The Waterboy (1998)

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 waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

Plot Keywords:

Water | Coach | College | College Football | Obesity

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
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Derek Wallace (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
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
Frank Coraci	...	Robert 'Roberto' Boucher Sr.
Jennifer Taylor	...	Rita (as Jennifer Bini Taylor)
James Bates Jr.	...	West Mississippi Lineman
Kelly Hare	...	Drunk Cheerleader
Dawn Birch	...	Red's Watergirl
Steve Raulerson	...	Sheriff Loughran
Christopher Mugglebee	...	Sheriff Jack
Brett Rice	...	Laski
John Farley	...	Tony Dodd
Kevin P. Farley	...	Jim Simonds
Lee Corso	...	Himself
Bill Cowher	...	Himself
Dan Fouts	...	Himself
Chris Fowler	...	Himself
Jimmy Johnson	...	Himself
Brent Musburger	...	Himself
Dan Patrick	...	Himself
Lynn Swann	...	Himself
Lawrence Taylor	...	Himself
Paul Wight	...	Captain Insano (as Paul 'The Giant' Wight)
Jamie Williams	...	Young Bobby Boucher
Marc Kittay	...	Youngest Bobby Boucher
Matt Baylis	...	Student
Jack Carroll	...	Bible College Coach
Tom Nowicki	...	Community College Coach
Ric Swezey	...	Male Cheerleader
Matthew Lussier	...	Redneck
Haven Gaston	...	Tina
Mike Hold	...	Central Kentucky Quarterdeck (as Michael Hold)
Kevin Reid	...	West Mississippi Quarterback
Mattie Wolf	...	Cajun Lady
Phyllis Alia	...	TV Producer
Dave Wagner	...	Announcer
Tina Barr	...	Cheerleader
Michael Giarraputo	...	Bourbon Bowl Statistician
Marty Eli Schwartz	...	Moderator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Basa	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Renee Behan	...	Flashback Cheerleader (uncredited)
Nathan Benson	...	Sign-Toting Fan (uncredited)
Brian Brophy	...	Extra (uncredited)
Bill DeMott	...	(uncredited)
Will Green	...	Extra Football Player (uncredited)
Heather Hegeman	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Stephen Krstulich	...	Extra (uncredited)
Dave Mallow	...	Sports Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Patrick Martin Jr.	...	Sports Arena Fan (uncredited)
Ken McCoy	...	Test Professor (uncredited)
Travis McGehee	...	College Student (uncredited)
Kevin McGuire	...	Sports Cameraman (uncredited)
Lisa Michele McTigue	...	Fan (uncredited)
Soon Hee Newbold	...	Mud Dog Cheerleader (uncredited)
Michael Newman	...	Field Official (uncredited)
Skye Noel	...	Classmate (uncredited)
Michael S. Nunez	...	Sports Writer (uncredited)
Patrick O'Hara	...	Cougar Quarterback (uncredited)
Mazio Royster	...	Runningback #7 (uncredited)
Christie Sanders	...	Extra (uncredited)
Chay Santini	...	Cougar Cheerleader (uncredited)
Wesley Smith	...	Redneck Paul (uncredited)
Rando Thomas	...	Cougars Footbal Player (uncredited)
Todd Thompson	...	#21 Mud Dogs (uncredited)
Jordan Werner	...	Sports Arena Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Coraci

Writing credits (WGA)
Tim Herlihy		(written by) &
Adam Sandler		(written by)

Produced by
Phyllis Alia	....	associate producer
Jack Giarraputo	....	producer
Michelle Holdsworth	....	associate producer
Adam Sandler	....	executive producer
Ira Shuman	....	co-producer
Robert Simonds	....	producer
Rita Smith	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alan Pasqua

Cinematography by
Steven Bernstein		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tom Lewis

Casting by
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by
Perry Andelin Blake

Art Direction by
Alan Au

Set Decoration by
Barbara Peterson-Malesci		(as Barbara Peterson)

Costume Design by
Tom Bronson

Makeup Department
Stacey K. Black	....	key hair stylist: re-shoots only
Kimberly Deeb	....	assistant makeup artist
Lee Grimes	....	makeup artist
Jane Hassinger	....	key hair stylist
Erin Koplow	....	makeup department head (as Erin Brasfield)
Ann Pala	....	makeup artist
Tish Simpson	....	key hair stylist
Christine Wostak	....	assistant makeup artist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair stylist: additional photography (uncredited)

Production Management
Mark Indig	....	unit production manager
Ira Shuman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leo Bauer	....	second second assistant director
Adam Druxman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam Druxman	....	second assistant director
Michael Finn	....	second assistant director
Allan Graf	....	second unit director
Marten W. Piccinini	....	second assistant director: second unit
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Balling	....	scenic artist
Brandon Behrendt	....	art department intern
Joan Bernier	....	scenic
Eileen Bobeck	....	art department coordinator
Stephen I. Erdberg	....	assistant property master
Nicklas Farrantello	....	paint gang boss
William F. Gambill	....	stand-by painter
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser
Paul J. Hendricks	....	construction gang boss
Bret Kane	....	set dresser
Dick Kyker	....	property master
Alan S. Reynolds	....	lead scenic artist
Mark Simon	....	storyboard artist
Derrick Smith	....	set designer
Jeffrey Scott Taylor	....	leadman (as Jeffrey S. Taylor)
Michael Walters	....	specialty prop fabricator
Andrew Wert	....	assistant property master
Andrew White	....	scenic artist
Dan Wilkerson	....	on set dresser

Sound Department
David Bach	....	adr editor
David Bach	....	dialogue editor
Matthew C. Beville	....	foley mixer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Russell Farmarco	....	adr supervisor
Russell Farmarco	....	dialogue supervisor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	supervising sound editor
Ron S. Herbes	....	dialogue editor
Warren Kleiman	....	foley mixer
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Jay Meagher	....	sound mixer
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Smith	....	boom operator
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound effects editor
Elmo Weber	....	sound designer
Elmo Weber	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Weber	....	sound mixer: second unit
Michael Mullane	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeremy S. Brock	....	special effects technician
Ken Gorrell	....	special effects coordinator
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Jeffrey Arnold	....	visual effects artist
David Fogg	....	visual effects supervisor
Gino Freselli	....	visual effects production assistant
Shauna M. Hirdler	....	visual effects production assistant
Lincoln Kupchak	....	visual effects editor
John P. Mesa	....	visual effects artist
Penny A. Mesa	....	visual effects producer
William Mesa	....	visual effects producer
Dan Novy	....	visual effects technical supervisor
Bruce Pearson	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Michael Adams	....	stunts (as Mike Adams)
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts (as Christine Baur)
Todd Champagne	....	stunts
Jamal Clark	....	stunts
Alex Edlin	....	stunts
Michael J. Fisher	....	stunts (as Mike Fisher)
Allan Graf	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Hold	....	stunt double: Peter Dante
Horace Knight	....	stunts
Kaye Madden	....	stunt double: Kathy Bates
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Michael Papajohn	....	stunt double: Adam Sandler
Roberta Riordan	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Christopher C. Siegfried	....	stunts (as Christopher Siegfried)
Kaye Wade	....	stunts (as Kay Wade)
Stephen G. Yandell	....	stunts
Mitchell Dean	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Brandon Molale	....	football stunts (uncredited)
Robert Allen Mukes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mazio Royster	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen F. Andrich	....	cinematographer: football second unit
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip: re-shoots
Chip Byrd	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David S. Campbell	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Stephen Campbell	....	camera operator (as Steven Campbell)
David A. Cook	....	gaffer
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer
Chris Fisher	....	first assistant camera
David Ghegan	....	set lighting technician
Luke Halpin	....	electrician
Josh Harrison	....	additional second assistant camera
W.D. Hill	....	rigging electrician
Paul Horn	....	second assistant camera
Ben Kanegson	....	best boy grip
Richard Lacy	....	first assistant camera
J. Steven Latham	....	first assistant camera
Mark McDevitt	....	clapper loader
Frank Miller	....	additional camera operator (as Frank M. Miller)
Chip Monk	....	camera loader: second unit
Jack Nealy	....	electrician
Michael Noles	....	video playback operator
William Papp	....	Steadicam operator
William Papp	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jorge A. Quiñonez	....	grip
Ralph Scherer	....	key grip: second unit
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Vali Valus	....	first assistant camera
Michael J. Walsh	....	rigging gaffer
Chuck Weiss	....	additional video assist operator
Chuck Cohen	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Thomas Dunn	....	assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Quintin Bennett	....	extras casting assistant
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting
Ellen Jacoby	....	extras casting
Ellen Jacoby	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julia S. Bubis	....	set costumer (as Julia Bubis)
Deborah Latham	....	key costumer (as Deborah Latham Binkley)
Danny Molaschi	....	set costumer (as Daniel A. Molaschi)
David Rawley	....	costume supervisor
Victor Valiente Jr.	....	set costumer
Emae Villalobos	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Bobby Gibis	....	assistant editor: avid
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Alan Z. McCurdy	....	assistant editor
Ron South	....	first assistant editor: avid
Paul M. Wagner	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Brooks Arthur	....	music supervisor
Wende Crowley	....	music coordinator (as Wende Geikie)
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Dan Garcia	....	music recordist: orchestra
Stuart Grusin	....	music editor
Daniel Hamuy	....	lead orchestrator
Lori Lahman	....	music coordinator
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Alan Pasqua	....	orchestrator
Booker White	....	music preparation
Ken Tamplin	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David Neil Enfinger	....	picture car coordinator
Robert Jepson	....	driver: cast
Stephen G. Yandell	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Phyllis Alia	....	assistant: Mr. Coraci
Jillian Amburgey	....	script supervisor
Noah Arntson	....	intern to director
Tina Barr	....	assistant: Mr. Simonds
Thomas Bianco	....	first assistant accountant
Tammy Blackburn	....	animal trainer
Ron Borders	....	production assistant
Gena Bravos	....	script supervisor
Sheck Bugge	....	assistant: Mr. Giarraputo
Cindy G. Castoro	....	production assistant
Jessica Chavez	....	assistant: Ms. Smith
Caryn Cheever	....	assistant accountant
Rob Corsie	....	set production assistant
LaTrelle Creel	....	office production assistant
Dekker Dreyer	....	production assistant
Mark Robert Ellis	....	assistant football coordinator: football team (as Mark Ellis)
Charissa Forth Kane	....	key set production assistant (as Charissa Forth)
Rob Frank	....	assistant location manager
John Garrett	....	location manager
Zoila Gomez	....	production coordinator: second unit
Allan Graf	....	football coordinator: football team
Lisa Marie Hill	....	office production assistant (as Lisa M. Hill)
Mike Hold	....	quarterback: football team
Tina Kerr	....	crowd promotions director
Horace Knight	....	running back: football team
Missy Lantz	....	assistant production office coordinator
Wendi Laski	....	unit publicist
April Mackin	....	animal supervisor
Patrick Mahoney	....	craft service: 2nd Unit
Connie McAloney	....	production accountant (as Connie McAloney-Stamos)
Arturo Mendez	....	graphics technician
James Moran	....	key set production assistant
Matthew S. Naumann	....	production assistant
Jennifer Pyecha	....	second assistant accountant
Kevin Reid	....	quarterback: football team
Deedra Ricketts	....	crowd promotions director
James Davis Riggs	....	animal production assistant
Roberta Riordan	....	production assistant: football team
Christopher C. Siegfried	....	wide receiver: football team
Lee Smith	....	security coordinator
Diane Sterling	....	payroll (as Diana Sterling)
Leslie S. Stevens	....	production coordinator
Melinda Taksen	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Tavanese	....	production assistant
Mitch Toles	....	photo double: "The Water Boy"
Amy R. Trachtman	....	production secretary
K.L. Connie Wang	....	assistant script clearance administrator (as Connie Wang)
Eli Wolstan	....	assistant: Jack Giarraputo
Tim Ballou	....	script clearance administrator (uncredited)
Peter Menich	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Robert Simonds Productions (as a Robert Simonds/Jack Giarraputo production)
• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Waterboy Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2003) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1999) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International Spain (Spain)
• Buena Vista International (Japan)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Gativideo (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (France)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Flash Film Works

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Loop Troop  adr voice casting
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Tai Audio  walkies provided by

Also Known As:

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:

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 | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Robert Simonds Productions

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.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Derek gives Bobby his helmet, Casey calls Bobby a dink, but his mouth doesn't move.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Horse Feathers (1932)

Soundtrack:

Band Drum Cadence

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