The Waterboy (1998)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers (WGA):

Tim Herlihy (written by) &
Adam Sandler (written by)

Release Date:

6 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

The Water-Boy is The Devil!

Plot:

A football team water boy discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Water | College Football | College | Mother Son Relationship

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Robert 'Bobby' Boucher Jr.
Kathy Bates	...	Helen 'Mama' Boucher
Fairuza Balk	...	Vicki Vallencourt
Henry Winkler	...	Coach Klein
Jerry Reed	...	Coach Red Beaulieu
Larry Gilliard Jr.	...	Derek Wallace
Blake Clark	...	Farmer Fran
Peter Dante	...	Gee Grenouille
Jonathan Loughran	...	Lyle Robideaux
Al Whiting	...	Casey Bugge
Clint Howard	...	Paco
Allen Covert	...	Walter
Rob Schneider	...	Townie
Todd Holland	...	Greg Meaney
Robert Kokol	...	Professor

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Philippines:G | Australia:M | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Citrus Bowl - 1610 W. Church Street, Orlando, Florida, USA

Company:

Robert Simonds Productions

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Frank Coraci]Bobby's father Robert.

Goofs:

Continuity: Bobby has an underbite during the first part of the movie until he gets his first tackle.

Quotes:

Dan Fouts: Bobby Boucher sure knocked the poop out of him.
Brent Musburger: [Looks at Dan] Poop?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "WWF Raw Is War: Family Reunion" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Lonely Boy

One of Adam Sandler's best to date!!!

"The Waterboy" is definitely one of my favorite Adam Sandler films, just as good as "Happy Gilmore", "The Wedding Singer", "Big Daddy" and "Mr. Deeds". If you are a fan of Adam Sandler, then you're sure to like this film.

Adam Sandler's films all seem to have the same sort of comedy, but at the same time all have a different flavor of their own. The comedy in this film is definitely odd, sometimes outright hilarious and sometimes just plain odd and even a few times quite dumb...but it's all good, it's an Adam Sandler film, I still enjoyed it.

All the actors in this film did a fine job. Adam Sandler does a good job as usual, doing pretty much exactly what you would expect. I am usually less than fond of Kathy Bates' acting, but she did a pretty good job in this film and was just right for the role. Henry Winkler was an excellent touch, he was also great in the film. Fairuza Balk was also a nice touch, and looked quite nice as well. Rob Schneider has a very nice cameo in the film, he was a pleasant surprise. The rest of the supporting cast was excellent.

All in all, if you liked Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live and/or liked any of his other films, I would think that you would like this one as well. All I can say is give it a shot. Hope you like it, thanks for reading,

-Chris