道格拉斯·亞當斯（Douglas Adams,1952—2001），英國著名的科幻小說作傢，也是幽默諷刺文學的代錶人物、第一個成功結閤喜劇和科幻的作傢，同時他也是一位廣播劇作傢和音樂傢。他以《銀河係搭車客指南》係列齣名，這部作品以廣播劇起傢，後來發展成包括五本書的“三部麯”，拍成電視連續劇。這個係列被西方科幻讀者奉為“科幻聖經”之一。由於《銀河係搭車客指南》係列小說的突齣成就，國際小行星管理委員會甚至還將一顆小行星命名為亞瑟·鄧特——該係列的主人公。

2001年，亞當斯因心髒病猝發離世——此前正在與好萊塢製片商閤作，共同將《銀河係搭車客指南》搬上銀幕。2005年4月29日，由迪斯尼公司拍攝的《銀河係搭車客指南》正式公映。首映周便獲得二韆一百七十多萬美元，成為當周北美票房冠軍。

Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.

Among Arthur’s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a long-time friend and expert contributer to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who’s gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food speaks for itself (literally).

Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that The Hitchhiker’s Guide deleted the term “Future Perfect” from its pages, since it was discovered not to be!