The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

One imagines this was a very hot property in 1981. Arthur Dent is rescued from Earth's destruction by his friend Ford Prefect, who reveals himself to be an alien writer for *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*. They then hitch a ride on a stolen spaceship piloted by the galaxy's two-time ex-president. It's hard to imagine how this could have seemed fresh at the time.

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Alan J.W. Bell directed The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy in 1981. See Alan J.W. Bell's full filmography, where to start with Alan J.W. Bell, or where to go after you've seen everything by Alan J.W. Bell.

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy was released in 1981 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 199 minutes.