BobbyT24 Early-1980s T&A humor at it's best (or worst).Okay, this is one of my guilty pleasures. This is definitely NOT deserving of my ranking of 9 out of 10 in the grand scheme of things. This is stupid, moronic, stereotypical, razor-thin plot,... basically every negative the actual movie critics use to crucify this movie is correct. The difference --- I LOVE IT!!! There are times in life where you just gotta throw out all the proper movie rules and just live vicariously through silly, dopey characters on-screen. The characters are funny, the settings are beautiful, the women are lovely, the dog is smarter than his masters... I could go on. There is no reasoning other than to say this movie always makes me feel good when I watch it. That's all I ask of this silliness.The story of four college dimwits blackmailed into representing the worst university in the America in a collegiate raft race against Ivy Academy, the Military Institute, etc... Basically, tiny David against the bleach-blonde, well-funded and egotistical Goliaths of the early-1980s. The poster when it came out called this "Animal House on the river". They aren't far off. They even employed two "Animal House" alums - Tim Matheson and Stephen Furth (Otter and Flounder). It's a raunchy, silly comedy where the raft race takes the background to the drinking, partying, and girl-chasing so prevalent in this generation of college party movies.I used to recommend this movie to college guys back in the late-80s/early-90s at the video store knowing they'd be drinking and laughing through the entire thing. This movie was designed for people who were not using their brain cells. It's just a fun movie with very little plot to follow. Grab your beer, sit back, and let loose. If you're watching this movie for any other reason than listed above, you'll be disappointed. VERY similar to "Strange Brew" and their awesome followers. It's a blast!! I bought this movie a few years ago on DVD when I found out it was available. Thank goodness since I'd already worn out two VHS copies over the years. Now, it has JUST been released on BluRay. I'm waiting for my copy in the mail. I do understand there is a new retrospective on the BluRay with some of the cast and casting director. That alone is worth the price. If you love silly, stupid, early-80s T&A films with zero plot and just a fun ride, this is one of the best of that generation.As a "real" movie, this can't rank more than a 3 or 4 (maybe a 5 simply because of the well-known cast). But as one of my favorite movies of all-time (no kidding!), I'd rank this a 9 out of 10. Now if Chuck the Dog SPOKE his lines instead of using charades, we'd be talking a 10 out of 10. I mean a line has to be drawn somewhere. :-)

PeterMitchell-506-564364 I love how this movie came together. Also, I can't ever imagine this film existing without Matheson. What we have here is a pleasantly surprising sex comedy like the Porky's, Hotdogs, Screwballs, etc. But this is genuinely good and better. It has a great title rock track. We have these bomb outs, Furst, Helberg, and Porky's Monahan, and Tim Matheson as legendary flunkie Bob Macgraw, who are thrown rewarding offers by their Dean, that's if they win this inter collegiate raft race. Finally persuaded by a little bit of shove, they get their raft in the water, but before the race, there's many laughs let me tell you, like Mcgraw's horny dog, where it's a bitchin' night, or when Matheson and the others woo Furst to get rid of the crap he's eating. He throws it out the window of the four wheel drive, where a poor motor cylist is blinded, lemon meringue pie, etc, and all, where Furst, the only witness, watches him go off the side of a cliff. Matheson then ask's him, "Don't you feel better". But as always in these races, we had adversaries, like another group of college guys, real arse..les, where one of their girlfriends, (beautiful blonde Runyon) has caught him red handed with another chick, he's teeth practically chewing on her bra. She then goes for Matheson, inflaming her ex, so you know this race is gonna be hell of a rocky one, which it is. I love it! An adventure and comedy with a different premise, and a nice scenery that I liked, some raft scenes beautifully shot, the prime one, where the raft goes down a waterfall, the river disrupted by a prior explosion from a gung ho nut, the leader of this military team, where a condo is even taken out, that was in the river's path. That leader, psycho di..head was a great written character attribute, I thought. And of course, each of his dirty stunts backfire, like mistakenly flattening his jeep with a boulder. But too we have the other group of slime buckets, who try and put a pin in Matheson's boy's sails, again and again, where Runyon and her girls end up merging with them and together they lash big at these pigs, where again, good surpasses evil. Up the Creek rises among many of the other sex comedies, may'be cause of it's originality or gags. But if you haven't seen this one, it was one of the eighties better ones, of his type. After all we have Matheson and the beautiful Runyon, and another bigger waterfall. And to spur the teams into action at the starting line, one girl flashes her t..ties too.

deheor Sometimes the planets align and everything just comes together. Some likable but underused actors join up with a veteran (and really really old) director to film a script written by the author of some minor league films. This is the sort of recipe that more often than not ends up with a mediocre movie that is instantly forgettable but for whatever reasons They ended up producing one of the funniest teen comedies ever made.A group of loser college students played by an all star collection of teen sex comedy stars including Tim Matheson and Stephen Furst from Animal House, Dan Monahan from Porky's and Sandy Helberg from History of the World Part 1 who,having their arms twisted by a corrupt Dean played by John Hillerman, agree to enter a dangerous raft race with the promise that victory will bring them un-earned degrees.Excessive drinking, fart jokes and gratuitous nudity are just some of the pleasures that this movie provides for the viewer. It also features the smartest dog in the world (he does charades), a kick ass song by Cheap Trick and the gorgeous Jennifer Runyon (ghostbusters & Charles in charge, I don't know which credit is more impressive) along with some great race footage and hilarious dialog. This movie is simply much better than it has the right to be.All the people who complain that it is stupid miss the point. Of course it is stupid. Its moronic. Its dumb as dirt. It is also hysterically funny from start to finish. This movie reminds me in many ways of Weekend at Bernies another incredibly goofy movie that if approached in the wrong mood is virtually unwatchable. To avoid injury try not to think. Just sit back and let this movie wash over you.

teddy mills Save this one for a Saturday or Sunday, you have snacks and beverages and friends nearby.One of the best 80s colleges/sport movies. You wont learn a lot, but you 'll have a lot of fun.If you lived in the 80's this movie will take you back to that era. When the cold beer flowed freely, and pretty girls were all around. Sunshine, water, laughing, and all the college years.Tim Matheson would make an excellent James Bond. He has all the charisma that the Bond role requires.Go Lepetomane!