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Up the Creek (1984 film)

Up the Creek is a 1984 comedy movie, directed by Robert Butler. Although the movie itself was not as popular as other "college romp" films, the four lead parts all came to the film with experience in popular comedies, most notably Animal House and Porky's.Bob McGraw, Max, Gonzer, and Irwin are 4 losers at Lepetomene University, the worst college in the United States. They are forced and bribed by Dean Burch to participate in a collegiate raft race. The gang are up against other colleges in the race, among which is Ivy University, prep schoolers who, with the help of an Ivy alumnus named Tozer, plan to cheat their way to the Winner's Circle. Their adversaries also include the Washington Military Institute, disqualified for their attempts to sabotage the other schools rafts. Captain Braverman, the leader of the Military men, has it in for McGraw because he personally curtailed the attempts to sabotage the other rafts. It is all down river adventure for the Lepetemene gang.