Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy
Directed by garth jennings.
Hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy. Arthur dent and his friend ford prefect escape the destruction of earth only to face incredible trials tribulations and adventures in space and time. The hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy is the first of six books in the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy comedy science fiction trilogy by douglas adams the novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of adams radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in london on 12 october 1979. 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.
The hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy is a comic science fiction series created by douglas adams that has become popular among fans of the genre and members of the scientific community phrases from it are widely recognised and often used in reference to but outside the context of the source material. It s a book i ve read several times first in high school. With martin freeman yasiin bey sam rockwell zooey deschanel. The hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy is a 2005 british american science fiction comedy film directed by garth jennings based upon previous works in the media franchise of the same name created by douglas adams it stars sam rockwell mos def zooey deschanel martin freeman bill nighy anna chancellor john malkovich and the voices of stephen fry helen mirren thomas lennon richard.
Douglas adams the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy is an entertaining romp through the galaxy. With simon jones david dixon peter jones sandra dickinson. Douglas adams bestselling book the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy published in 1979 is witty occasionally complex and accessible to the average reader. The hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy sometimes referred to as hg2g hhgttg h2g2 or thgttg is a comedy science fiction series created by douglas adams originally a radio comedy broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 1978 it was later adapted to other formats including stage shows novels comic books a 1981 tv series a 1984 video game and 2005 feature film.