Ford warns that the Earth is to be demolished later that day by a race called Vogons, to make way for a hyperspace bypass.Īs the Vogon fleet arrives in orbit to destroy Earth, Ford rescues Arthur by stowing them aboard one of the Vogon ships. Over several pints of beer, Ford explains that he is an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse, and a journalist working on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a universal guide book. Ford Prefect, a friend of Arthur's, convinces him to go to a pub with him. He tries delaying the bulldozers by lying down in front of them. One Thursday morning, Arthur Dent discovers that his house is to be immediately demolished to make way for a bypass. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $100 million worldwide. Adams co-wrote the screenplay with Karey Kirkpatrick but died in 2001, before production began the film is dedicated to Adams. It stars Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, John Malkovich, and the voices of Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren, Thomas Lennon, Richard Griffiths, Ian McNeice, Bill Bailey and Alan Rickman. "Listen, bud," said Ford, "if I had one Altairian dollar for every time I heard one bit of the Universe look at another bit of the Universe and say 'That's terrible' I wouldn't be sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 science fiction comedy film directed by Garth Jennings, based upon previous works in the media franchise of the same name, created by Douglas Adams. "They're completely wrong of course, completely and utterly wrong, but someone's got to say it." "Some people say that the lizards are the best thing that ever happenned to them," he said. "I said," said Ford, with an increasing air of urgency creeping into his voice, "have you got any gin?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in.
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards?" "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want." "It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?" "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." Nothing anything like so straightforward. "No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. "You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?" “It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see."
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