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Without a Paddle

  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
48K
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POPULARITY
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Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, and Dax Shepard in Without a Paddle (2004)
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  • Mystery
After their friend dies, three men decide to fulfill their childhood dream by going on a camping expedition for the lost D. B. Cooper bounty, with calamitous results.After their friend dies, three men decide to fulfill their childhood dream by going on a camping expedition for the lost D. B. Cooper bounty, with calamitous results.After their friend dies, three men decide to fulfill their childhood dream by going on a camping expedition for the lost D. B. Cooper bounty, with calamitous results.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
48K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
664
166
  • Director
    • Steven Brill
  • Writers
    • Fred Wolf(story)
    • Harris Goldberg(story)
    • Tom Nursall(story)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Lillard
    • Seth Green
    • Dax Shepard
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steven Brill
  • Writers
    • Fred Wolf(story)
    • Harris Goldberg(story)
    • Tom Nursall(story)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Lillard
    • Seth Green
    • Dax Shepard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 175User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
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    Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, and Dax Shepard in Without a Paddle (2004)
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    Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Rachel Blanchard, Christina Moore, and Dax Shepard in Without a Paddle (2004)
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    Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, and Dax Shepard in Without a Paddle (2004)
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    Top cast

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    Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard
    • Jerry Conlaine
    Seth Green
    Seth Green
    • Dan Mott
    Dax Shepard
    Dax Shepard
    • Tom Marshall
    Matthew Price
    • Young Tom
    Andrew Hampton
    • Young Jerry
    Jarred Rumbold
    • Young Dan
    Carl Snell
    Carl Snell
    • Young Billy
    Antony Starr
    Antony Starr
    • Billy Newwood
    • (as Anthony Starr)
    Nadine Bernecker
    Nadine Bernecker
    • Angie
    Danielle Cormack
    Danielle Cormack
    • Tony
    David Stott
    • Dick Stark
    Bonnie Somerville
    Bonnie Somerville
    • Denise
    Scott Adsit
    Scott Adsit
    • Greasy Man
    Morgan Reese Fairhead
    • Sandi
    Liddy Holloway
    • Bonnie Newwood
    Mia Blake
    • Giselle
    Bruce Phillips
    Bruce Phillips
    • Minister
    Kate Harcourt
    Kate Harcourt
    • Old Woman
    • Director
      • Steven Brill
    • Writers
      • Fred Wolf(story)
      • Harris Goldberg(story)
      • Tom Nursall(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Most of the outdoor camping scenes were shot inside a very large warehouse.
    • Goofs
      While they are in the canoe, Tom, Jerry and Dan start to spray each other with water and Jerry's clothes change between shots.
    • Quotes

      Jerry Conlaine: Well I was a boyscout. Tom, you were a boyscout, weren't you?

      Tom Marshall: No, but I ate a brownie once.

    • Connections
      Edited into Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Ooh La La
      by Ronnie Wood (as Ronald David Wood) & Ronnie Lane (as Ron Lane)

      Performed by Faces

      Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews175

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Funny, Funny, Funny!
    I got free tickets to see the movie, part of a local radio station's promotion. I didn't expect much, but hey, who can turn down free tickets? I was right about free tickets and wrong about the movie. I didn't expect much and was incredibly surprised. This is one of the funniest movies of the year.

    Don't expect cerebral humor. You won't get it here. In fact some of the humor is just plain gross. It's physical and at times crude potty humor. And if you're a stuffy grown-up who just can't let go and enjoy yourself for an hour and a half, then don't bother going to see Without a Paddle. But it you want to cut loose and have fun and laugh 'til you hurt, then this is the movie for you.

    Seth Green, as always, plays it straight and ends up being the funniest one of all. And in Without a Paddle he certainly shows that he is one of the most self-assured, well-adjusted people on the planet, or he wouldn't have been able to handle a script that was one big "Pick on Seth" Festival. Green's character, Dan, is phobic, funny, and feckless. Poor Dan can't catch a break throughout the whole movie, but he sure keeps on trying, and in the end he's still short but a mighty big man. We just gotta hope he buys a new cell phone, and once you see the movie, you'll know why.

    Lillard still is reminiscent of Shaggy from both Scooby Doo movies, but man oh man, that dude sure can surf a canoe like no one else. More than just a surfer dude, though, Lillard's character, Jerry, turns out to be the deep one who proves a spiritual anchor for his two childhood buddies, both during the adventure and after. Well sort of...as spiritual as Without a Paddle gets. Not anything sappy. Just enough to give it that "Awwww..." factor.

    Burt Reynolds has come a long way from his Cosmo centerfold days in his appearance in Without a Paddle, but his character still seems to be stuck in the glory days of the 70's in many ways. Delightful, charming, and crotchety all at the same time, Reynolds is a cute addition to the cast.

    Hick farmers, stoned doggies, "natural" beauties, a nasty sheriff, and a third childhood buddy round out the main characters, along with some secondary folks. Stereotypes abound, anything even coming close to sentiment is closely followed by more laughs, and a message is thrown in seemingly only as a token. The only bad thing is that sex is thrown in as a token too. Way too much of it, and it seems like a distraction rather than an addition to the humor. The worst of it is that the sex makes it less of a film for family members to enjoy together. Too bad, otherwise it's a great film for non-uptight parents and their kids.

    This is not going to be an Oscar nominee. It's probably not the highlight of anyone's movie career. But I'll bet it was a heck of a lot of fun to make. And it's one funny film to watch. I highly recommend it!
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    • rabblebabble
    • Aug 18, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • New Zealand
    • Official site
      • Paramount (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Không Một Mái Chèo
    • Filming locations
      • Wellington, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • De Line Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,169,327
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,528,946
      • Aug 22, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,029,190
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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