Up the Creek

Up the Creek

Who says a bunch of boobs can't win a race?

198496 min5.7 / 10

A lighthearted 1980s college comedy built on underdog charm, physical humor, and the camaraderie of misfits competing in a raft race against more privileged rivals.

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. Forced and bribed into this role, they make some friends, the lovely Heather Merriweather, but mostly enemies, among others a whole team of marines, and preppy IVY-leaguers determined to win.

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