The Waterboy

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

1998 1h 30m EN

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6.1

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32%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 2,114🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 189,980

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Bobby Boucher
Kathy Bates
Mama Boucher
Henry Winkler
Coach Klein
Fairuza Balk
Vicki Vallencourt
Jerry Reed
Red Beaulieu
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Derek Wallace
Blake Clark
Farmer Fran
Peter Dante
Gee Grenouille

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Coraci
Writers: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Mark Simon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Coraci, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Adam Sandler and Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Frank Coraci directs. Steven Bernstein behind the camera. Tom Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 8.1× over at the box office.
328 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Frank Coraci, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tom Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adam Sandler and Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.".
8IMDB entry: tt0120484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "sports", "american football", "stutter", "louisiana".