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Released
1984 · FILM

Up the Creek

Who says a bunch of boobs can't win a race?

Directed by
Runtime
96 min
Comedy

Synopsis

Bob McGraw is in his twelfth year of college, spending his time aimlessly. He, Irwing, Gonzer and Max are four students who are compelled and bribed to represent their university in an intercollegiate raft race. While fulfilling this role they befriend Heather Merriweather and encounter numerous adversaries, including a team of Marines and pre‑ppy Ivy League competitors determined to win.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 22

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Bill ButlerShot by James GlennonScored by William GoldsteinDesigned by William Hiney

Box Office

1984 · Box office

Grossed $11.7M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$11.7M

Worldwide gross$11.7M

Opening weekend: $3.2M 27% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $4.1M35% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,346 theaters

Also known as

  • Das turbogeile Gummibootde
  • Los Albóndigas en remojoes

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