Plot: Waking up one morning, a British man named Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) awakens and finds out that his house is going to be demolished. But for Arthur, the demolition of his house is only the beginning, Arthur's friend, eccentric Ford Prefect (Yasiin Bey), reveals to Earth that he is not human and he is an alien from a planet called Betelgeuse and is a researcher of a electronic book called "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Ford saves Arthur when Earth is wiped out by the Vogons, who have demolished the Earth to make way for a new intergalactic motorway. Embarking on a intergalactic adventure, Arthur and Ford are joined by two-headed former President of the galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell), intelligent human woman Trillian (Zooey Deschanel), and Marvin (Alan Rickman), a depressed android, travels across the galaxy on-board Zaphod's stolen spaceship "Heart of Gold", where they set out to discover the meaning of life and travel to the newly constructed Earth II, where Slartibartfast (Bill Nighy) reveals the truth about the original Earth, that was destroyed by the Vogons.
Alternative Plot: Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed when his friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def) whisks him into outer space. It turns out Ford is an alien who has just saved Arthur from Earth's total annihilation. Ford introduces Arthur to his myriad friends, including many-headed President Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell) and sexy refugee Trillian (Zooey Deschanel). Arthur makes his way across the stars while seeking the meaning of life, or something close to it.
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