Up the Creek (1984 film)

  • Tim Matheson: Bob McGraw
  • Jennifer Runyon: Heather Merriweather
  • Dan Monahan: Max
  • Sandy Helberg: Irwin
  • Jeff East: Rex Crandall
  • John Hillerman: Dean Burch
  • Will Bledsoe: Roger van Dyke
  • James Sikking: Tozer
  • Jesse D. Goins: Brown
  • Blaine Novak: Cpt. Braverman

A super- horny rubber boat is an American comedy film from the year 1984. Was directed by Robert Butler, the screenplay is by Jim Kouf, Jeff Sherman and Douglas Grossman. The main role was played by Tim Matheson.

Action

Dean Burch, head of the little Lepetomane prestigious university, has several problems. First, it is his institution for years in the shadow of other universities in the country. On the other Lepetomane houses various average students who could hardly change the situation. This also includes long -time student Bob McGraw, who is staying for 12 years in the establishment and spends his life with parties and women rather than textbooks. Burch sets McGraw therefore the gun to my head and forces him with a group of other losers on a boat race between several universities participate: wins Lepetomane receive McGraw and his colleagues to conclude in the form of a doctoral degree of their choice, but in defeat would they expelled. Willy-nilly, says McGraw and embarks with his team - consisting of the corpulent Gonzer, wannabe Casanova Max and cobra Irwin - the competition to a wild and strong currents mountain river.

There, the four encounter once the other sporting competition in the form of pretty Heather, leader of the team of girls colleges in the Bob falls for immediately. However, Heather is in a relationship or with the schnöseligen Rex, the leader of the rowing team in the prestigious Ivy University. During the actual competition remember Bob and his friends quickly that working with unfair means. On the one hand sabotage the Ivy guys him and other boats because, inter alia, Rex Bob grudge the affair with Heather. On the other hand, last year's winner of a military academy operate the destruction of the entire race, after Bob has foiled a sabotage attempt by the cadets and these were subsequently suspended.

Against all odds, manage Loser Bob and his troupe to slowly push to the top and can not even obliterate the Ivy rowers one, while bringing the suspended soldiers with their attacks only themselves at risk. At the end of the race for the Lepetomane rowers seems lost until this unexpected help which disqualified cadets with a recent assassination attempt to victory.

Bob gets his degree - and on top of that even Heather, who separated from Rex.

Backgrounds and reviews

The film was also under the alternative titles " The Last snatch the fish " and " Trail Mix USA". He played in the cinemas of the United States an approximately 11.7 million U.S. dollars.

Cinema.de says the film " No draft, but it's humid cheerfully "

" A college dud that leaves out not a single cliché; viscous and predictable at all times. "

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