Without a Paddle (2004)


Without a Paddle
Release Date20 August 2004
Budget$19,000,000
US Box Office$58,000,000
TaglineThe call of the wild, the thrill of adventure. The mistake of a lifetime.
GenreAdventure, Comedy, Mystery
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsHuka Falls, Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Errors, Adventure Comedy
MoodJust for Fun
ThemesNightmare Vacations, Faltering Friendships, Nothing Goes Right, Treasure Hunts
TonesSilly, Earnest, Madcap, Goofy
TagsBackwoods, Canoe, Cross Cultural Relations, Funeral, Reunion, Treasure, Trip

Without a Paddle is a 2004 comedy film about three reunited childhood friends going on a trip up a remote river in order to search for the body of a long lost thief and his loot. The film stars Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and Dax Shepard.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Matthew Price
Young Tom

Andrew Hampton
Young Jerry

Jarred Rumbold
Young Dan

Carl Snell
Young Billy

Billy Newwood

Tom Marshall

Jerry Conlaine

Dan Mott

David Stott
Dick Stark

Greasy Man

Morgan Reese Fairhead
Sandi

Bonnie Newwood

Giselle

Bruce Phillips
Minister

Kate Harcourt
Old Woman

Sheriff Briggs

River Guide

Elwood

Butterfly

Del Knox

Leslie

Connor Carty-Squires
Boy Scout

Bart the Bear
Bear

Director

Writer

Fred Wolf

Harris Goldberg

Tom Nursall

Jay Leggett

Producer

Donald De Line
producer

Andrew Haas
executive producer

Wendy Japhet
executive producer

Lynsey Jones
associate producer

Richard Vane
executive producer

Original Music

Christophe Beck
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Cinematographer

Jonathan Brown

Editor

Debra Neil-Fisher
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Peck Prior
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Casting Director

Sheila Jaffe
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Production Designer

Perry Andelin Blake
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Art Director

Denise Hudson
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Set Decorator

Meg Everist
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Costume Designer

Ngila Dickson
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Makeup Department

Abby Collins
hair stylist: second unit

Debra East
key hair stylist, makeup artist

Tami Lane
makeup artist, hair stylist

Dominie Till
makeup artist, hair stylist supervisor

Karen Winefield
makeup artist: second unit

Production Manager

Katherine Curtis
unit production manager: second unit

Trishia Downie
unit production manager

Kiki Morris
post-production supervisor

Nadia Paine
production supervisor: second unit

Trudi Steel
assistant unit manager

Peter Tonks
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Simon Ambridge
first assistant director: second unit

second unit director

Katie Hutchinson
third assistant director: second unit

Darren Mackie
third assistant director

Richard Matthews
second second assistant director

Doug Metzger
first assistant director

Anton Steel
additional second second assistant director

Katie Tate
second assistant director: second unit

Kate Vanderbyl
second assistant director

Art Department

Robert Bavin
on-set props

Simon Bright
art director: New Zealand

Andrew Burbon
storyboard artist

Rachael Cooper-White
art department coordinator

Andrew Driver
greens

Tane Griffin
scenic artist

Murray Hartley
greens

Michelle Haugh
set dresser

Mike Heffernan
construction coordinator

Hal Jones
set dresser

Simon Lowe
greens

Brad Mill
construction foreperson

Ben Milsom
assistant property master

Campbell Read
graphic designer

Amber Richards
set dresser

Giles Smith
paint foreperson

Pip Steel
property master

Brent Tasker
on-set greens

Gary Thomas
storyboard artist

Leighton Viggars
greens: second unit

Steve Viggars
greens

Sarah Weinberg
on-set props

Gillian West-Walker
set dresser

Michael White
greens

Vanessa Cole
props buyer

Troy Hannett
lead hand scenic artist

Wade Hannett
set painter

Melissa Spicer
head props buyer

Sound Department

Mark Allen
sound effects editor

Bob Baron
adr mixer

Gary C. Bourgeois
re-recording mixer

Matthew Cuirc
assistant sound

Scott Curtis
foley editor

Corrin Ellingford
boom operator

Russell Farmarco
sound effects editor

Avram D. Gold
adr editor

Robin Harlan
foley artist

Dennis Johnson
sound recordist

Susan Kurtz
dialogue editor, sound editor

Chuck Michael
dialogue editor

Sarah Monat
foley artist

Ronnie Morgan
assistant sound editor

Greg Orloff
re-recording mixer

Jeremy Pitts
foley editor

Vic Radulich
dialogue editor

Ken Saville
sound mixer

Randy Singer
foley mixer

Thomas W. Small
supervising foley editor

Cameron Steenhagen
sound effects editor

Mike Szakmeister
dialogue editor

Derek Vanderhorst
co-supervising sound editor

Clayton Weber
assistant sound editor

Elmo Weber
supervising sound editor

Christopher T. Welch
supervising dialogue editor

James Wright
consultant: Dolby sound

Orada Jusatayanond
sound effects editor

Michael Miller
adr mixer

Willard Overstreet
foley editor

Randolph Saucedo
sound recordist

Frank Smathers
sound editor

Special Effects

Dave Booth
special effects

Peter Cleveland
special effects supervisor: second unit

Geoff Curtis
special effects foreperson

Doug Falconer
special effects

Scott Harens
special effects

Steve Ingram
special effects supervisor

Darian Lumsden
special effects supervisor: second unit

Phil McLaren
special effects

Paul Verrall
special effects supervisor: second unit

Karl Chisholm
special effects director, special effects coordinator

Iain Hutton
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Steen Bech
visual effects producer

Martyn 'Moose' Culpitt
inferno artist: Oktobor Films

Rhys Dippie
3D animator: Shake

Kim Fogelberg
Inferno artist

Marie A. Jones
visual effects producer

Jonny Kofoed
Inferno artist

Stephen Lambert
3D animator: Shake

Dean Lyon
visual effects supervisor

Russell Masters
Inferno artist

Peter McCully
digital matte artist

Puck Murphy
Inferno artist

Mohan Ramachandran
scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital

Carmel Russell
visual effects coordinator

Greg Spencer
Inferno artist

Nick Booth
scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital

James Braid
engineer

Tony Cole
digital effects artist, digital compositor

Jason Duncan
digital compositor

Jeanmarc Furio
digital compositor: Oktobor Wellington

Stunts

Trevor Bau
stunts

Augie Davis
stunt coordinator

Mana Hira Davis
stunts

Richard Epper
stunts

Andy Gill
stunts

Winham Hammond
stunts

Greg Lane
stunts

Kate Lobb
stunts

Bob MacDougall
stunts

Tim McLachlan
stunt double

Jared Meehan
stunts

Ken Mutton
stunts

Andy Notter
stunts

Dayna Porter
stunts

Mark Prowse
stunts

Joshua Randall
stunts

Lee Scorrar
stunts

Doug Seus
bear stunt coordinator

Ben Vere-Jones
stunts

Raymond Wilson
stunts

Tim Wong
stunts, assistant stunt coordinator

Fintan Costelloe
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Kane Asher
dolly grip operator

Stephen Baker
video assist

Jon Barltrop
grip: second unit

T.K. Bedford
dolly grip operator: second unit

Darren Bradnock
grip

David Brown
chief lighting technician

Erik L. Brown
first assistant camera

Simon Cardwell
still photographer

John Cavill
camera operator: second unit

Giles Coburn
electrician

Jamie Couper
electrician

Brian Crump
electrician

Inga Fillary
clapper loader: second unit

Huw Griffiths
second company grip

Grant Harvey
grip

Paul Hughen
director of photography: second unit

Tony Keddy
first company grip

James Kennedy
electrician

Stephanie Kuttner
film loader

Dean McCarroll
first assistant photographer: "b" camera

Hamish McIntyre
first company grip: second unit

Cameron McLean
camera operator

Dusty Millar
camera trainee

Murray Milne
camera operator: "b" camera, second unit, Steadicam: second unit

Greg Nalder
chief rigging electrician

Nigel Percy
rigging best boy

Simon Raby
camera operator: "b" camera

Melissa Ririnui
grip: second unit

Gus Salla
generator operator: second unit

Paul Sawtell
grip

Mark Sim
grip

Philip A.T. Smith
second assistant photographer

Andy South
grip: second unit

Caleb Staines
video assist: second unit

Andrew Stroud
focus puller: second unit

Geoff Tait
second company grip: second unit

Gaysorn Thavatt
focus puller: second unit

Carl Vennimore
grip: second unit

Hansel Verkerk
assistant chief lighting technician

Angus Ward
second assistant photographer: "b" camera

Anthony Whitehouse
electrician: second unit

Jason Cooper White
clapper loader: second unit

Daniel Wilson
grip

Garrett Brown
camera operator: SuperFlyCam

Dane Clarke
camera operator: SuperFlyCam

Peter Cunningham
first assistant camera: second unit

Dion Hartley
key grip: third unit

Rob Marsh
camera operator

Reuben Morrison
lighting technician

Angela Waller
grip coordinator

Casting Department

Victoria Cole
extras casting coordinator

Terri Douglas
adr voice casting

Meg Morman
casting associate

Liz Mullane
casting: New Zealand

Vanessa Rodriguez
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tom Caddy
costume breakdown

Libby Dempster
textile artist / dyer

Sian Evans
costumer

Rebecca Johnston
costumer

Pip Lingard
wardrobe coordinator

Liz McGregor
costume supervisor

Lucy McLay
costumer

Amanda Neale
costumer: second unit

Andrea Plested
costumer: second unit

Simon Ward
set costumer

Editorial Department

Craig Alpert
assistant editor: avid

Jeremy Bradley
apprentice editor

David S. Clark
assistant film editor

John Dietrick
editorial production assistant

Patrick J. Don Vito
additional editor

Patrick Gallagher
assistant editor: avid

Jenny Hicks
assistant editor: New Zealand

Kylie Mather
assistant editor: New Zealand

Tamara McDonough
assistant editor: avid

Siobhan Prior
assistant editor: avid

Chris Regan
color timer

Chad Rubel
apprentice editor

Music Department

Bob Bornstein
music preparation

Fernand Bos
music editor

Kerry Christensen
yodeler

Randy Crenshaw
yodeler

Wade Culbreath
musician: percussion

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Norman Dlugatch
music technical engineer

George Doering
musician: guitar and banjo

Mike Fisher
musician: percussion

Dominic Gonzales
music floor person

Andrew Kaiser
additional orchestrator

Kevin Kliesch
orchestrator

Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica

Michael Nowak
conductor: orchestra

Casey Stone
music mixer, music recordist

Jojo Villanueva
music coordinator

Paul Wertheimer
music recordist

Gabe Witcher
musician: fiddle

Richard Ziegler
music editor

Julianne Jordan
music supervisor

Larry Mah
digital score recordist

composer: one cue

Transportation Department

Robin Allen
picture car coordinator

Don Anderson
transportation captain: second unit

Annie Frear
transportation coordinator

Jessica Hogan
transportation captain

Isaac Lane
transportation captain

Arthur Matthews
transportation coordinator

Sonya Wickham
transportation captain

Other Crew

Kevin Armstrong
production assistant

Gunner Ashford
armorer

Claire Ashton
assistant location manager

Trevor Brooks
production assistant: second unit

Andy Buckley
medic

Wes C. Caefer
puppeteer: bear

James Delaney
animal handler

Patrick Dorn
adr voice

Bronwyn Eichbaum
production coordinator: second unit

Richard Elworthy
video split assistant

Christina Ferguson
production assistant

Ruben Ferguson
payroll accountant

Laura J. Fox
first assistant auditor

Kirsty Fromont
production assistant

Mark Gabites
medic: second unit

Robert Gibson
dive unit support

Jonathan Hawke
production assistant: second unit

Charlotte Hayes
accounts

Willie Heatley
water safety

Dru Homer
assistant: Mr. Brill

Angela Hovey
assistant production coordinator: second unit

Matthew Janzen
production assistant

Chris Lemos
assistant: Mr. De Line

Kimberly Logan
location manager

Steve Loughlin
assistant location manager: second unit

Kevin Magill
production assistant

James Manttan
assistant: Mr. De Line, New Zealand

Sue May
unit publicist

Fiona McDonald
location manager: second unit

Dianne Moffatt
script supervisor

Julie Pitkanen
script supervisor

Vanessa Redmond
assistant production coordinator

Karla Rodgers
production coordinator

Tami Rumble
assistant: Ms. Japhet

Michelle Seanez
assistant: Ms. Mattocks

Lynne Seus
bear trainer

Scott J. Smith
bear trainer

Jill Soper
assistant production coordinator

Russell Steele
production auditor

Paul Stieglbauer
production assistant

Angela Thomas
production secretary

Whitney Thomas
production assistant

Seth Weisburst
assistant: Mr. Haas

Robin Wilson
production assistant

Ngaire Woods
assistant: Mr. Brill, New Zealand

Warwick Yin
assistant armorer

Clint Youngreen
bear trainer

adr voice

Dominique Fromont
location accountant

Shara Hudson
assistant travel and accomodation coordinator

Karen Kong
assistant accountant

Phil Nixey
assistant to actors

Tim Shafe
operator: HotHead

Production Company

Paramount Pictures

De Line Pictures
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Solar Films

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Argentina Video Home
,

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

United International Pictures (UIP)

Veronica

Special Effects

Oktobor

Pacific Title

Miscellaneous

Imagezone
digital video assist

Lowdown Music Inc.
music editorial services

Stunt Associates
Stunt Equipment






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