Factual error: If the Vorgon Destructor Ship was as massive as portrayed, then as Ford and Arthur look up at it, it should have been reflected in Ford's shades. Instead, all that is seen is the demolition equipment and open sky.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
1 factual error - chronological order
Continuity mistake: When Ford is drinking in the bar, the amount of beer in his glass goes down mid-drink.
Slartibartfast: Ever heard of a place... I think it's called Norway? That was one of mine. I got an award for it.
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Trivia: At the very end of the film, when the group uses the Improbability Drive to go to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, there are a lot of images that flash onto the screen when the drive is activated, so in the other parts of the film. In this case, the very last image shown is the face of Douglas Adams, the creator of the Hitchhiker series.
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Answer: He's trying (very badly) to pretend that it's a weapon of some sort.
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