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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Why? 42. Doesn't work

Ford:You're looking for the Ultimate Question.Zaphod:Yep.Ford:You.Zaphod:Me.Ford:Why?Zaphod:No, I tried that: Why? 42. Doesn't work

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Ford You're looking for the ultimate question You Why
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Zaphod I tried that Why 42 Doesn't work
Available in 7 languages
Duration
9 seconds
Views
939
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:01
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2026
Genres
adventure, comedy, sci-fi
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

Sam Rockwell
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Sam Rockwell
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We just hit that button and bam we're at Magrathea I...
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Guide The Infinite Improbability Drive is a wonderful new...
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Zaphod Wow is this gonna happen every time we hit that...
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Marvin Ah I think the Earthman's about to be sickZaphod...
Humma Kavula - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:22
Humma Kavula
Guide In the beginning the universe was createdThis made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:11
Guide In the beginning the universe was createdThis made a...
Ixxie! - I've been here before. - Humma Kavula! - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:32
Ixxie! - I've been here before. - Humma Kavula!
Thy handkerchief - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 01:19
Thy handkerchief
So that's Humma Kavula I thought he was just swearing - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:06
So that's Humma Kavula I thought he was just swearing
Humma Zaphod Beeblebrox our infamous presidentWhat brings you to our humble planetZaphod Oh I think you know why I'm hereNo I don't think I doI think you think you don'tBut we both know you doEloquent as alwaysYour ability to articulate never ceases to - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:25
Humma Zaphod Beeblebrox our infamous presidentWhat brings...
The election is ancient history, Zaphod, but......if memory serves, you won, proving that good looks and charm win over brilliance and the ability to govern. - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:20
The election is ancient history, Zaphod, but......if memory...
Zaphod Aggh Oomph Wait We don't know why we're hereWe were trying to get to Magrathea and our ship brought us hereHow very very improbable - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:15
Zaphod Aggh Oomph Wait We don't know why we're...
But even an Infinite Improbability Driverequires coordinatesWhich I happen to have - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:11
But even an Infinite Improbability Driverequires...
No no no - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:12
No no no
What does Zaphod Beeblebrox treasure - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:08
What does Zaphod Beeblebrox treasure
Arthur And I thought I was the only one who considered your boyfrienda narcissistic moron but the whole galaxy does - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:09
Arthur And I thought I was the only one who considered your...
- Hey, what did I miss? - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:53
- Hey, what did I miss?
Does it involve pushing him out there and then running the other way - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:05
Does it involve pushing him out there and then running the...
I have the president and I will kill him I swearCould that actually kill him I don't think soIt's an aerosol can Oh - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:12
I have the president and I will kill him I swearCould that...
I've been talking to the ship's computerAndIt hates me - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 00:08
I've been talking to the ship's computerAndIt...