Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
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Directed by	Ellory Elkayem
Written by	Stephen Mazur
Produced by	Amy Goldberg
Starring	Oliver James; Kristopher Turner; Rik Young;
Cinematography	Thomas L. Callaway
Edited by	John Gilbert
Music by	Thomas Chase
Distributed by	Paramount Famous Productions
Release date	January 13, 2009;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,422,827 (DVD rentals)

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling is a 2009 American adventure comedy film directed by Ellory Elkayem, written by Stephen Mazur, and is a sequel to the 2004 film Without a Paddle.^[2] Aside from the theme of three men on a river adventure to find something, there is little connection to the first film. None of the original actors return. It was released on DVD on January 13, 2009.

Plot

Ben and Zach are childhood friends who reunite years later to take part in an unusual quest that involves traveling into the woods in search of Ben's high school sweetheart. They are joined by their British rival Nigel, and as the stakes get higher and the squirrels turn hostile, the hapless trio attempts to navigate a raging river while realizing that sometimes nature isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Cast

Oliver James as Ben Reed
- Cory Bossom as Young Ben Reed
Kristopher Turner as Zach Howell
Rik Young as Nigel
Madison Riley as Heather "Earthchild" Bessler
Ellen Albertini Dow as Mrs. Bessler
Amber McDonald as Thunderstorm
Jerry Rice as Hal Gore
Robert Blanche as Massey
Todd Robinson as Overton

Reception

Entertainment Weekly called it "the most unnecessary sequel ever".^[3]

Ryan Keer of DVD Talk gave it half a star out of 5, and recommend viewers "Skip It".^[2]

References

^ "Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling". The Numbers. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 Keefer, Ryan (January 12, 2009). "Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
^ Bierly, Mandy (November 10, 2008). "'Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling': Most unnecessary sequel ever?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

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[1] "Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling". The Numbers. Retrieved May 21, 2012.

[dvdtalk-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Keefer, Ryan (January 12, 2009). "Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

[3] Bierly, Mandy (November 10, 2008). "'Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling': Most unnecessary sequel ever?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

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