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."
Practical Effects
Jim Henson's Creature Shop delivers gloriously weird aliens with actual texture.
Writing
Adams' prose survives adaptation mostly intact—towel jokes hit different here.
Acting
Sam Rockwell's two-headed president is unhinged brilliance, Rickman's Marvin is perfect depression.
Director
Garth Jennings
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)
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