Without a Paddle Movie Review 2004

A harmlessly stupid buddy flick finds three lifelong friends--phobic Dan (Green), surfer dude Jerry (Lillard), and loudmouth Tom (Shepard)--mourning the unexpected death of pal Billy. Uneasily pushing 30, these faux grown-ups decide to pursue a childhood fantasy by heading into the Oregon woods to search for the lost treasure of '70s crime legend, D.B. Cooper. Now the real fun begins as they deal with growling bears, canoeing the rapids, redneck pot farmers, tree-huggers, and, briefly, a charismatically grizzled Burt Reynolds. There's a lot of standard scatological and slapstick humor as well as many nostalgic '70s and '80s references that may be lost on a younger crowd.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comic Adventure, Bears, Childhood Buddies, Treasure Hunt, Slob Comedy, A River Runs Through the Plot

Screenplay

Jay Leggett, Mitch Rouse, Fred Wolf, Harris Goldberg, Tom Nursall

Cast

Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Rachel Blanchard, Burt Reynolds, Christina Moore, Bonnie Somerville, Ray Baker

Cinematography

Jonathan Brown

Director

Steven Brill

Music

Christophe Beck

Other

Ken Saville, Julianne Jordan, Denise Hudson, Ngila Dickson, Perry Andelin Blake

Producer

Donald De Line, Paramount Pictures