Without a Paddle (Full Screen Edition)
by Steven Brill
List Price:
Our Price: $5.30
You Save: $4.69 (47%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Andrew Hampton, Dax Shepard, Matthew Lillard, Matthew Price, Seth GreenDirector: Steven Brill
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Andrew Haas
Producer: Donald De Line
Writer: Fred Wolf
Writer: Harris Goldberg
Writer: Jay Leggett
Writer: Mitch Rouse
Writer: Tom Nursall
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Without a Paddle (Full Screen Edition)
DVD Review: An Enjoyable, Though Crude Comedy.
Summary: 3 Stars
Three friends; Tom (Dax Shepard), Jerry (Matthew Lillard), and Dan (Seth Green), come together after the death of one of their closest childhood friends, Billy. Billy had been obsessed with uncovering nearly $200,000 that famed highjacker D.B. Cooper (an actual real life criminal) supposedly hid somewhere in the wood of Oregon. Partly out of adventure and partly as a final farewell gesture to Billy, the three young men leave for a multi-day canoeing trip down the Colombia River to see if they can find the object (the money) of Billy's obsession. The river turns out to be the least of the men's worries as they encounter one strange encounter after another: illegal DELIVERANCE-type pot farmers, an angry sheriff, giant black bears, environment-loving tree-living women, and one expert woodsman who looks an awful lot like Burt Reynolds.
When I first watched WITHOUT A PADDLE, I didn't think I was going to like it. I like Matthew Lillard and Seth Green, but wasn't a big fan of Dax Shepard. The plot didn't sound all that good to me and I was concerned with some of the content warnings. Surprisingly, WITHOUT A PADDLE wasn't too bad of a movie. Yes, there is pot smoking done for comic affect. Yes, there is sexual innuendo. Yes, there are a lot of crude jokes. And yes, once the movie gets started much of it is nonsensical and seems like something out of a Benny Hill sketch or a Monty Python movie. But, I actually enjoyed the movie. It made me laugh and after I finished it I realized that I had a good time.
Some of this might be due to the set up of the film. The introductory backstory about the characters and their friendship growing up does a wonderful job making the audience care about the characters and setting up the rest of the picture. When the movie turns into a Bizzaro World version of STAND BY ME, things don't seem as insane as they should. The pacing of the movie also helps. There are times the film could drag, but it never does. The characters have a purpose and they will fulfill that purpose even if it kills them. Once the boys leave for their trip it's one exciting and often humorous event after another.
WITHOUT A PADDLE isn't a movie for children, which is a shame. If some of the content would have been toned down a bit, it would have been a movie that most family members could enjoy. Nevertheless, it is a good movie that teenagers on up can enjoy if they just give it a chance.
Description of Without a Paddle (Full Screen Edition)
AFTER DISCOVERING A HIDDEN TREASURE MAP THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND BY A RECENTLY DEPARTED FRIEND, THREE CHILDHOOD BUDDIES RE-TEAM TOEMBARK ON A WILD RIVER TRIP TO CLAIM THE LOOK - WITH MANY HILARIOUS DETOURS ALONG THE WAY!Bestsellers in DVD
![The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS]Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS]by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops:
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Strike the Original Match [VHS] Image](/images/Strike-the-Original-Match-VHS-0001374079-X.jpg)
Strike the Original Match [VHS]New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] Image](/images/Medjugorje-The-Miracles-and-the-Message-VHS-0001373293-X.jpg)
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops:
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single Userby Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops:
Cost Accounting [VHS]by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Charlie's Angels (Special Edition)Sony Pictures Home ENT; Release date: 2001-03-27; DVD
Best price: $3.53
Price in other shops:
Employee of the Month (Widescreen Edition)Lions Gate; Release date: 2007-01-16; Published: 2007-01-01; DVD
Best price: $4.62
Price in other shops:
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Unrated Two-Disc Edition)Lions Gate; Release date: 2002-08-20; DVD
Best price: $4.67
Price in other shops:
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (Widescreen Edition)TCFHE; Release date: 2004-12-07; Published: 2004-12-01; DVD
Best price: $2.80
Price in other shops:
Good Luck Chuck (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Lions Gate; Release date: 2008-01-15; DVD
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops:
Mr. Deeds (Widescreen Special Edition)Sony; Release date: 2002-10-22; DVD
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
The Dukes of Hazzard (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-09-04; DVD
Best price: $4.14
Price in other shops:
Rat Race (Special Collector's Edition)ATKINSON,ROWAN; Release date: 2002-01-29; DVD
Best price: $2.79
Price in other shops:
Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition)HILL,JONAH; Release date: 2007-12-04; DVD
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
Without a Paddle: Nature's CallingPARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2009-01-13; DVD
Best price: $1.48
Price in other shops: