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.

Home video releases

The movie was released on DVD (Region 2, PAL) in the UK on 5 September 2005. Both a standard double disc edition and a UK-exclusive "Gift Set" edition were released on this date. The standard double disc edition features:

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• Making Of Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
• Additional Guide Entry
• Deleted Scenes
• Really Deleted Scenes (scenes that were never meant to be in the movie)
• Sing A Long
• Audio Commentaries
• Set Top Games Marvins Hangman
• Don't Crash (UK exclusive "making of" documentary)

The "Gift Set" edition includes a copy of the novel with a "movie tie-in" cover, and collectible prints from the film, packaged in a replica of the film's version of the Hitchhiker's Guide prop.

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Single disc widescreen and full-screen editions (Region 1, NTSC) were released in the USA and Canada on 13 September 2005. They have a different cover, but contain the same special features (except the Don't Crash documentary) as the UK version.

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USA - Canada

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Single disc releases in the UMD format for the PlayStation Portable were also released on the respective dates in these three countries. A VHS release has not been announced.

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UMD - PlayStation Portable

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