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Um you you must come or you'll be lateArthur Late What for WhatNo no What's what's your name EarthmanDent Arthur Dent man Welllate as in the late DentarthurdentIt's a sort of threat do you see NoNo
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I *said* it wasn't important

Slartibartfast:
You must come with me.Arthur Dent:Who are you?Slartibartfast:What? No. My name's not important. You must come with me, or you'll be late.Arthur Dent:Late for what?Slartibartfast:Well, um, what's your name, Earthman?Arthur Dent:Dent. Arthur Dent.Slartibartfast:Well, late as in *the late* Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat. You see?Arthur Dent:No.Slartibartfast:Your friends are safe, you can trust me.Arthur Dent:Trust a man who won't even tell me his name?Slartibartfast:Well, um, my name is, um, it'sSlartibartfast:Slartibartfast.Arthur Dent:What?Slartibartfast:I *said* it wasn't important

Full Transcript

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Um you you must come or you'll be late
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Arthur Late What for What
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No no What's what's your name Earthman
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Dent Arthur Dent man Well
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late as in the late Dentarthurdent
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It's a sort of threat do you see No
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No man Your friends are safe
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You can trust me A man who won't tell me his name
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OK my name is um
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My name is is is Slartibartfast
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I I I said it wasn't important
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Duration
45 seconds
Views
2,847
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:16
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2026
Production
Spyglass Entertainment,Everyman Pictures,Hammer & Tongs,Touchstone Pictures

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Movie Summary

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Actors

Bill Nighy
Slartibartfast
Martin Freeman
Arthur Dent