanced Humma Kavula. He's a guru leading a religion that worships the gigantic nose that allegedly sneezed the universe into existence (naturally all their prayers end not with "Amen" but with "Bless you.") The aliens the team encounters are inspired creations, eminently worthy of action figure-ification, and the sets belie an attention to detail worthy of freeze-framing. Fans of the other iHitchhiker/i manifestations, namely the British TV series, will be amused by a number of in-jokes sprinkled throughout the movie. /p table align=right cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" trtd align="center" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/aplus/Hitchhiker3b.jpg" border=0 align=top br span class="tiny"Concept art: The Heart of Gold pod on the planet Vogsphere /span /td/tr /table p Where the story stumbles is in the telling--as books, the iHitchhiker's Guide/i was foremost about goofy and brilliant ideas that raised questions about our place in the universe while getting a laugh. The cast seems at times bewildered, at least when Sam Rockwell isn't picking pieces of scenery out of his teeth, perhaps a natural reaction to an adaptation of a book with no traditional plot. The movie has enough trouble figuring out how to get the characters from one fantastical location to the next that Adams's funniest concepts often feel left in the dust. While the reverence the filmmakers felt toward Adams's legacy is apparent, one wonders what we could have expected had the creator of this science fiction universe lived to see it with his own eyes. i-- Ryan Boudinot/i/p p span class="h1"strongA Guide to the iGuide/i/strong/span table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007Z9RDY.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"brThe Soundtrack/td td width="33%" img src=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0563494212.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg border="0"br The Radio Play (CD)/td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005YUNJ.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"brThe TV Series/td /tr tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny" td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0517226952.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"briThe Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide/i (Deluxe Edition)/td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0345453743.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br iThe Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide/i (Paperback)/td td width="33%" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/155704676X.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"br iThe Filming of the Douglas Adams Classic/i (book)/td /tr /table /p p span class="h1"strongInterviews with The Cast and Director/strong/span table align=left cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" trtd align="left" img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/aplus/Hitchhiker1b.jpg" border=0 align=top br span class="small"Watch our interviews with the cast and director of iThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/i and find out what they think of other DVDs and books: br high bandwidth br low bandwidth /span /td/tr /table /p
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 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy UMD for PSP December 28, 2008
Dawn Marie Holling (Santa Rosa, CA United States)
Our son loves his PSP, and absolutely loves this movie! Great fantasy/science fiction movie.
Loved It! December 19, 2008
AmnesiacAZ (San Diego, CA)
One of my top 5 favorite movies. Absolutely hilarious. Sam Rockwell is great in this movie. When I saw it in the theatre, I laughed so hard I fell out of my seat. I've had it on DVD since it came out, not I'm buying it on Blu Ray. Anyone that doesn't think this movie is funny doesn't have a heart.
YAY Silliness! December 15, 2008
Jessica Emily Mcmullen (Colorado Springs, CO United States)
A wonderfully Witty Silly movie -I recomend it to all ages. Almost as good as the book!
What could have been... December 4, 2008
James R. McDonald (South Carolina)
I read that Adams had picked Hugh Laurie and Jim Carrey to play the leads in this, but it was changed after Adams died. I bet that would have been something great.
 I Loved This! December 1, 2008
Christine M. Tynes (Virginia Beach, VA)
This is one of the strangest movies I have ever seen. There were Doctor Who elements, The Fifth Element elements and Monty Python elements all wrapped up into one quirky but thoughtful and entertaining film. Despite the many random events that take place there is a peculiar order to things... it all makes sense... eventually! Great characters and dialog. And I loved the song So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (lol)! Definitely Brit-humor.
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