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The Waterboy

The Waterboy

You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.

19986.01h 30m

Overview

Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

Directed by Frank Coraci
Written by Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy
Produced by Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0MRevenue: $186.0M

Top Cast

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Bobby Boucher

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Mama Boucher

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Coach Klein

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Vicki Vallencourt

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed

Red Beaulieu

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Derek Wallace

Blake Clark

Blake Clark

Farmer Fran

Peter Dante

Peter Dante

Gee Grenouille

Jonathan Loughran

Jonathan Loughran

Lyle Robideaux

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Al Whiting

Casey Bugge

Themes & Keywords

sportsstutterlouisianasocial outcastridiculedeserted by husbandlow self esteemwaterboycollege american football

About The Waterboy

The Waterboy is a comedy film released in 1998 exploring themes of sports, stutter, louisiana, social outcast, ridicule, deserted by husband. Directed by Frank Coraci, it stars Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler. Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

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