The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Arthur: Let's go somewhere.
Trillian: Definitely. Where'd you have in mind?
Ford: I know this great restaurant at the end of the universe.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Trillian: Let's go somewhere.
Arthur: Where did you have in mind?
Trillian: Madagascar.
Arthur: That new club on Dean Street?
Trillian: No, it's a country. Off the coast of Africa.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ghostly Image: It is most gratifying that your enthusiasm for our planet continues unabated. As a token of our appreciation, we hope you will enjoy the two thermonuclear missiles we've just sent to converge with your craft. To ensure ongoing quality of service, your death may be monitored for training purposes. Thank you.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Mr. Prosser: Do you know how much damage this bulldozer would sustain if I just let it roll over you?
Arthur: How much?
Mr. Prosser: None at all.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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's
[hurriedly]
Slartibartfast: Slartibartfast.
Arthur Dent: What?
Slartibartfast: I *said* it wasn't important.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ford: I checked The Guide for the best way to rescue a prisoner from Vogsphere, it said "don't".

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Book: A man who no more knows his destiny than a tea leaf knows the history of the East India company.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Vogon: Resistance is useless!

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Slartibartfast: Ever heard of a place, I think it's called Norway? That was one of mine, I got an an award for it.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ford: Okay, don't think. Nobody think. No ideas. No theories. No nothing.
[a beat. They all strain to think of nothing. Several paddles shoot up out of the ground smacking them in their faces]
FordArthurZaphod: Ow!

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Book: Presidents don't have power, their purpose is to draw attention away from it.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ford: [after being thrown into the airlock by a guard] Wash your filthy hands!
[looks around]
Ford: Don't panic... don't panic...
Arthur: So this is it. We're gonna die.
Ford: Yeah. We're gonna die.
[pauses]
Ford: No... no! What's this?
[goes over to control panel]


Arthur: What's that?
Ford: What's this...? What's this...?
[flips switch]
Ford: This... is... nothing. Yeah, we're gonna die.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Humma KavulaCongregation: [singing] Oh mighty Arkleseizure, thou gazed from high above. And sneezed from out thy nostrils, a gift of bounteous love. The universe around us emerged from thy nose. Now we await with eager expectation, thy handkerchief, to bring us back to thee.
[End singing]
Zaphod: Hello Humma.

Humma Kavula: Let us pray. Oh mighty one, we raise our noses to you blocked and unblown, send the handkerchief O blessed one that we may be wiped clean.
[Everyone in the congregation sneezes simultaneously]
Humma Kavula: Bless you.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Humma Kavula: [confronting Zaphod Beeblebrox for the first time after losing the Galactic Presidential Election to him] The election is ancient history, Zaphod. If memory serves, you won, proving that good looks and charm win over brilliance and the ability to govern. And for the record? You *are* stupid.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Zaphod: If there's anything around here more important than my ego, I want it caught and shot now!

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ford: You don't remember. Arthur, your whole planet has been destroyed.
Arthur: Couldn't you have done something?
Ford: I saved your life.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ford: Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Zaphod: [to Trillian] Hey slim, are you wearing my underwear? 'Cause I'm wearing yours, and they're not doing the trick.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Ford: [distracting the men about to demolish Arthur's house] Workers of the earth! I bring... good tidings of peanuts! And beer!

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[deleted scene]
Questular Rontok: [runs to the demolished caravan to find Zaphod unconcious inside] Mr President! Oh, thank god. I tried to prevent all this from happening, but forces beyond my control made it impossible for me to stop them. And even stronger forces are making it impossible for me to stop doing this right now!
[kisses Zaphod, waking him up]

Zaphod: [throws Questular off him] Zarquon, woman! Are you insane? You're my vice-president! In the name of liberty, and freedom, and people, and... stuff... let's do that again!
[they kiss passionately]