The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

April 29, 2005

Distributor

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Genre

Fantasy

Rating

Budget

$50,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$51,085,416 + $53,393,000 = $104,478,416

Cast

Zooey Deschanel, Martin Freeman, Warwick Davis, John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Bill Nighy, Mos Def, Anna Chancellor

Zooey Deschanel

as Tricia McMillan / Trillian

Martin Freeman

as Arthur Dent

Warwick Davis

as Marvin the Paranoid Android

John Malkovich

as Humma Kavula

Sam Rockwell

as President Zaphod Beeblebrox

Bill Nighy

as Slartibartfast

Mos Def

as Ford Prefect

Anna Chancellor

as Vice-President Questular Ronto

About The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman 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."

About

Arthur Dent gets whisked away off of Earth right before Earth is completely annihilated. With his alien friend, Ford Prefect, Arthur travels space and learns about the meaning of life.

Trivia

The number 42 has a deep significance in the film that is explained 42 minutes into the movie. The film grossed over $104 million worldwide.