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.

Trivia

• During the Heart Of Gold's final improbability transformation, the last form the ship takes is the face of Douglas Adams.
• Adams makes two other "appearances" - a planet in the shape of his head can briefly be seen during the Magrathean Planet Factory Tour sequence, and the entrance to the Temple of the Great Green Arkleseizure on Viltvodle VI is in the shape of his nose.
• Deep Thought has a logo for Apple Computer just to the right and above its electronic eye (which can be seen in closeups when Ford, Trillian and Zaphod are speaking to the computer).
• Ford's last name is never given in the film, although it is assumed to still be "Prefect."
• In the flashback scene when Arthur saves Ford from being hit by a car, the car was an actual Ford Prefect.
• The animations of the book were made by the UK-based design studio Shynola