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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Rating:PG (for thematic elements, action and mild language)
Genre:Comedy, SciFi/Fantasy
Release Date:April 29, 2005
Running time:110 minutes
Cast:Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell
Director:Garth Jennings
Producer:Todd Arnow, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Roach
Writer:Douglas Adams
Distributor:Buena Vista

Description: Earthman Arthur Dent is having a very bad day. His house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an alien and to top things off, Planet Earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur's only chance for survival: hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft. For the novice space traveler, the greatest adventure in the universe begins when the world ends. Arthur sets out on a journey in which he finds that nothing is as it seems: he learns that a towel is just the most useful thing in the universe, finds the meaning of life, and discovers that everything he needs to know can be found in one book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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