The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)/Funny
- The trailer. It's simply the in-universe's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's entry on "movie trailers", providing an example and a running commentary on the key elements including the usage of In a World, Stuff Blowing Up and Fan Service. Guess which film it uses as an example.
- "Ford?" "Yes?" "I think I'm a sofa." "I know how you feel."
- Also, yarn puppets.
- See both scenes here.
- One-headed Zaphod pretends he's shooting back at the attacking Vogons. Then he starts dancing like Michael Jackson.
- Later, Zaphod keeps insisting the Vogon's homeworld is Magrathea.
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Zaphod: We made it! We're in Magrathea! |
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- Ford, Zaphod, and Arthur sitting down while waiting for Trillian to be released.
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Zaphod: Who are we waiting for again? [Ford calms Arthur] No, I'm serious. |
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- The things popping up from the dirt and slapping people's faces whenever someone thinks of anything.
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Arthur: Stupid! |
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- The Vogons become as depressed as Marvin.
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Trillian: Marvin, you saved our lives. |
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- "Incredible. It's even worse than I thought it would be."
- When the Guide mentions Oolon Coluphid's books, Where God Went Wrong and Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes, their covers are, respectively, the male and female symbols.
- Most of the Guide's explanations have either a Freeze-Frame Bonus or a Funny Background Event.
- The "Really Deleted Scenes" from the DVD edition.
- One features the scene where Arthur, Ford and Zaphod burst in on the room full of queues. Except this time, Arthur is wearing a headband and maniacally brandishing a Big Freaking Gun, while the others add emphasis. Then the "take" ends, while everyone wanders off to take phone calls or complain to the production crew.
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Arthur: The name's Dent! Arthur Dent! DO panic, mother(BLEEEEEEEP)! |
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- In the other, Arthur is about to embark on his tour of the planet factory, when he beats up Slartibartfast, rescues a random dog and runs off, with Bill Nighy left Chewing the Scenery in his wake.