The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science-fiction movie based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams. Shooting was completed in August 2004 and the movie was released on April 28 2005 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; and on the following day in the USA. It was rolled out to cinemas worldwide during May, June, July, August and September.

Characters

• Arthur Dent, an "ordinary Earthman," from England, who winds up travelling the galaxy in his pajamas and dressing gown, and carrying a towel.
• Ford Prefect, a researcher for "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". He saves Arthur from the destruction of Earth because Arthur had saved his life years earlier.
• Tricia McMillan, who shortens her name to "Trillian" (because "It sounds spacy"). She ran away from Earth with Zaphod Beeblebrox just before most of the events in the movie, but over the course of the movie, she comes to dislike him.
• Zaphod Beeblebrox, President of the Galaxy, who has stolen the Heart of Gold to pursue his own selfish schemes.
• Slartibartfast, a coastline designer who reveals the real history of Earth to Arthur Dent.
• Humma Kavula, a religious leader on the planet Viltvodle VI, and Zaphod's vanquished opponent in the recent Presidential election. This character was devised by Adams as the villain for an additional subplot of the movie, not present in previous incarnations of the story.
• Marvin, the Paranoid Android, part of the equipment on the Heart of Gold.
• Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz, leader of the Vogon Constructor Fleet.