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Up the Creek

1984 · 96 min

A silly, breezy campus comedy full of slapstick rivalry and lowbrow gags that you can switch off and enjoy.

Directed by: Robert Butler
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Tim Matheson, Dan Monahan, Sandy Helberg

Tagline: Who says a bunch of boobs can't win a race?
Overview: 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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Directed by: Robert Butler
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Tim Matheson, Dan Monahan, Sandy Helberg

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
sport
coming-of-age
class
rebellion
Places: school
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Robert Butler
Written by: Jim Kouf
Starring: Tim Matheson, Dan Monahan, Sandy Helberg, Stephen Furst, Blaine Novak, Jeff East, Will Bledsoe, Grant Wilson
Music: William Goldstein
Cinematography: James Glennon
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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