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The Waterboy

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Raised by his overprotective mother, Helen, Bobby Boucher Jr. is the water boy for a successful college football team coached by Red Beaulieu. When Beaulieu fires Bobby, he takes up the same position for a losing rival team, led by despairing Coach Klein. After witnessing Bobby beat up a player who teased him too much, Klein adds him to the roster as a linebacker. Soon, Klein's players are championship contenders.
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This is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags.

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Andrew O'Hehir Sight & Sound 06/18/2012
A witless and utterly predictable comic fantasy about a misfit turned hero. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/29/2010
1/5
Really dumb, but many teens love it anyway. Go to Full Review Glenn Lovell Variety 06/02/2008
The formulaic mix of mirth and mayhem is aimed way down the MTV food chain... Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/25/2020
2/10
This juvenile, unnecessary, and utterly pathetic madness can barely be considered a comedy; the jokes are so immature and flat that it more closely resembles a tragedy. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 07/10/2010
2.5/4
An agreeable yet forgettable comedy... Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 08/12/2009
2.5/4
There's an innocence to The Waterboy that makes the picture part slapstick and part fairy tale...The only problem with letting kids see this Adam Sandler movie? They might want to see another one. [Blu-ray] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel C @Joelcas1613 Mar 1 Pretty good film, funny, good premise (even though it's a bit cliche), and a great third act. Give it a watch, 3 stars. God bless. See more timulo D @timulo Feb 13 This film is too good for these humourless, snotty, out of touch activist-reviewers. Screw em, nobody needs professional reviewers anymore, they killed their own industry. See more Samuel H. @Samuelhaubner Jan 24 It’s such a funny movie. Bobby buchet just might be the goat! See more Dude A. M @Dudamundo Dec 27 A continuation of fratboy comedy for middle age guys suffering from arrested development who still think they still belong to a college fraternity. See more The Cursed Legion T @GAVINSISEMORE Dec 23 Movies don't need to be serious to be enjoyable some dont understand this concept. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 1 A success on home media. See more Read all reviews
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Frank Coraci

Director

Adam Sandler

Bobby Boucher

Kathy Bates

Helen 'Mama' Boucher

Henry Winkler

Coach Klein

Fairuza Balk

Vicki Vallencourt

Jerry Reed

Coach Red Beaulieu

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Synopsis Raised by his overprotective mother, Helen, Bobby Boucher Jr. is the water boy for a successful college football team coached by Red Beaulieu. When Beaulieu fires Bobby, he takes up the same position for a losing rival team, led by despairing Coach Klein. After witnessing Bobby beat up a player who teased him too much, Klein adds him to the roster as a linebacker. Soon, Klein's players are championship contenders.
Director
Frank Coraci
Producer
Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Screenwriter
Tim Herlihy, Allen Pasqua, Adam Sandler
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Waterboy Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$161.5M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS
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