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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005): Film vs Book
Film · 2005 · Directed by Garth Jennings · Starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell
About the film
An ordinary man is whisked off Earth just before it is demolished to make way for a space road.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film adds new characters and plot, and moves jokes around. The tone is warm but different from the book's dry narration.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the jokes in the narrator's voice.
What the book gives you
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Pure comic delight: absurd ideas, sharp wit and a cheerful sense that the universe is far stranger and funnier than we think. Excellent for lifting your mood.
Who will like it: Readers who want a laugh-out-loud, wonderfully silly adventure across the stars.