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The Waterboy (1998)

PG_13  90 min  -  Comedy | Sport   -  6 November 1998 (USA)
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Reviews: 292 user | 105 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Frank Coraci
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler ...
Kathy Bates ...
Fairuza Balk ...
Henry Winkler ...
Jerry Reed ...
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. ...
Derek Wallace (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Blake Clark ...
Peter Dante ...
Jonathan Loughran ...
Al Whiting ...
Clint Howard ...
Allen Covert ...
Rob Schneider ...
Todd Holland Todd Holland ...
Robert Kokol Robert Kokol ...
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Storyline

Bobby Boucher is the lowly water boy for a college football team, until the coach discovers his amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him. He signs the Water Boy as the new star player. Written by Travis Kennedy  

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Plot Keywords:

Coach | Water | College Football | College | Domineering Mother  | See more »

Taglines:

A man with a serious drinking problem See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Водонос See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$39,414,071 (USA) (8 November 1998) (2664 Screens)

Gross:

$161,487,252 (USA) (18 April 1999)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The South Central Muddogs' stadium is the DeLand High School football field in DeLand Florida, the school agreed to let the director use the field if he paid for the stadium to be refurbished after filming. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Mud Dogs' stadium is first seen, the goal posts are of high school width. College width for the uprights is narrower, same as the NFL. See more »

Quotes

Casey Bugge: He poked me in the eye!
Bobby Boucher: Captain Insano shows no mercy.
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Connections

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Doin' My Thang"
Written by Sherwin Charles, Ivan Norwood, James Carter and Travis Lane
Performed by Lifelong featuring Incident
Contains a sample of "Best of My Love"
Written by Maurice White and Al McKay See more »