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 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
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
Michael Hold	...	Central Kentucky Quarterdeck
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)
Will Green	...	Extra Football Player (uncredited)
Heather Hegeman	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Stephen Krstulich	...	Extra (uncredited)
Dave Mallow	...	Sports Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Dan Markham	...	Student (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)

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

Production Design by
Perry Andelin Blake

Art Direction by
Alan Au

Set Decoration by
Barbara Peterson

Costume Design by
Tom Bronson

Makeup Department
Stacey K. Black	....	key hair stylist: re-shoots only
Erin Brasfield	....	makeup department head
Lee Grimes	....	makeup artist
Jane Hassinger	....	key hair stylist
Ann Pala	....	makeup artist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair stylist: additional photography (uncredited)

Production Management
Mark Indig	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leo Bauer	....	second second assistant director
Adam Druxman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam Druxman	....	key 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
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
Alan S. Reynolds	....	lead scenic artist
Mark Simon	....	storyboard artist
Derrick Smith	....	set designer
Michael Walters	....	specialty prop fabricator
Andrew Wert	....	assistant property master
Andrew White	....	scenic artist

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
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
Mazio Royster	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Christopher C. Siegfried	....	stunts (as Christopher Siegfried)
Scott Smith	....	stunt double: Johnathan Loughran
Scott Smith	....	stunts
Kaye Wade	....	stunts
Stephen G. Yandell	....	stunts
Brandon Molale	....	football stunts (uncredited)
Robert Allen Mukes	....	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
Richard Lacy	....	first assistant camera
J. Steven Latham	....	first assistant camera
Mark McDevitt	....	clapper loader
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
Roger Mussenden	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
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
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Dan Garcia	....	music mixer: orchestra
Dan Garcia	....	music recordist: orchestra
Wende Geikie	....	music coordinator
Stuart Grusin	....	music editor
Daniel Hamuy	....	lead orchestrator
Lori Lahman	....	music coordinator
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor
Alan Pasqua	....	orchestrator
Booker White	....	music preparation
Ken Tamplin	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David Neil Enfinger	....	picture car coordinator

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
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 sports coordinator
Charissa Forth	....	key set production assistant
Rob Frank	....	assistant location manager
Zoila Gomez	....	production coordinator: second unit
Allan Graf	....	football coordinator
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
Jennifer Pyecha	....	second assistant accountant
Deedra Ricketts	....	crowd promotions director
James Davis Riggs	....	animal production assistant
Roberta Riordan	....	production assistant
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
Connie Wang	....	assistant script clearance administrator
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

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Loop Troop  adr voice casting
• Sportsrobe  costumes

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:

Suzanne Lloyd Hayes, granddaughter of silent screen star Harold Lloyd, filed a $50 million dollar lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company in 2000, claiming that this movie was plagiarized from Lloyd's silent film classic The Freshman (1925). By 2002, the courts had ruled against her.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On the final play of the game against Iowa (the game that put the Mud Dogs into the Bourbon Bowl) Bobby picks off the field goal attempt in midair and runs it back for the seemingly winning touchdown. However, he begins to slide into the end zone around the 2 or 3 yard line. In college football, the runner is down when his knee touches the ground. The touchdown should not have counted.

Quotes:

Bobby Boucher: So that's what opening up a can of whoop-ass feels like.
Coach Klein: Son, you just opened up a whole case of whoop-ass.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry (#24.5)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

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