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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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According to reviews I've read the Infinite Improbability Drive causes the crew of the Heart of Gold to turn into sofas and knitted puppets.
Replicas of the knitted puppets are available at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/wickedcoolstuff/higutogaplfi.html |
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From: dambust23*
, 231 months, post #1 |
ive read the book an in all of the books there was not mention of
sofas or little kittens. there is mention of one of the menbers
turning into a pengeun
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From: Corwin*
, 231 months, post #2 |
Don't be surprised if the movie is different from the book, even
dramatically so.
The book, the BBC TV series, and the original "Hitchikers" radio
plays are all very different from each other, even on major plot
points, and they were all produced by largely the same people, with
Douglas Adams' involvement!
In the book, with which most of the audience will be most familiar,
the Infinite Improbability Drive turns Ford into a penguin; makes
Arthur's arms and legs spontaneously fly off and transforms two
missiles into a (rather upset) bowl of petunias and a (startled)
whale.
Any departures from those minor plot points are doubtless a matter
of cinematic license, fun, and the improved state of the art.
The whale certainly does appear, as it's featured prominently in
advance promotional art.
Knit puppets? Why not? Sounds like an inexpensive merchandising
opportunity too.
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From: Lady Sekhmet*
, 231 months, post #3 |
You're a long way from Amber Corwin :)
I expect the film adaptation is going to be wildly different than
the book in many areas. You can't squeeze all the amazing things
that happen in that series into a single movie, it just can't be
done. And what's with Zaphod? Only one head?!
The whale scene is an exception however. The dialog is essentially
word for word true to the book. In fact, the video clip found here
shows the whole scene (almost):
http://maximonline.com/entertainment/features/hitchhiker/
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From: YouKnowWho*
, 231 months, post #4 |
I hate to stick up for Hollywood, but Zaphod does have two heads in
the film, it's just that one's hidden underneath the other.
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From: Ovid*
, 231 months, post #5 |
"In the book, with which most of the audience will be most
familiar, the Infinite Improbability Drive turns Ford into a
penguin"
Actually, Ford was not turned into a penguin. The scene in question
is after Ford and Arthur "hitchhike" onto the Vogon ship. The act
of teleportation ( similar in manner to Star Trek's teleportation )
has an effect not unlike a hangover. When Arthur utters that famous
line "Ford, you're turning into a penguin, stop that!", his mind
was playing tricks on him. The impopability drive was introduced
later when they boarded the Heart of Gold.
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From: DB Cooper*
, 231 months, post #6 |
Penguin...I'm almost certain her turned into a penguin on the Heart
of Gold.
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From: YouKnowWho*
, 231 months, post #7 |
It was definitely due to the Infinite Improbability Drive
http://www.globusz.com/ebooks/Hitchhikers/00000020.htm
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From: Ovid*
, 231 months, post #8 |
That's right. Sorry. My memory was foggy.
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From: Lady Sekhmet*
, 231 months, post #9 |
Ovid, perhaps you should have a nice hot cup of tea.
Just ignore the atomic vector plotter in the cup that's attached to
the logic circuits of a Bamleweeny 57 Sub-Meson Brain.
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From: dambust23*
, 231 months, post #10 |
GOD if i new there was to an arguement about this i wouldnt of
bothered in the first place
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From: him*
, 231 months, post #11 |
i watched the movie like 30 mins ago and they do turn into Sofas
and later on they become dolls and briefly flowers but you don't
see them as flowers
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From: KitsuneKit*
, 231 months, post #12 |
and two missles become a sprem whale and a pot of petuimnas (sp?).
The movie was very funny, but I have never read the book so I can't
compare.
We can sit around and talk about normal until the cows come home.
What is normal?
What is home?
What are cows?
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From: Your plastic pal who's fun to be with*
, 231 months, post #13 |
Just be sure to ask for your tea from the right person, or else you
might end up with something almost (but not quite) entirely unlike
tea.
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From: guest (Goimez)
, 217 months, post #14 |
I loved the part where they turned into sofas
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From: cj
, 217 months, post #15 |
I can confirm that the TF's mentioned did, in fact, occur in the
movie.
Paul, you can change this from "unconfirmed" now. :-)
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From: Michael Binary
, 214 months, post #16 |
Not comparable to the original 80ies series (IMHO).
I watched the flick last night and can confirm it, too.
Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent are sofas and the whole crew becomes
knitted puppets.
BTW: The DVD comes with bonus material
Nevertheless, I am still a fan of the book and the 80ies series.
42!!
Beside the movie(s), the 5th part of "The Hitcherhikers Guide To
The Galaxy"-story, it seems to me, is in someway gratuitous. :-)
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