The Waterboy (1998)

Directed by

Frank Coraci

Genre

comedy film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 2,048 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A naive and sheltered man becomes a water boy for a college football team. He discovers an unusual talent for tackling players, which launches him onto the team and into a journey of self-confidence.

lightheartedgoofyunderdogenergeticwhimsicalabsurdsentimental

What happens

The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. It was written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. Sandler also stars as the title character, while Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran play other characters. Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Paul "The Big Show" Wight and Rob Schneider have cameo appearances. The Waterboy was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Jack Giarraputo Productions and Robert Simonds Productions and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on November 6, 1998. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was extremely profitable, earning $39.4 million in its opening weekend alone in the United States, and earning a total of $190.2 million worldwide against a $23 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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