A Mind-Boggling Ride of Cosmically Funny Proportions
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Never-Before-Seen Bonus Features Include Deleted Scenes,
Making-of Feature, Audio Commentaries, and More
Arrives On DVD and UMD September 13
BURBANK, Calif., August 19, 2005 – Touchstone Home Entertainment presents THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE
TO THE GALAXY, the hilarious comedy-adventure movie based on the world-wide best-selling book by Douglas
Adams, available on DVD and on UMD™ (Universal Media Disc) video format that plays on the new PSP™
(PlayStation® Portable) handheld entertainment system, on September 13. Twenty years in the making, THE
HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is a dazzling cinematic mix of science fiction, comedy, adventure
and philosophy that became the nation’s #1 box-office winner during its first week of release. On DVD, this
enormously entertaining adventure will include never-before-seen bonus features, including deleted scenes,
deleted scenes spoofs, a making-of featurette, audio commentaries, “Marvin’s Hangman” game, and hilarious sing
along.
The unforgettable characters that Douglas Adams created come to life through the work of an outstanding
ensemble cast. Sam Rockwell (“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,”) Mos Def (“The Italian Job,” “Something The
Lord Made”) Zooey Deschanel (“Elf”), Martin Freeman (“Shaun of the Dead,” “The Office”), Bill Nighy (“Love
Actually”), Warwick Davis (“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”), Anna Chancellor (“The Dreamers”),
Alan Rickman (“Harry Potter” series), Helen Mirren (“Prime Suspect”), Stephen Fry (“Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban”) and John Malkovich (“Being John Malkovich”) all contribute stellar performances.
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY will be available on DVD and UMD for PSP at $29.99
(S.R.P.). Available on DVD in both widescreen and fullscreen formats.
BONUS DVD FEATURES:
• THE MAKING OF THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
• ADDITIONAL GUIDE ENTRY
An extra entry from the “Guidebook” seen in the film
• DELETED SCENES
• FAKE DELETED SCENES
• SING ALONG
“So Long & Thanks For All The Fish”
• AUDIO COMMENTARIES
Commentary by Executive Producer Robbie Stamp and Douglas Adams colleague Sean Solle.
Commentary by Director Garth Jennings, Producer Nick Goldsmith and Actors Martin Freeman and Bill
Nighy.
• MARVIN’S HANGMAN
A word game using the lovably depressed Marvin the Robot as the hangman.
In THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, it all begins with Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman), a
typical guy having a very bad day. Arthur’s house is about to be bulldozed, his best friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def)
turns out to be an alien and, to top things off, it appears that Planet Earth will be demolished in mere minutes to
make way for a hyperspace freeway. When Ford hitches a ride on a passing spacecraft, he takes Arthur along
and a great adventure begins.
Jetting off into the complete unknown, Arthur makes some major discoveries about the true nature of the universe.
Among them, he learns that a towel is the most massively useful thing a person can carry, and that Vogons are
ridiculous-looking bureaucrats who are good at absolutely nothing except destroying the Earth in the name of
progress.
Armed with a handy copy of the book The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, Arthur finds his way to the
spaceship Heart of Gold and meets the two-faced President of the Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell),
beautiful former Earth girl Trillian (Zooey Deschanel) and their hilariously depressed robot Marvin (voiced by Alan
Rickman). As they trek across the universe, they meet such characters as the giant computer Deep Thought (voiced
by Helen Mirren), the planet builder Slartibartfast (Bill Nighy) and the off-beat intergalactic preacher Humma
Kavula (John Malkovich).
While searching for the meaning of life and a good cup of tea, Arthur discovers such wonders as the Pan Galactic
Gargle Blaster, the Infinite Improbability Drive, and the hilarious Point of View Gun. But with Trillion he
discovers that the most powerful force in the universe may be love.
Based on the book by Douglas Adams. Screenplay by Douglas Adams and Karey Kirkpatrick. Directed by Garth
Jennings.
STREET DATE: September 13, 2005
Suggested retail price: $29.99 (DVD); $29.99 (UMD)
Rated: “PG” For Thematic Elements, Action And Mild Language
Bonus materials not rated and subject to change.
Feature running time: Approximately 109 minutes.
DVD aspect ratio: 2.35:1 enhanced for 16x9 TV screens
and, separately
1.33:1 formatted 4x3
DVD Sound: Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Sound
THX Certified
DVD Language: English, French, Spanish audio
French, Spanish subtitles
Touchstone Home Entertainment is distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized industry
leader. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney,
Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs.
© Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.
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