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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)  link to The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy on IMDb  

Number: 251

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IMDb Rating:
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8.1/10 (8218 votes)

Country: UK, 32 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure

Director(s): Alan J.W. Bell

Cast: Simon Jones (as Arthur Dent), Richard Vernon (as Slartibartfast), Rayner Bourton (as Newscaster), Peter Jones (as The Book), David Dixon (as Ford Prefect)

Medium: VHS tape,

Storyline: When the Earth is destroyed a Vogon Demolition Fleet to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent joins his friend Ford Prefect (who turns out to be a researcher for an electronic reference guide called the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) for a galactic voyage on which they meet Zaphod Beeblebrox, a two-headed ex-President of the Galaxy, and his human companion, Trillian. Their journey takes them from the remains of Earth to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Based on a radio play by Douglas Adams.

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3