Without a Paddle

Without a Paddle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Brill
Screenplay by	Jay Leggett Mitch Rouse
Story by	Harris Goldberg Tom Nursall Fred Wolf
Produced by	Donald De Line
Starring	Seth Green Matthew Lillard Dax Shepard Abraham Benrubi Ethan Suplee Burt Reynolds
Cinematography	Jonathan Brown
Edited by	Debra Neil-Fisher Peck Prior
Music by	Christophe Beck
Production company	De Line Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 20, 2004 (2004-08-20)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$19 million
Box office	$73 million

Without a Paddle is a 2004 American adventure comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Jay Leggett and Mitch Rouse, and based on a story by Harris Goldberg, Tom Nursall, and Fred Wolf. The film stars Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Rachel Blanchard, Christina Moore, Bonnie Somerville, Ray Baker, and Burt Reynolds. It tells the story of three reunited childhood friends going on a trip up a remote river in order to search for the loot of long-lost airplane hijacker D. B. Cooper.

Without a Paddle was released by Paramount Pictures on August 20, 2004. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $73 million against a $19 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel, entitled Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling, was released in January 2009.