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30 October 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
Don't panic!Plot:
An Earth man and his alien friend escape Earth's destruction and go on a truly strange adventure as space hitchhikers. full summaryAwards:
4 wins moreUser Comments:
A great adaptation of Douglas Adams' Novels. more (75 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 12 of 14)| Peter Jones | ... | The Book (6 episodes, 1981) | |
| Simon Jones | ... | Arthur Dent (6 episodes, 1981) | |
| David Dixon | ... | Ford Prefect (6 episodes, 1981) | |
| Sandra Dickinson | ... | Trillian (5 episodes, 1981) | |
| Mark Wing-Davey | ... | Zaphod Beeblebrox (5 episodes, 1981) | |
| Stephen Moore | ... | Marvin / ... (5 episodes, 1981) | |
| David Learner | ... | Marvin (4 episodes, 1981) | |
| David Tate | ... | Eddie / ... (3 episodes, 1981) | |
| Martin Benson | ... | Vogon Captain (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Richard Vernon | ... | Slartibartfast (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Rayner Bourton | ... | Newscaster (2 episodes, 1981) | |
| Douglas Adams | ... | Man in Ocean / ... (2 episodes, 1981) |
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Australia:32 min (6 episodes) | Germany:152 min (2 parts) | USA:25 min (7 episodes) (original release) | USA:33 min (6 episodes) (subsequent syndication) | 33 min (6 episodes)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | UK:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Douglas Adams appears in several places in the series. He appears in the pub in the first episode, in the intro to the second episode, in various animated sequences, at the restaurant, and at the committee meeting on prehistoric Earth. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In episode 4 computer Deep Thought is speaking about building the computer Earth, and he calls it "the computer who will give the answer to the ultimate question". Actually the sentence should be the other way round: "the question to the ultimate answer" - they already have the answer (42). moreSoundtrack:
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) was a mini-series adaptation of Douglas Adams' first three novels. I saw this B.B.C. mini-series on videotape about ten years ago. I was pleased with the show. Despite a small budget, the actors and the writing was enough to make this one a winner. It was cheesy enough to please me and the film makers captured the atmosphere of the novels. Too bad they never made a follow up to the series like the novels in the series. I was a little leery about watching this but after seeing the first episode I was fairly impressed.
If you enjoyed the books then by all means watch this near perfect adaptation of Douglas Adams' Hitch Hiker's Guide series. The creator has a cameo appearance in the beginning. David Prowse (Darth Vader) has a guest spot as an enormous bar bouncer. Shot on video and 16 mm film. The ending is unforgettable.
Highly recommended.