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[@jenmurrayxo]

Will they ever make a sequel to this? GALAXY QUEST: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apfdhHSHZ6qkkK8 BEETLEJUICE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGXRdWuZic91o7c SHAU OF THE DEAD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3elm4WjYrCFla8

[@williamsmith5340]

Very funny movie

[@SilentBob731]

They're currently making a sequel to Beetlejuiuce with Jenna Ortega as Winona Ryder's daughter. I'm cautiously hopeful. 👍

[@e.d.2096]

Jen, they were in the process of making a sequel to Galaxy Quest, but sadly Alan Rickman passed away. So the project never came to be. To honor this great actor, may I suggest, Quigley Down Under! One of his most memorable roles.😊

[@SilentBob731]

@@e.d.2096 He was also great in The January Man (and of course, the brilliant classic Dogma).

[@kinokind293]

Sadly, although talks were in progress for a Galaxy Quest sequel, the death of Allan Rickman cancelled it, since no one involved wanted to do one without him. Shaun of the Dead was a self-contained piece of The Cornetto Trilogy, so there is no plan or need for a sequel. A Beetlejuice sequel is in production and said to be looking at a September, 2024 release.

[@CT2507]

"Presidents don't have power, their job is to draw attention away from it" Great line and very true.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

So insightful and true. Presidents are just deep state puppets, and in the spirit of this movie, the deep state puppetmasters are in turn controlled by reptilitan aliens.

[@lashier13]

For the record, "Arthur Dent" is the single greatest Halloween costume that exists, especially for jobs that let you dress up on Halloween. Pajamas, bathrobe, towel.

[@UnhandyCandy280]

If you want to go all out, stick a small toy fish in your ear.

[@18Hongo]

And a book with a cardboard cover that says "Don't Panic" on it.

[@UncleUncleRj]

Oh man, I wish I had thought of this a month ago. I'm gonna have to remember this for next year...

[@Turalcar]

@@18Hongo To distinguish it from The Dude

[@NecramoniumVideo]

except that 99% of people don't get it.

[@robertbunting3117]

I LOVE Alan Rickman as the depressed robot👍

[@jamesgreenwood8952]

Easily the best part of the movie.

[@steveglufc]

Marvin the Paranoid Android (it’s hard to find but there was a record made of that name… very funny)

[@gregorygant4242]

That robot sounded like me when I'm depressed!!!

[@dantirk4560]

Didn’t pick that up till you said it

[@christophersims7060]

RIP. He did so many great characters!

[@JakkFrost1]

It's a humorous coincidence that Martin Freeman played both Arthur Dent and Bilbo Baggins, two extremely similar characters in similar basic stories. A quiet little man who enjoys his quiet little life in his cozy little home, taken on an unwanted adventure, involving a ring, by a mysterious friend who isn't what he seems.

[@baddayoverdosed]

Between Arthur Dent, Bilbo and Watson, Martin Freeman is the embodiment of English literature

[@jambulance]

When he was first announced as Bilbo I knew he’d be perfect considering his performance in this, was kinda disappointed with the execution of the movies but he was great as Bilbo 100%

[@metoo7557]

It's not a coincidence. Martin Freeman makes his money being the titular 'every man'. and that's a character that appears in MANY movies.

[@michelbidart7286]

In Black Panther, he was the Tolkien white guy.

[@killinglonliness88]

@@michelbidart7286 Haha, I see what you did there. ;)

[@StargliderGaming]

I always tear up a little bit when Douglas appears at the very end of the film. An extremely talented and funny man who sadly died far too soon.

[@greenpeasuit]

Fun fact: the origin of the books is from a failed idea for a radio series Addams had called "The Ends of the Earth" in which each episode would be a completely different story that would involve Earth's destruction. The pilot episode was that the earth was destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. After that failed to get picked up, as Douglas was drunk, homeless, and hitchhiking around Europe with a guide that gave tips on how to see Europe on a budget, he was laying in a field looking at the stars. He thought, "what if there was a "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" like his guide to Europe. The rest is history.

[@po5283]

If you are at all familiar with the legendary British group Radiohead, their 90's hit Paranoid Android, is in reference to Marvin! Also, it has to be said, casting Alan Rickman as Marvin, was sheer brilliance and a bit of perfection.

[@Dirkus17]

What's this?

[@AngelusNZ]

That's why they have the song Paranoid Android.

[@theSonichammer]

@@AngelusNZ Also , Radiohead's album "OK, Computer" is a reference to the line Zaphod says in the film/book/tv show/computer game/radio series

[@johnreed3576]

I was going to “like” this comment, but the counter was at 42!

[@josephmayo3253]

So much fun, but I love the tv show even more. Its only 6 episodes, so you could do it for your channel. As always, a wonderful reaction Jen. I love how you fully give yourself over to the story. Best reactor on KZbin. The books are amazing. All 5 books in the trilogy are a treat.

[@LordVolkov]

The radio play is also very good.

[@bbbb98765]

@@LordVolkov It's wonderful. I had it on double vinyl as a kid. I wore it out

[@paulflux5892]

The BBC radio series was the original form of this story, and to my mind still the best. The TV adaptation was also good.

[@TimothySmiths]

I like every incarnation of it,The Radio series, The books , The TV show and this movie, all different from each other but the same in a lot of ways as well. i love the radio show and the books the most though.

[@KthulhuXxx]

@@paulflux5892 I'm roughly tied on the radio play and the books for being the best.

[@Corndog642]

Obviously, the books are way better. The story is a little different but this was entertaining. Martin Freeman made for a great Arthur Dent.

[@RunnerInc]

The radio show came first I believe

[@tekcomputers]

@@RunnerInc Yep, the BBC radio show was first, it was the radio show that formed the basis of the first two books when Adams later wrote them. Subsequently two sequel books were written bringing it to what we in humour call a "four book trilogy", and most of the first and part of the second book was then adapted into a screenplay for a BBC TV miniseries. (fun easteregg, the Marvin robot used in the BBC TV series is actually in queue in this movie, it is the silver one with triangular eyes on the left side of the screen at 22:16 in this video). Parts of the subsequent books have as well been adapted into BBC Radio show format. In the mid 90's Adams wrote a fifth book (giving us a "five book trilogy", LOL)... and then posthumously Eoin Colfer wrote a sixth book with permission from the Adams estate bringing the total to six books (but to be honest the quality of the sixth book does not reach Adams own writing level.... Mr Colfer is more of a young reader author, and it really shows in his book in the series).

[@TheRealMirCat]

​@@tekcomputersAnd the beautiful thing is, the radioplays, the books, TV miniseries, and movie are ALL canon because of "the whole general sort of mish-mash."

[@lurkerrekrul]

This was first adapted into a 6-part miniseries in 1981. In fact, I still can't help imagining those actors when I see this movie. It has much more animation and narration representing entries from the guide. Fun fact: The robot waiting in line when they go to save Trillian (visible at 22:17 on the left edge of the image) is the Marvin from that miniseires. Also, the music when the second title appears at 5:05 is the title music from the miniseries. It might have also been used in the original radio plays. Finally, if someone is ejected into space, holding their breath is the worst thing they can do. The lack of pressure would cause their lungs to burst. What they should do is exhale as much air as possible. Experts estimate that in such a situation, that person would have between 10-30 seconds before they would pass out.

[@ClassicGOD]

Just to add - track name for the title music is "Journey of the Sorcerer" by Eagles, it's an amazing track.

[@theholk]

@@ClassicGOD "I hate the f*cking eagles, man" (except that song)

[@jonathanross149]

It wa a radio drama even before it was a book.

[@ourworldofours]

Cool bits of quick information regarding the origins and history of the story: The story this film is based on was originally a 1978 BBC Radio series written by Douglas Adams, which then got a sequel Radio series. Those two series were adapted into books. The first radio series was then adapted into a BBC TV series (with some of the Radio cast. Fun fact: the Magrathean hologram was the actor who played Arthur in both). The third book was the first one not based on a radio series - it was based on an unproduced Doctor Who movie treatment (which itself was adapted into a Doctor Who novel a few years ago) that Douglas Adams had tried to pitch around the time he was the script editor on the Doctor Who series in the mid-to-late 70s, the basic idea from which was then considered for the second Hitchhikers TV season (which would not have been an adaptation of the second radio seres/book, and would've ignored it altogether) and eventually released as the third book (still kinda ignoring the second story). In 2004, (after three more books were written between '82-92 and Douglas passed in 2001 while the movie was being developed), they adapted books 3-5 for radio in the style of the series' with the surviving cast, making changes to have the second story still be relevant after having been kinda ignored. With the movie, Douglas was specifically going for the Hollywood Blockbuster version of the story, with changes and additions to increase the scale and scope of the story, and there were plans to at least adapt the second story for a movie which never happened. Since the movie was released, Eoin Colfer wrote an official sixth novel, which was also later adapted for radio in the style of the originals. There's also supposed to be a new TV show adaptation for Hulu, but there's been silence on what's happening with that. Edit: I would personally recommend listening to the BBC Radio series as your next dive into the Hitchhikers world. They should be up on streaming platforms as Primary Phase, Secondary Phase, Tertiary Phase, Quandary Phase, Quintessential Phase and Hexagonal Phase (so as to not confuse them for the standard audiobooks). It's the best, most complete way to experience the entire story.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

... and then listen to the novelty song, "Marvin, I Love You" produced by BBC as a 45 record. It can be found on KZbin

[@Serai3]

Also, every version of this story, including the video game, is different. He changed it each time he was asked to adapt it to a different medium.

[@maul42]

All of this is true and great info. Personally I think you can skip the Eoin Colfer book entirely as it doesn't match the quality of DNA's writing and the Quintessential Phase's altered ending that Adams patched on is the perfect farewell for the characters anyway. God love this story. Time to revisit the books again. :_)

[@haywood12]

Í thank the BBC show was a lot better than the film

[@njwagoner66]

Excellent summary of the VERY complicated history of this cosmically entertaining story (stories?)!!

[@mrtveye6682]

I'm probably not the first to mention that the movie don't really do the books justice. But than again, I guess it's impossible to do so. But the movie is probably as good as it can get when you have to press the "essence" of several books into two hours.

[@MrChiddler]

The books don’t do the radio series justice. That’s the original version and by far the best

[@mrtveye6682]

@@MrChiddler I unfortunately hadn't the chance to listen to the radio series. I'm from Germany, and back when I read the books as a teen, there was no internet yet, so no practical way to get my hands on a copy. But maybe I should fill my gaps and check it out now. Should be available somewhere I guess.

[@JaneXemylixa]

@@mrtveye6682 No part of the franchise does any other part justice and it's by design - would be boring to tell the same story over and over

[@nirmalsuki]

@@JaneXemylixa Douglas had said himself that he doesn't want to say the same story more than once.

[@wittyreviewer]

I can highly recommend both the books and TV series of Hitchhikers Guide.

[@donaldb1]

And the radio series which started it all.

[@AlanCanon2222]

I listened to the original form of the Hitchhiker's Guide (the first 12 radio episodes) on NPR as a kid, in the early 1980s at the very beginning of the Hitchhiker's phenomenon and grew up to play The Book and Marvin in live stage adaptations of the radio scripts. Marvin is so fun to play, and an audience favorite. One critic, another actor I respect, did call me out in a review for barely looking at my script, because I have it all memorized (we perform it as a staged reading with scripts in hand, as if we were the original radio actors performing it live, which they didn't).

[@brom00]

Jen, the music during the second title sequence is "Journey of the Sorcerer" from the Eagles. It's been used since the original radio series.

[@UnhandyCandy280]

That's the theme music in my mind and always has been. Loved hearing that come up again as the books theme music.

[@YersinisPestis]

I love how meta the idea of Earth being the computer to figure out the ultimate question considering how we have slowly and organically debated the question, "why is everything?", throughout human history.

[@largo778]

interesting musical fact: the instrumental music played after the Earth was demolished was "Journey of the Sorcerer" by The Eagles. It was also the theme to the miniseries

[@VirtualBabe29]

a few fun facts : 1. the woman listening to Ford and Arthur in the bar played Trillian in a broadway production, 2. The older woman reading calmly when everyone else is panicking at the Vogaon's announcement is Douglas Adam's mother, 3. The planet in the background that is shaped as a head is modeled after Douglas's head.

[@DouglasJohnson.]

I remember seeing the original series very late at night on PBS as a young boy. I had never seen anything like it. I later read the original trilogy and couldn't stop laughing. This movie differs from them, but overall embodies their spirit. So disappointed they never made any sequels to this.

[@MrChiddler]

The ‘original series’ is the radio show. The best version by a country mile.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

@@MrChiddler absolutely kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZuwoqKCd66Um80

[@Yora21]

There is nothing like it.

[@jonathanross149]

@@MrChiddler It came before the book

[@dodobean7620]

fun fact - in the books, Marvin ( the ever depressed robot ) actually knew "the question" but nobody bothered to ask him.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Was the question "What's the point?"?

[@dodobean7620]

@@aaronbarlow4376 it never gets said. it all starts with some pan dimensional beings who built a super computer (called Deep Thought) to find the ANSWER... " to life, existence, and everything " . . . the super computer tells them it will take 7.5 million years to calculate the answer, and when they return ( yes - they DO return 7.5 million years later ) its claims the answer is "42", which baffles the pan dimensional beings. it then goes on to explain to them that the answer is useless without the question... and it doesnt KNOW the question, but the computer can build a BETTER computer that CAN come up with the question. the "better" computer it builds.... is Earth. but some random aliens who specialize in inter stellar highway construction blew up the earth to make way for a highway, and now the question was lost.

[@Alexandrashepiro]

DOuglas Adams's face in the last few secs before the closing credits...EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamrosmer8381]

Per Douglas Adams wishes, every adaptation of the story is different

[@paulobrien9572]

Jen this movie is right up your alley and I highly recommend reading the series of books by Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life the Universe and Everything and lastly So Long and Thanks for all the Fish. They are all quick reads and hilarious

[@Aryaba]

I'd also recommend "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 1981 BBC series. Superior in many ways.

[@Gav-mj6lx]

@@Aryaba Agreed, the movie casting was brilliant, but the definitive Ford and Arthur will always be David Dixon and Simon Jones (he made a small cameo as the Magrathean recording).

[@KthulhuXxx]

Not a fan of Mostly Harmless, I take it? ...Or that final sequel written by someone else.

[@briana1773]

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish was touted on the cover as "The fourth book in the hitchhiker's trilogy". You should read at least these four. Douglas Adams will have you laughing out loud.

[@mr.randomguys7629]

You're forgetting "Mostly Harmless". I'd say the 5th one is one of the best of the trilogy too. The 6th written by the other guy wasn't half bad either.

[@TennSeven]

This movie made me sad, because it doesn't scratch the surface of the books, but they gave it try, and the actors all turned in great performances.

[@lashier13]

I was pretty happy with the adaptation as a whole, cause how do you adapt something so bonkers in the first place? My only significant problem came with the very last joke: "No, it's at the OTHER end of the universe." It makes me unreasonably angry.

[@tekcomputers]

@@lashier13 Actually that works for me. Because there are actually restaurants at both ends of the universe. "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" and the "Big Bang Burger Bar" at the other end (the beginning).

[@lashier13]

@@tekcomputers Yeah, but... they turn around. THEY. TURN. AROUND!... Sorry, like I said, my anger's unreasonable. I should take it for what it is, a cheeky wink to fans of the book series, and a possible tease for a sequel, albeit done by someone who didn't actually read the second book yet.. but if I'm being totally honest, I don't remember how they get there in the book, I just remember the surprise that it actually meant THE END of the universe.

[@samurphy]

@@chrisbergsten1429 Screenplay by Douglas Adams

[@kamenanew9867]

​@@samurphythank you, I was literally gonna say. It's so wild how so many people on the Internet say 'oh the writers for the movie didn't get Adams at all' and it's like dude...he is the writers like tf are you talking about. A lot of people also didn't like the point of view gun, but that is taken directly from the text based adventure game also co written by Adams. People are crazy man. It's the same as when someone hears like a tribute song to a dead celebrity and some internet randos born after said person died are like 'oh he would have loved this' and I'm like maybe?! Maybe he's in the afterlife like THIS BEAT IS TRASH HOMIE THANKS I HATE IT. Like you didn't know the person how tf. It's weird cause it makes me feel like when I die family members who legit never got me and never contact me might be like oh Kamen would like this movie, like bs my guy what are you even Sorry I meant to say the first thing and that's all.

[@09Raffytaffy]

Well you are my favorite reactor now! READ the books everybody! They are so amazing!

[@ThatSchmoGuy]

The song that played during the reveal of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is called "Journey of the Sorceror", originally written and performed by the rock band the Eagles

[@bryanbrady877]

I spent some time camping in hammocks, we would all read books and spontaneously quote aloud whatever we found worthy. You seem like exactly the kind of person for that.

[@robertbunting3117]

Also All 5 books in the trilogy...yes you read that right, 5 books/ trilogy... are really good

[@danielkillian1222]

Alan Rickman as the robot is great.

[@Serai3]

The Hitchhiker's Guide theme music is "Flight of the Sorcerer", by The Eagles. Douglas Adams was a big fan.

[@LogicalNiko]

The HHGTTG series is probably one of the great series of books I remember reading as a kid. The combination of absurdism in a sci-fi setting with such a grand universe was extremely unique and was one of the gateways into enjoying British humor.

[@cbretschneider]

So glad you did this movie. This movie was one of the best things that happened in the 2000's - trying not to sound like a depressed robot right now. The entire book series is a blast, very much like the film, only much more wacky details that all make sense in a mad way. Quick reads and you'll love them. Stay quirky and classy, Jen. 🥂

[@AB-ku4my]

When Slartibartfast says, "Welcome to our factory floor", the glowing planet behind them is Douglas Adam's head.

[@Alexandrashepiro]

Alan Rickman as MARVIN steals the whole movie!!!!!!!!

[@PaulLoh]

I gave my wife my copy of the book. It's so much more detailed and wacky than the movie. I love how this movie has both Sam and Allen from Galaxy Quest working together again. For a little while, my wife and I considered moving to Tombstone, Arizona. Our plan was to make a sushi restaurant there and call it Saloon And Thanks For All The Fish.

[@shanenolan5625]

Thank jen. I remember the BBC TV version. As a kid .. I believe radioheas named an album and a song . After Marvin the android. ( paranoid android) .

[@tremorsfan]

At the very end when they are going to the Restaurant At the End Of the Universe, the very last thing the improbability drive turns into is the author Douglas Adams' head. Douglas Adams'mother also makes a cameo as the woman reading a newspaper at the cafe when the earth is about to be destroyed. FYI the ultimate question is "what do you get when you multiply 6 by 9"

[@NateAZ]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy was the very first text computer game I had, back in 1984. It is a classic.

[@marvin902x]

As you can see from my avatar and alias, I have had a very special relationship with these books throughout my adult life. When I was in college in the early 1990's, these books were a cult across my entire faculty. I still remember my mathematics professor. He was a big fan. My math exam was completely bizarre because there was only one right answer for every problem. 42. So if you got a different result, you already knew you had done something wrong.

[@jonathanross149]

A towel is the most useful item in the universe. It has a lot of uses, but the main one is that if you have a towel, people think you have other items and they will be more likely to lend you stuff.

[@GairBear49]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was originally a series on BBC Radio in 1978-79. It was then written for TV and came out tin1980. Douglas Adams then started to novelize the story which was to be three Novels( The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-The Restaurant at the End of the Universe-Life, the Universe, and Everything. He then added two more novels-So Long and Thanks for All the Fish and Mostly Harmless. So there are five Novels in the Trilogy. Adams then started writing the Dirk Gently Novels and other things. He moved to LA to try and get a Hitchhiker's Guide movie started rewrote the novels for radio before he unexpectedly died. His friends helped get the movies finished.

[@BedlamBeersie]

Fun fact: before it was a movie, before it was a TV series, even before it was a book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was a serial radio show. The song that plays after the Earth is destroyed and the Guide is seen floating through space is the original theme music from the radio show. That theme music was carried over to the TV series. Also, the Marvin from the TV series appears in the queue at the Vogon government office.

[@portland-182]

You might like to try the 'Sherlock' TV series starring Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. 'Moon' starring Sam Rockwell is great too. For wacky and wild you might try 'Mystery Men'

[@bigdream_dreambig]

This book is why the first (and, so far, only) automobile sent onto space had "DON'T PANIC" on its central screen and a towel in its glove compartment!

[@Keleigh3000]

Check out the book, for sure. There's also a BBCTV series, and the radio serial which started it all (it's great to listen to on long drives). Each brings something different to the table.

[@jdeamaral]

I couldn't believe the sad, depressed, suicidal robot was Alan Rickman. If I remember right, Hitchhiker's Guide was a running joke, since it was a trilogy with 5 parts.

[@alexlim864]

Must say, great performance by Alan Rickman - got Marvin's depressed vibe good. RIP Mr. Rickman.

[@jaymalone4404]

The “second” intro that shows the actual guide is the opening sequence and music from the BBC series. Also, for those who don’t know, Adams specifically wrote the section of the movie with John Malkovich to HAVE Malkovich in the movie.

[@ct5625]

Such an insane but genius story, and a great depiction of it in movie form. I always forget how many absolutely incredible actors there are in this.

[@codybrown3326]

The hitchhiker's guide is my favorite book series of all time. And I've enjoyed every adaptation I've ever seen. Douglas Adams managed to put so much amazing content into those books that any writer or director can interpret it and make it their own while still maintaining the essential magic

[@rickb3645]

Did anyone else recognise the original Paranoid Android Marvin from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy TV Series... He was on the far left queuing @22:16... 😂👍🤖

[@SmartCarGuy]

1. The 'hologram' head that appears to warn them of the missiles, is the actor who played Martin Freemans' character, in the original BBC tv series and subsequent radio version of the books!!! 2. The brief glimpse of a human head, at the end, is the books author, Douglas Adams. 3. The guy who directed the film also directed the 'Guy' movie with Ryan Reynolds, and the 'Sing' films!!!

[@seanmurphy637]

One of my all time favorite book series. This movie doesn't really do it justice, but still pretty fun.

[@wfly81]

Douglas Adams had such a wild and unique imagination and sense of humor. I think my favorite part of the book that didn't make it into the movie was a little aside where he talks about teenage aliens borrowing their parents' space ship on the weekends to go to primitive planets to make crop circles and run around with antennas on their heads to freak out the locals. The more you think about that, the funnier it gets.

[@WrathOfGrapesN7]

The book is so funny, one qoute that sticks with me described the space ships in the beginning "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."

[@mattstanford9673]

"...Ford...I think I'm a sofa." That line kills me *every* time.

[@lawrencewestby9229]

I read the book in the early 1980s. I started reading it on the train going to work in NYC. I paused briefly while I transferred to the PARH train in Hoboken and then again as I walked to my office in mid-town. Once at my desk I held the book on my lap and continued reading until I completed it. Fortunately, I had a private office, although I did have to try to stifle my laughter while pretending to work. There are six books in the trilogy, five written by Douglas Adams. The sixth, authorized by Adams' widow, was written by Eion Colfer 17 years after the fifth and 30 years after the first.

[@FeaturingRob]

Jen, you are a really hoopy frood who really knows where her towel is!!! (Translation: Jen is an amazing together person (technically guy) who knows where her towel is). - The narration of the film (ie the voice of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy) is the great Stephen Fry!!! One of my favorite actors-writers-comedians-intellectuals...he read the audio versions of all of the 'Hitchhiker' novels by Douglas Adams and the British audiobook versions of 'Harry Potter'. - Speaking of 'Harry Potter'...the voice of Marvin, the Paranoid Android is the late Alan Rickman aka Professor Severus Snape. He was perfect for the role, and inside the Marvin costume is Warwick Davis, who played Professor Flitwick and Griphook the Goblin in 'Harry Potter'. - Deep Thought, the computer was Dame Helen Mirren. - 5:07 - The theme for the story (original radio plays on BBC) as well as the BBC comedy series has always been this music by The Eagles, yeah "Hotel California" The Eagles. It is called "The Journey of the Sorcerer", and is on the 'One Of These Nights' album from 1975. It is one of my all-time favorite Eagles tracks, thanks to 'Hitchhiker's Guide'!!! - 25:21 - This cameo at Magrathea is the original actor to play Arthur Dent, Simon Jones. He played Arthur on the radio show in 1978 and in the TV version in 1981. - The last time The Heart Of Gold engages the Improbability Drive, the last image of the film was of Douglas Adams himself, as he died before the film was made even though he co-wrote the screenplay. "I love deadlines. I love the sound they make as they go whooshing by!" - Douglas Adams Thanks for watching this one, Jen. Please read the books...they are wonderfully wacky and hysterically funny!

[@CaesiusX]

One of my favorite quotes from *The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:* _"You guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off."_ ~Zaphod Beeblebrox

[@secretsymphony]

I'm so old, I remember the old TV series as a child...

[@lentrax2991]

Every version of the Guide was different from all the others. But they are all just fantastic. And just remember to always know where your towel is.

[@StephenCole1916]

Cameos; When Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent drink at the pub early on, a middle-aged blonde woman (Su Elliot) can be seen watching them. According to the DVD commentary, she played Trillian in the London stage version of the story, a fact of which director Garth Jennings was unaware until the day of shooting. The original Arthur, (Simon Jones) handpicked by friend Douglas Adams for the radio show and television's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), makes a brief appearance as the Magrathean "greeting/threat" holomessage. This marks another slight deviation from the other Guide incarnations, as all of the other versions used Slartibartfast's likeness for the holomessage.

[@richardscratcher6075]

The original radio play by Douglas Adams was truly astonishing and became a record, a book, a video game and a television series. It should have been an incredible film too but Douglas Adams struggled to get Hollywood to agree to create it. In fact, he almost made a film about how difficult it was to make a film in Hollywood. This lacklustre version of his writings was created long after his death and despite its wonderful cast of actors fails to live up to his creativity in so many ways. He was truly a hoopy frood who really knew where his towel was.

[@richb313]

Alan Rickman as Marvin is not only brilliant casting but he really personified the essence of Marvin.

[@revjim123]

This started out as a radio program, then Adams wrote the book. A tv show was made, a video game, and finally this movie. They all tell the same story, but the details vary in each version. Definitely read the book.

[@PekkaSiltala]

Read the book and listen to the radio play, too.

[@erictaylor5462]

Alen Rickman was amazing, even as a depressed robot.

[@randalthor741]

Douglas Adams famously wrote the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books, radio play, TV series, and movie, and while they all tell the same basic story, there are tons of differences between them all, because he just kept revising things, throwing in different jokes, etc. With some IPs it's easy to look at different adaptations and say which is more true to the original, but with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy they're all vastly different, yet all equally true to the original, because they're all the same author's humour and storytelling.

[@spddracer]

If you loved him in Galaxy Quest and hated him in The Green Mile, then you must watch Moon. Sam Rockwell is an amazing Actor.

[@donaldb1]

Seconded. _Moon_ is a great film.

[@MaikKellerhals]

I'm still, after almost 20 years thinking about reading the book. The only thing that still stops me is that i LOVE this movie. And EACH TIME i read a book for a movie, it ruins the movie for me... I know, thinking objectively about it, it doesn't make sense. But neither does life...

[@Ian-lx1iz]

Hey! (25:21) That's _Simon Jones_ as the holographic 'Magarathea is closed' announcer. He was the original _Arthur Dent_ from the TV Series! btw, Jen, the TV series also covered material from Adams' sequel novel 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' which this movie doesn't.

[@SeanHendy]

'Goodbye and thanks for all the fish' 'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.' - Douglas Adams

[@4200Felix]

“There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terribly ghastly silence.”

[@_Tim115]

Definitely read the book also worth watching the TV serial. The music you liked in the beginning was Journey Of The Sorcerer by the Eagles, it was used for the TV serial too.

[@VaughanCockell]

And the very same music was used for the original Radio Series, that started it all.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

So Fun fact (just in case it hasn't clicked yet): Both Sam Rockwell AND Alan Rickman are in this movie which makes two Sci-Fi/Comedies they've appeared in together - that I know of. The other is Galaxy Quest. Alan Rickman is the Robot in this movie. Well the voice at least. I don't think they had him in that suit all the time. lol.

[@mr.a8315]

Re-watch. 💜 Alan Rickman voiced Marvin the android but it was Warwick Davis that was inside the costume, he also was in the Wicket the Ewok costume in Return of the Jedi.

[@kurtn4819]

"If at all possible Do NOT ever let a Vogon read poetry AT you!!"

[@matthewzeller5026]

Douglas Adams was inspired to write this while drunk in a field looking up at the stars and then a travel guide called "Hitchhikers Guide to Europe" and thought someone should make a Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

[@albert0F]

Yes it it, I'ts Magrathea! . Sam Rockwell is such an amazing actor. I love that line.

[@bhurzumii4315]

Douglas Adams (RIP) was an amazing writer. To this day, one of my favourite lines in all of fiction is found in Hitchhiker's - "The ships of the Vogon constructor fleet hung in the air in exactly the same way that bricks don't" No idea why but I find that to be incredibly funny! Yes, read the book, it's fantastic!

[@kivimik]

He was great at writing contradictory imagery. My favourite was when Arthur attempted to drink "a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea."

[@granadosvm]

I watched this movie on TV, I was not aware when it came to the theaters, but I love it. It reminds me of a lot of Sci-Fi I used to read in the 70s and early 80s, with some concepts twisted for fun like existence at a quantum lever is based on the probability function, so this ship does not propel by impossible, but by improbable propulsion. Also typical of the Sci-fi I used to read were open ended questions, like the whale saying "not again", but never explaining the backstory and the most cited "the answer to the ultimate question is 42" but it leaves you to find what the ultimate question is.

[@TheFireMonkey]

Interesting fact, 42 is ASCII code for * - which in programming is a symbol that replaces anything - so 42 is actually "everything"

[@AddlerMartin]

I love how you pay attention to the music in movies

[@theholk]

"It's like a kindle" , yes. In the 80's ... Which tells you something about the genius of Douglas Adams :D

[@lesliedaubert1411]

Such a fun movie . Jim Henson company made the vogans. The reason their noses were so high up is because they used to think and those things in the ground kept smacking them in the face and their bodies evolved into looking that way.

[@TheBXRabbit]

Fun fact about the vogons, the reason they have upturned and squashed noses is because they evolved on a homeworld full of creatures that smack you in the face for thinking.

[@SolarTiger]

Brian Henson and his staff...brilliant!

[@elingeniero9117]

Alan Rickman is marvellous as the voice of Marvin

[@Syncr0w]

Douglas Adams wrote the Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy. So naturally there are five books.

[@lowellupchurch1609]

For some reason this movie is such a settling, peaceful aesthetic to me. I play it when I'm feeling down and all of the colors and set designs are just easy on my eyes. Even though the story is chaotic the aesthetic I find soothing. Can't be that weird lol.

[@shainewhite2781]

This film is a fun, wacky, Sci Fi Comedy like no other.

[@jamesguerrero2993]

THANK YOU JEN!!! for watching one of my favorite films from one of my favorite books. Douglas Adams was a Genius gone Waaaay too soon. Hope you get to read the book and as you put it so perfectly the reason I love this story is the inventive, wackines, off beat and totally original take on Sci-Fi. Only another Genius Mel Brookes could come up w/something like this. Glad you enjoyed it. 👽👩‍🚀🚀🌌🖖🤘✌

[@gabrielguerra8311]

THis for me has sparks of what later would be "everything, everywhere all at once" with the whole improbability drive.

[@thubelihlezondi5822]

I forgot how great this was. An adventure movie that is 100% adventure movie from start to finish.

[@RichardM1366]

This one is Hilarious! Be prepared to be laughing from beginning to end. If you read the novel it is just as funny! Be prepared for non stop laughter! Enjoy!

[@loungelizardatwar7375]

I love the books and the mini-series. My favorite line from the book, (hope I get this right) is "The Vogon fleet hung in the air in exactly the same way a brick doesn't!"

[@drenn818]

I dont know how many times I can say u r the greatest Miss Money Jenny. I am glad u got most of the hitchhiker's Guide movie

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thank you, always nice to hear ☺️👍

[@arielwilson9293]

They only ever made movies of the first one, but the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is in fact the first of a series of five books, and was also a BBC radio show series. The second book, the restaurant at the end of the universe, is another great book. And things get even more bizarre the farther you go. To quote the book, "reason was, in fact, out for lunch" The titular hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is the only thing capable of making any sense of this bizarre universe they live in. Have fun. And don't forget to bring your towel!

[@burkeiowa]

I also liked that they played tribute to the original Marvin robot from the BBC TV series, which is standing in the long line where they have to fill out the paperwork to free Zooey's character. And of course, Alan Rickman voiced the new Marvin, and his voice can play a depressed voice so well, just as Snape voiced disapproval and disappointment in Harry Potter. And the character you recognized from Shaun of the Dead ended up in this movie, where some [mice] characters are trying to get at a human's brains, brains, brains... It seems fitting.