Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

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Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
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Directed by Ellory Elkayem
Written byStephen Mazur
Produced byAmy Goldberg
Starring
Cinematography Thomas L. Callaway
Edited by John Gilbert
Music byThomas Chase
Distributed by Paramount Famous Productions
Release date
  • January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,422,827 (DVD rentals) [1]

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.

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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.

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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]

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References

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