The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Fly At the Camera Ending]]: The movie ends with The Heart of Gold flying at the camera and engaging its Infinite Improbability Drive.

* [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]: The DVD of the movie includes a sing-along version of the "So Long, and Thanks for All The Fish" song with a bouncing ''dolphin'', naturally.

* [[I Choose to Stay]]: {{spoiler|Arthur is offered the opportunity to return to a recreation of his home on Earth, exactly (well, without the imminent demolition by Prosser) like he left it. He chooses to stay with Ford, Zaphod and Trillian and continue exploring the galaxy.}}

{{quote| '''Marvin:''' Freeze? I'm a robot, not a refrigerator.}}

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Vogons. [[Lampshaded]] by Marvin.

** Also includes the line "Often, this section is preceded by the words, 'In a world' ...[earth explodes] but sometimes not."

* [[In Memoriam]]: "[[Tear Jerker|For Douglas]]."

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Ford is played in an American accent by American actor Mos Def; his mentioning having come "not from Guildford after all" (albeit from the US, rather than a small planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse) takes on a slightly surreal edge presumably unintended by Adams. Later, Arthur mentions wondering about Ford's atypical accent.

* [[Love Triangle]]: Arthur, Trillian, and Zaphod; this was a background element in other versions, but is pushed to the forefront here.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: The Magrathean' planet factory floor.

* [[Seven Minute Lull]]: Arthur suffers one at the party where he first met Trisha.

** The ''Heart of Gold's'' dropships are a direct reference to ''[[A Space Odyssey]]''.

** [[Shout Out to Shakespeare]]: Zaphod wants to "[[The Tempest|trip the light fantastic]]" with Questular.

* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: You can see [[Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams']] mother sitting outside a cafe reading a paper even as the world ends.

* [[The Stoner]]: Ford, though subtle.

{{quote| '''Marvin:''' Oof. ''[[Beat]])'' Now I have a headache. ''(collapses)''}}

* [[Thrown Out the Airlock]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when the airlock door opens up from underneath them, instead of the opposing wall like it does with every other airlock scene like this.