Mean Creek is a 2004 American coming-of-age psychological drama film written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, and Carly Schroeder. The film is about a group of teenagers in a small Oregon town who devise a plan to get revenge on an overweight, troubled bully during a boating trip. When their plan goes too far, they have to face unexpected consequences. It was produced by Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, and Hagai Shaham.

Plot

In a small Oregon town, overweight school bully George Tooney films himself playing basketball. Small and quiet Sam Merric touches George's camera, resulting in George mercilessly attacking Sam. Sam tells his older brother Rocky about the incident, to which Rocky tells his friends, reserved Clyde and troubled Marty Blank, thus devising a plan for revenge. Part of the prank involves taking George on a boating trip to celebrate Sam's fictional birthday. Then, they plan to strip him in a game of truth or dare, throw him into the river, and make him run home naked.