Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie in theaters
{{date|April 30, 2005}}{{wikipediapar|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (movie)}}
''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' movie based upon the popular book by [[w:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]] has been released.  The movie was written by Douglas Adams and Karey Kirkpatrick, and stars [[w:Martin Freeman|Martin Freeman]] as [[w:Arthur Dent|Arthur Dent]], [[w:Zooey Deschanel|Zooey Deschanel]] as Trillian, [[w:Mos Def|Mos Def]] as [[w:Ford Prefect|Ford Prefect]] and [[w:Sam Rockwell|Sam Rockwell]] as [[w:Zaphod Beeblebrox|Zaphod Beeblebrox]].  

== Release dates and ratings ==
The film is scheduled to for general release by [[w:Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group|Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group]] on different dates in different countries.
* [[:Category:April 28, 2005|April 28, 2005]]: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and United Kingdom (PG)
* [[:Category:April 29, 2005|April 29, 2005]]: Canada and United States (PG for thematic elements, action, and mild language)
* [[:Category:May 4, 2005|May 4, 2005]]: Iceland
* May 5, 2005: Israel
* May 6, 2005: Italy
* June 1, 2005: Egypt and United Arab Emirates
* June 2, 2005: Czech Republic, Singapore, and Thailand
* June 3, 2005: Brazil, Latvia, and Switzerland (Italian-speaking)
* June 9, 2005: Austria, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)
* June 10, 2005: Poland
* June 16, 2005: Hungary
* June 17, 2005: Turkey
* June 23, 2005: Argentina and Slovenia
* July 15, 2005: Estonia, and Taiwan
* July 22, 2005: Finland 
* July 27, 2005: Sweden
* August 4, 2005: Netherlands
* August 12, 2005: Denmark and Norway
* August 17, 2005: Belgium, France, and Switzerland (French-speaking)
* August 25, 2005: Portugal
* August 26, 2005: South Korea

== Sources ==
* {{source|
url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Reviews/The-Hitchhikers-Guide-to-the-Galaxy/2005/04/29/1114635736186.html|
author=|
title=Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|
pub=smh.com.au|
date=April 30, 2005}}
* {{source|
url=http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=6926|
author=Ty Burr|
title=Cult novel's scattered parts don't always add up onscreen|
pub=Boston Globe|
date=April 29, 2005}}
* {{source|
url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/releaseinfo|
author=|
title=Release dates for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|
pub=Internet Movie Database|
date=}}

 
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie based upon the popular book by Douglas Adams has been released.  The movie was written by Douglas Adams and Karey Kirkpatrick, and stars Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent, Zooey Deschanel as Trillian, Mos Def as Ford Prefect and Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox.
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