What is "up the creek"

a. (context idiomatic English) In trouble; in a difficult situation. alt. (context idiomatic English) In trouble; in a difficult situation.

Up the Creek is a 1984 comedy film, directed by Robert Butler. Although the film itself was not as popular as other "college romp" films, the four lead parts all came to the film with experience in popular comedies, most notably Animal House and Porky's.

Up the Creek may refer to:

• Up the Creek (1958 film), a British comedy film, directed by Val Guest
  • Further Up the Creek, a 1958 sequel film, also directed by Guest
• Up the Creek (1984 film), an American comedy film
  • "Up the Creek" (song), leading theme song from the film, performed by Cheap Trick
• Up the Creek (web series), an American comedy web series

Up the Creek is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest which starred David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Lodge and Lionel Jeffries.

"Up the Creek" is a non-album single by American rock band Cheap Trick, released as the title track for the 1984 film Up the Creek, appearing on the film's soundtrack release as the first/opening track. The song was written by Rick Nielsen and musician/songwriter Randy Bishop. Bishop also wrote/co-wrote a lot of the soundtrack's material, including "Chasin' The Sky" by The Beach Boys, "The Heat" by Heart and "One Track Heart (Passion In The Dark)" by Danny Spanos.

The single was released on 7" and 12" vinyl in the United States, along with promotional 7" and 12" vinyls. The single version lasted a duration of 3:03 whilst the soundtrack version lasted 3:58 in length. The single and soundtrack album was released via the record label Pasha, owned by producer Spencer Proffer. On all version of the single, Nielsen's name was incorrectly titled "P. Nielsen".

The B-side "Up the Creek (Acappella Intro)" added an Acappella introduction to the track, lasting a duration of 3:48. This version remains available on vinyl only to date.

The song was produced by American producer Spencer Proffer, known for his wide range of production work with bands like Quiet Riot.

The single's 7" vinyl cover is a similar photo used for the band's 1983 album " Next Position Please", taken from the same photo shoot.

Up the Creek is an American comedy web series created and written by vineyard owner Joe Taylor and funded by his own savings. The series is broadcast on the internet and premiered on Blip on March 28, 2012. So far, one season has been created, with season two in production. Up the creek is a comedy web series created by Joe Taylor who in real life owns the Sleepy Creek Vineyards, which is a small winery and vineyard located in Fairmount, Illinois, the Midwest region of the US. Up The Creek is about a small, financially struggling winery that has a dysfunctional staff. It reflects on the idea that with wine businesses, perceptions are usually very different from reality.