Further up the creek serves up nautical naughtiness aplenty. A naval captain has to deal with dodgy dealings by his crew. Tv guide said, it is a surprise that up the creek is as fresh and amusing as it is. Apr 16, 2015 sadly that was esmas last appearance in a carry on film and pretty much her last film role. Fairweather, skipper of the notsogood ship aristotle. A sequel entitled further up the river was made,sans. Three possible sources of water could have contributed significantly to the buffalo creek, flood. She was one of those character actresses who cropped up in a myriad of british films and television and her run of carry ons marked her career peak but also her career swan song. Well, if you like this kind of understated british comedy typical of the 1950s1960s, then this is a classic sellers, tomlinson, hydewhite and a supporting cast of some of the best of the character actors that peopled most of the brit comedies of those years. She retired not long afterwards at a time when offers of work must have been pouring in. The film is, of course, up the creek that totally lame story about a raft race between a bunch of fictitious colleges and universities. Up the creek 1958 not rated 1h 23min comedy 4 july 1958 ireland during the cold war, an idiotic r.
On television her main role was as part of the runaway comedy success, the rag trade. But together with chief petty officer doherty peter sellers, fairweather gets into more trouble than might be thought possible, with events coming to a riotous conclusion when the admiralty turn up for an inspection of the ship. Well, the zanies named val guest, john warren and len heath now have fired a few shots across the bow of an apochryphal destroyer and her fictitious crew in up the creek, the english farce that. May 28, 2010 up the creek was made in 1984, six years after the wildly popular animal house.
Whoever came up with the idea for up the creek must have figured that a film that looked even a little bit like animal house with plenty of bumptious young women, booze and some sort of fratrat inspired event would be a sure box office winner. Apart from the race, the film is about the getting and the not getting of sex, sexual innuendo, crazed boozing and some of the worst lines ever written in. Up the creek by val guest david tomlinson, peter sellers. This hastily assembled sequel to the popular british service farce up the creek. A 1984 comedy film, directed by robert butler and starring tim matheson of animal house fame. In order to graduate from college, four students must give in to their blackmailing deans demand that they enter a raft race. This time he is skipper of the ship aristotle and, together with his secondincommand frankie howerd, fairweather wreaks havoc when he is ordered to deliver the aristotle to its new owners in a mythical middleeastern country. This hastily assembled sequel to the popular british service farce up the creek finds david tomlinson returning in the role of lt.
Esma cannon first appearance in a carry on film came with a delightful cameo as a deaf, dotty old lady in constable at the. She appeared regularly in british films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as bond girl jill masterson in the 1964 james bond film goldfinger. Bates 1958 hell, heaven or hoboken gobetween 1958 just my luck roberts 1957. The menu is sparse with no scene selection though there are directions telling viewers to use their forwardbackward buttons to go backahead about 10 minutes per scene. Further it is not known if the car in the background was ever even in service. American whitewater is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater rivers throughout the united states and connects the interests of humanpowered recreational river users with ecological and sciencebased data to achieve goals within our mission. Up the creek is a 1958 british comedy film written and directed by val guest and starring david. Fairweather david tomlinson, is an inept naval officer. Up the creek is a mirthsome remake of the classic will hay comedy oh, mr. Further up the creek is a 1958 british comedy film written and directed by val guest and starring david tomlinson, frankie howerd, shirley eaton, thora hird, desmond llewelyn and lionel jeffries. The sequel to up the creek sees david tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin lieutenant humphrey fairweather. Up the creek has not aged well what a shocker, but its a perfect example of the pointless, disposable comedies they made in the early to mid80s.
Up the creek 1984 bluray tim matheson and stephen furst, the infamous otter and flounder of national lampoon s animal house fame, costar in another riproaring college campus comedy as bob and gonzer, two lessthancollegiate students at lepetomane university, better known as one of the world s worst institutions of hig. Further up the creek directed by val guest produced by henry halstead written by val guest len heath john warren starring david tomlinson frankie howerd shirley eaton music by stanley black cinematography gerald gibbs len harris editing by bill lenny studio hammer distributed by columbia release dates 28th october, 1958 london uk running time 91 minutes country united kingdom language english. With david tomlinson, shirley eaton, frankie howerd, thora hird. Whereas the hay film concerned an inept railroad stationmaster, the hero of the remake, lt. Bob mcgraw tim matheson, max dan monahan, gonzer stephen furst and irwin sandy helberg must compete against a team from ivy university as well as a hardened team from a nearby military school. In hollywood, most tended to be big film efforts, while in england, they were mostly b films. The complete filmography paul anthony nelson 171 films 4 edit. Moving from town to town with an advance man to drum up business, they offered a two hour show of 20 to 25 brief films mostly from french film companies interspersed with songs by bert and piano solos by fanny. Up the creek itself is in widescreen, and looks as good as its ever bound to look since i saw it in a theater back in april 1984. Bumbling navy officer lieutenant humphrey fairweather david tomlinson is transferred to hms berkeley, an old world war ii destroyer, to keep him out of harms way. The photo on the right was taken by richard bradley in july 1969 after the railroad had been out of service for about 5 years.
Overview of further up the creek, 1958, directed by val guest, with at turner classic movies. Watching kent dorfman, eric the otter stratton, and edward pee wee morris in an 80s sexcomedy take on race for your life, charlie brown isnt the worst thing but it isnt particularly good, either. Ballard berkeley, esma cannon, amy dalby, basil dignam, shirley eaton, judith furse, tom gill, michael goodliffe, thora hird. The new york times called the film, an amiable jest that is diverting and spasmodically amusing, if not precisely unuproarious. And when the time came that the company had to stop polluting the stream with effluent from its preparation plant further up buffalo creek, the refuse or gob pile happened to be convenient for the construction of an impoundment that was to be used as a settling basin. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to further up the creek. In this slapstick naval spoof from hammer films, tomlinson plays an accidentprone lieutenant who is given command of a decrepit wwii destroyer to get him out of the navys hair. First to go is hms aristotle the secret shame of the fleet. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Further up the creek is a 1958 british comedy film written and directed by val guest and starring david tomlinson, frankie howerd, shirley eaton, thora hird. Further up the creek directed by val guest produced by henry halstead written by val guest len heath john warren starring david tomlinson frankie howerd shirley eaton music by stanley black cinematography gerald gibbs len harris editing by bill lenny studio hammer distributed by columbia release dates 28th october, 1958 london uk running time 91 minutes country united kingdom.
Regarder le film babys day out 1994 en streaming vf. An early scene toast to mediocrity perfectly defines up the creek. Sparks fly between bob and a new teammate, while the captain of the. The weather, and perhaps vandals, have already taken quite a toll on the two cars.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. A sequel further up the creek was released later in the same year, with frankie howerd replacing peter sellers. Bert was the manager, projectionist and parttime singer, and fanny was the musical director, ticket seller and treasurer. Shirley eaton born 12 january 1937 is an english actress. Born in morecambe, lancashire, england, the youngest child of mary and james henry hird, an actress and theatre manager. Dec 10, 2014 a cowboy sets out to try to stop an indian war and rescue a white woman captured by the apaches. The film has the kind of majesty found not in the grand gesture but the modest detail, the kind that accumulates resonance with each seemingly minor event until the picture becomes complete. After leaving school, she worked for 10 years at a coop store by day and trained as an. The film is something of a spoof of the royal navy in the time after world war ii. Up the creek is a 1958 british comedy film written and directed by val guest and.
You know, the kind of film that aspired to reach the heights of, say, porkys. Buy further up the creek dvd from amazons movies store. The creek is a competent ghost movie with solid acting, a great score and excellent direction. Whether the color has changed due to weathering, repainting, or simply differences in film and film aging is not clear. The royal navy has finally entered the nuclear age and is selling off its obsolete old frigates to the arabs. We will mention anyone who helps and give full credit for all location shots received. A cowboy sets out to try to stop an indian war and rescue a white woman captured by the apaches.
Thora made her stage debut at eight weeks when she was used as a prop by her mother in a performance. It should also be noted that these passenger cars served as cabooses up until the arrival of c1 in 1959. The central florida of the yearling the film version of marjorie rawlings pulitzerprizewinning novel was shot on location in central floridas big scrub, the very region that. But that takes nothing away from the entertainment of those films on the east side of the pond. A daffy british officer david tomlinson takes command of an old destroyer whose bosun peter sellers runs scams on the side. But together with chief petty officer doherty peter sellers, fairweather gets into more trouble than might be thought possible. Up the creek dvd for sale director laura farber, who was also a freshman during the shootings, sensitively captures her classmates deeply personal and unique perspectives during an unprecedented walkthrough of the school itself, shedding light on the complexity of a life impacted by violence and loss at a young age nearly 20 years after the. Further up the creek faced troubled waters when it was released, failing to match the box office performance of the first movie partly, in frankies howerds view, because it was released too close to the original and plans for any further onscreen voyages were scuppered. It served as a follow up to up the creek, with peter sellers not reprising his role because it clashed with the filming of the mouse that roared. Actually, up the creek has a pretty solid comic pedigree, at least as solid as you can get in a film like this.
We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. This time he is skipper of the ship aristotle and, together with his secondincommand frankie howerd, fairweather wreaks havoc when he is ordered to deliver the aristotle to its new owners in a. Mean creek deals with the disturbing issue of bullying. To the best of my knowledge, every film produced by. This film was cool to watch this by no means looks like an indie film but more like a bigger budgeted direct to dvd release. When it gets too much for him, sam tells his older brother, and the two hatch a plan to punish the bully. There are a small number of steam train scenes which reminded me of the photos of o. Watch up the creek online stream full movie directv. So what other film and television appearances is esma cannon well known for. Enlisting the help of friends, the plan seems perfect until all involved begin to realise that.
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