Question 1

What hidden joke about cows made it into the animated Guide entries?

Accepted Answer

One animation explains the Babel fish and shows a farmer becoming repulsed when he learns a cow is somewhat aroused by being milked.

Question 2

How does the movie mark the significance of the number '42'?

Accepted Answer

Deep Thought explains the significance of the number '42' at exactly 42 minutes into the movie.

Question 3

Which original Arthur from previous adaptations makes a cameo appearance?

Accepted Answer

Simon Jones, the original Arthur from the radio show and TV series, appears as the Magrathean greeting/threat holomessage.

Question 4

What unusual DVD feature uses the 'Improbability Drive' concept?

Accepted Answer

The DVD includes an 'Improbability Drive' menu item that leads to random bonus features, and repeated use reveals a strange cartoon that Deep Thought watches.

Question 5

Who was almost cast as Arthur Dent during the film's long development?

Accepted Answer

Hugh Laurie was almost cast as Arthur Dent when Jay Roach was set to direct, just before Douglas Adams' death.

Question 6

What hidden joke about cows made it into the animated Guide entries?

Accepted Answer

An animation explaining the Babel fish shows a farmer becoming repulsed when he learns a cow is somewhat aroused by being milked, which was one of the few inappropriate jokes not removed.

Question 7

How does the movie mark the significance of the number '42'?

Accepted Answer

Deep Thought explains the significance of the number '42' at exactly 42 minutes into the movie.

Question 8

What Easter egg appears on the DVD menus?

Accepted Answer

The DVD includes an 'Improbability Drive' item on every menu that, when clicked, leads to a random point in bonus features, eventually revealing a strange cartoon watched by Deep Thought.

Question 9

Who played the original Arthur Dent and appears briefly in this film?

Accepted Answer

Simon Jones, the original Arthur from the radio show and TV series, makes a brief appearance as the Magrathean greeting/threat holomessage.

Question 10

What happened just before Earth's demolition in the story?

Accepted Answer

Seconds before Earth is demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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