h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Whilst on a weekend break from Singapore some years ago, I came across a film crew blocking the street to my hotel in Malacca's Chinese district.

Obviously big budget, I paused to observe the proceedings and witnessed Catherine Zeta Jones repeatedly walking down the street with chrome briefcase and enter a temple. Further scenes for the movie 'Entrapment' were shot along the river.

When finally watching the film years later, it transpired that the charms of Malacca had been superimposed onto the grandiose backdrop of Kuala Lumpur to give it an old Chinese town appeal that was presumably not available for filming in the Capital.

This has become a matter of some pride to local residents.