Up the Creek

About Up the Creek

Bob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life. Bob, Irwing, Gonzer and Max are the four losers forced and bribed to represent their university in an intercollegiate raft race.

Up the Creek (1984) is a comedy film directed by Robert Butler. Released in April 1984, it runs 96 minutes.

Its themes are college, drinking, river, and university.

Tim Matheson stars as Bob McGraw, Dan Monahan as Max, Sandy Helberg as Irwin, and Stephen Furst as Gonzer. The screenplay is by Jim Kouf. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

The River Wild, Pitch Perfect, and Scream 2 make useful companions to Up the Creek, all filed under raft and rapids. TMDB voters put it at 5.7 out of 10 across 99 votes and it carries a R rating.