Without a Paddle

"The call of the wild. The thrill of adventure. The mistake of a lifetime."

2004 1h 35m EN

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5.6

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15%

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5.8

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 744🥫15%Rotten Tomatoes●29Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 52,922

ComedyActionAdventureMystery

Synopsis

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Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 that went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter.

“The call of the wild. The thrill of adventure. The mistake of a lifetime.”

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Cast

Seth Green
Dan Mott
Matthew Lillard
Jerry Conlaine
Dax Shepard
Tom Marshall
Ethan Suplee
Elwood
Abraham Benrubi
Dennis
Antony Starr
Billy Newwood
Burt Reynolds
Del Knox
Christina Moore
Butterfly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Brill
Writers: Fred Wolf, Harris Goldberg, Tom Nursall
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Without a Paddle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Brill, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Debra Neil-Fisher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Seth Green and Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The call of the wild. The thrill of adventure. The mistake of a lifetime.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Brill directs. Jonathan Brown behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Debra Neil-Fisher cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "Without a Paddle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Steven Brill, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Debra Neil-Fisher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Seth Green and Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The call of the wild. The thrill of adventure. The mistake of a lifetime.".
9IMDB entry: tt0364751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jonathan Brown
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Debra Neil-Fisher
Production design: Perry Andelin Blake
Costume design: Ngila Dickson
Makeup / hair: Abby Collins
VFX supervisor: Dean Lyon
Sound: Greg Orloff
Stunt coordinator: Augie Davis
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $19,000,000
Box office: $69,600,000
Return: 366% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Without a Paddle (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 15% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 29/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 52,922 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Part of

Without a Paddle Collection

Ten years after graduating from high school, three friends, Jerry (Matthew Lillard), Dan (Seth Green) and Tom (Dax Shepard) learn that their childhood friend, Billy (Antony Starr), died in a para-sailing accident in Costa Rica. After the funeral and burial, they take a trip down memory lane and enter their tree house, where the four hung out as children.

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Narate2024-11-20
★ 5/10
"What happens in the cave stays in the cave." This feels very 2004, and I think that is a good thing. It is a typical buddy road trip adventure that has a few good jokes and a very silly premise. I think if it were any other actors it would've fell flat on its face but these 3 do have some chemistry that make even the dumb moments work.

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