how can a movie like this miss . it have two veteran from animal house ( matheson and furst ) and pee wee from porky ( monahan ) and the cop from hill street blue ( sikking ) and a playmate ( thomasino ) and a mel brook regular ( helberg ) and and laugh aplenty . oh and and do i mention the rapid . up the creek just go to show that the right element in any movie and when they click and make the experience all the more pleasant . for instance and if you want to make a movie about a bunch of loser that compete for their college in a water rapid race against college twerp that be rich and meaner and and in one case and more militaristic and it help if you have a cast like mention above . it also help if there a dog on hand like chuck the dog . he smart and he helpful and he know how to attack where it hurt the most and he play a mean game of charade . if all dog be this smart and human would be in a lot of trouble . and those raft scene represent top notch . not a lot of detail go into most movie like this . but when they go to that extra trouble and it work . these guy actually do brave the rapid for this flick and the nut . this would make a solid rent alongside animal house and that be how good up the creek truly be . besides and how many slob comedy do you know that try to visually quote the final scene in bridge on the river kwai . seven star and a twenty one canoe salute for up the creek while it serve up the comedy .