The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Based On “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 science fiction comedy film directed by Garth Jennings, based upon the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series created by Douglas Adams. It stars Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Yasiin Bey (credited as Mos Def), Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, and John Malkovich, and the voices of Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren, Richard Griffiths, Thomas Lennon, Ian McNeice, and Alan Rickman. Adams co-wrote the screenplay with Karey Kirkpatrick, and the film is dedicated to Adams, who died in 2001 before production began. The film received mainly positive reviews and grossed over $100 million worldwide.

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Release date:

April 28, 2005

Director:

Garth Jennings

Cast:

Yasiin Bey, Sam Rockwell, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor

Genre:

Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy

Country:

United States, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

2005 in adaptations