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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Don't leave Earth without it
2005 | 109m | English

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Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Release Date: Apr 28, 2005
Director: Garth Jennings
Writer: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick
Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction
Keywords bureaucracy, android, based on novel or book, chase, space travel, galaxy, alien, stop motion, survival, hitchhiker, robot, alien invasion, space opera, hyperspace, meaning of life, destruction of earth, intergalactic travel, islington england, whimsical, cheerful
Production Companies Spyglass Entertainment, Everyman Pictures, Hammer & Tongs, Touchstone Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $104,500,000
Budget: $50,000,000
Updates Updated: Jul 30, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
Trailers and Extras

Full Credits

Name Character
Martin Freeman Arthur Dent
Yasiin Bey Ford Prefect
Zooey Deschanel Trillian
Sam Rockwell Zaphod Beeblebrox
Alan Rickman Marvin (voice)
Anna Chancellor Questular Rontok
Bill Nighy Slartibartfast
Richard Griffiths Jeltz (voice)
John Malkovich Humma Kavula
Helen Mirren Deep Thought (voice)
Thomas Lennon Eddie the Computer (voice)
Stephen Fry Narrator / The Guide (voice)
Warwick Davis Marvin
Bill Bailey The Whale (voice)
Su Elliot Pub Customer
Dominique Jackson Fook
Simon Jones Ghostly Image
Kelly Macdonald Reporter
Ian McNeice Kwaltz (voice)
Steve Pemberton Mr. Prosser
Albie Woodington Barman
Mark Longhurst Bulldozer Driver
Jack Stanley Lunkwill
Mak Wilson Vogon Interpreter (voice)
Mark Gatiss Additional Vogon Voices
Reece Shearsmith Additional Vogon Voices
Mason Ball Creature Performer
Sarah Bennett Creature Performer
Danny Blackner Creature Performer
Hayley Burroughs Creature Performer
Cecily Fay Creature Performer
Aron Freeman Creature Performer
Ian Kay Creature Performer
Nikki Bond Creature Performer
Mohsen Nouri Creature Performer
Oliver Parham Creature Performer
Nigel Plaskitt Creature Performer
Lynn Robertson Bruce Creature Performer
Jerome St. John Blake Vogon Soldier
Milo Bodrozic Vogon Soldier
Martin Dawson Vogon Soldier
Dan Ellis Vogon Soldier
Steve Grindle Vogon Soldier
Art Hewitt Vogon Soldier
Simon Hibbs Vogon Soldier
Rob Horseman Vogon Soldier
Mike Lewis Vogon Soldier
Paul Nathaniel Vogon Soldier
Tim Perrin Vogon Soldier
Jessie Riley Vogon Soldier
Tucker Stevens Vogon Soldier
Ashley Stuart Vogon Soldier
Benjamin Uttley Vogon Soldier
Patrick Walker Vogon Soldier
Spencer Wilding Vogon Soldier
William Wollen Vogon Soldier
Edgar Wright Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
Jason Schwartzman Gag Halfrunt (uncredited)
Mark Rhino Smith Pall Bearer (uncredited)
Sean Sollé London Citizen
Name Job
Niven Howie Editor
Bruce Gallup Painter
Marcia Ross Casting
Charlotte-Rose Armstrong Assistant Costume Designer
Frank Walsh Supervising Art Director
Liz Tagg Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Demetri Jagger Video Assist Operator
Richard Darwin Animatronics Designer
Alastair Sirkett Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
Wilma Dunn Special Effects Coordinator
PJ Harling Visual Effects Editor
Abby Callahan Post Production Supervisor
Rosemary Burrows Costume Supervisor
David Broder Location Manager
Tim Lanning Greensman
Jim Dowdall Stunt Coordinator
Angus Bickerton Visual Effects Supervisor
Rebecca Amissah Art Department Assistant
John Arnold Key Grip
Kate Griffin Production Accountant
Bruce Bigg Property Master
Bobby Prince Unit Manager
Tim Earl Driver
Stewart Monteith Best Boy Electric
Phil Ashton Color Timer
Rose Wilde Set Production Assistant
Rick Mietkowski VFX Director of Photography
Rob Meisenholder Accountant
Darren Vincent Camera Trainee
Iain Lawrence Assistant Director
Mike Valentine Underwater Camera
Tim Jetis Art Department Coordinator
Warwick Campbell Sequence Supervisor
Daniel Pettipher Production Manager
Alan Cassie Art Direction
Bjørn Ole Schroeder ADR Supervisor
Colin Childs Propmaker
Deborah Simmrin Unit Publicist
Andy Thomson Art Direction
Philip Clark Location Scout
Oliver Jarlett Mechanical Designer
Christian Kennedy Set Dressing Artist
Dimitri Bakalov 3D Animator
Phil Sims Art Direction
Laurie Sparham Still Photographer
Simon Jones Transportation Coordinator
John Gamble First Assistant Camera
Ian Wilson Supervising Sound Editor
Nikita Rae Hairstylist
Gary Gillingham Production Controller
Paul Gooch Makeup Artist
Robin Knapp Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Heslop Unit Production Manager
John Marzano Aerial Director of Photography
Alistair Bell Visual Effects
Ken Dailey Visual Effects Producer
Carrie Holecek Digital Intermediate Producer
Anita Dhillon Graphic Designer
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore Contact Lens Technician
Leo Burton Production Assistant
Mark Appleby ADR Recordist
Laura Dubsky Rotoscoping Artist
Denny Edwards Costume Assistant
Hayley Lyon Assistant Accountant
Christopher Austin Orchestrator, Conductor
Judith Babcock Post Production Coordinator
Camilla Stephenson Assistant Location Manager
Michael Connell Supervising Music Editor
Susan Luciani Clapper Loader
Claire Garrett Art Department Trainee
Vanessa Baker ADR Voice Casting
Mark Hopkins Set Runner
Richard Whelan First Assistant Director
Joey Coughlin Electrician
Andy Shelley Dialogue Editor
Ben Flatter Visual Effects Coordinator
Jason Rayford Stand In
Robin Green Boom Operator
Verner Gresty Technical Supervisor
Warren Lever Carpenter
Paul Edwards Steadicam Operator
Nadia Aleyd Casting Associate
Kate Beckly Set Decoration
Jan Meade Projection
Mark Holding Sound Mixer
Deryn Stafford Production Coordinator
Dean Clegg Assistant Art Director
Mark Wyllie Mixing Engineer
Ronnie Phillips Rigging Gaffer
Eddie Knight Gaffer
Mark Harris First Assistant Editor
Ian Buckley Grip
Lucy St Giles Casting Assistant
Fernanda Moreno CG Artist
Oliver Faldo VFX Artist
Tony Currie ADR Editor
Dominic Leung Second Unit Director
Steve Pang Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Shaun Cobley Assistant Camera
Jamie McCarter Animation Director
Michael Fleming Dressing Prop
Tim Dean Libra Head Technician
Sunny Rowley Key Set Costumer
David Decio Third Assistant Director
Tamsin Wright Set Costumer
Chris Dale Second Assistant Camera
Daniel May Art Direction
Tony Chance Storyboard Artist
Diane Greaves Foley Artist
Jo Budden Dresser
Laurence Harvey Special Effects Technician
Celia Yau Key Costumer
Denise Hanrahan Production Runner
Paul Drenning ADR Mixer
Billy Pegg Location Assistant
Chris Croucher Crowd Assistant Director
Russell Barnett Wardrobe Master
Paul Duff Supervising Carpenter
Mark Wright Negative Cutter
Garth Jennings Director
Douglas Adams Novel, Screenplay
Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay
Igor Jadue-Lillo Director of Photography
Joby Talbot Original Music Composer
Joel Collins Production Design
Sammy Sheldon Costume Design
Andy Bennett Stunts
Spike Jonze Thanks
Chas Bain Focus Puller
Jeffrey Chernov Production Executive
Jack Stew Foley Artist
Peter Gleaves ADR Mixer
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus Special Effects Makeup Artist
Matthew Smith Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Simon Finney "A" Camera Operator
Jonathan Neill CG Supervisor
Chris Rosewarne Propmaker
Duncan Jarman Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Richard Baker Digital Compositors
Tamana Bleasdale Second Assistant Director
Jon Hollis Title Designer
Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mark Bakowski Digital Compositor
Steven Woodcock Set Decoration
Name Title
Caroline Hewitt Co-Producer
Nick Goldsmith Producer
Rebekah Rudd Co-Producer
Robbie Stamp Executive Producer
Derek Evans Executive Producer
Todd Arnow Co-Producer
Gary Barber Producer
Jay Roach Producer
Douglas Adams Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum Producer
Jonathan Glickman Producer
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legoman2000
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Just read the Book, it's so much better. If you have read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy there is a series to read, get to it! ...

Jun 23, 2021