Up the Creek

Up the Creek (1984) is a rowdy American college comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Bob McGraw is twelve years into a degree he has no intention of finishing — until the dean offers him a diploma if he can win an intercollegiate raft race.

Bob ropes in three fellow screw-ups and hits the rapids. Standing in their way: a squad of marines, a pack of smug Ivy League preppies, and judges who'll rig anything to keep four losers off the podium. He also falls for Heather along the route. Director Robert Butler plays it as pure slapstick — whitewater, sabotage, a dog that handles demolitions, not a serious face in sight.

Tim Matheson carries the whole thing on the same con-man charm he brought to Animal House, backed by Dan Monahan and Stephen Furst. Easy fun for anyone who likes daft 1980s underdog comedies. Stream Up the Creek (1984) online on iFILM.