Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
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 (2009-01-13)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,422,827 (DVD rentals)[1]

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling is a 2009 direct-to-video spin off of 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[]

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

Reception[]

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

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

References[]

External links[]

• Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling at IMDb
• Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling at Rotten Tomatoes

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