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Overview

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Director:
Frank Coraci
Writers (WGA):
Tim Herlihy (written by) &
Adam Sandler (written by)
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Release Date:
6 November 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
The Water-Boy is The Devil! more
Plot:
A football team water boy discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(42 articles)
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One of Adam Sandler's best to date!!! more (287 total)

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Additional Details

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 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Frank Coraci]Bobby's father Robert. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Bobby has an underbite during the first part of the movie until he gets his first tackle. more
Quotes:
Dan Fouts: Bobby Boucher sure knocked the poop out of him.
Brent Musburger: [Looks at Dan] Poop?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "WWF Raw Is War: Family Reunion" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Lonely Boy more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
One of Adam Sandler's best to date!!!, 11 January 2003
9/10
Author: LebowskiT1000 from Escondido, California, USA

"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

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