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The Waterboy

You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.

1998 · 1h 30m · 6.1 on TMDB

PG-13

Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

Cast

Adam Sandler
Bobby Boucher
Kathy Bates
Mama Boucher
Henry Winkler
Coach Klein
Fairuza Balk
Vicki Vallencourt

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed

Red Beaulieu

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Derek Wallace

Blake Clark

Blake Clark

Farmer Fran

Peter Dante

Peter Dante

Gee Grenouille

Jonathan Loughran

Jonathan Loughran

Lyle Robideaux

Al Whiting

Casey Bugge

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Paco

Allen Covert

Allen Covert

Walter

Production

Touchstone Pictures

Directed by

Frank Coraci

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Released: November 6, 1998
Budget: $23M
Box office: $186M

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Ratings

32%
IMDb6.2/10
41Metacritic

6 wins & 6 nominations total

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