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Overview
Release Date:
6 November 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
The Water-Boy is The Devil! morePlot:
A football team water boy discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(26 articles)
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The Funnyboy. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Rated PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor.Parents Guide:
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90 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
New Zealand:M | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:6 | 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:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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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 a rip-off of Lloyd's silent film classic The Freshman (1925). By 2002, the courts had ruled against her. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Derek kicks the field goal in the Bourbon Bowl game, as the ball crosses the goal posts, the scoreboard clearly shows the score being 17-0. The very next shot shows the "correct" score as 27-17. moreQuotes:
Lynn Swann: You gonna add another championship trophy to the old case downstairs?Coach Red Beaulieu: That's kinda like my old man told me one time, Lynn. The only thing better than a crawfish dinner, is five crawfish dinners.
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Amusing but typical Adam Sandler vehicle about a water boy for a football team who has the amazing ability to get extremely mad and violent (picture Sandler as the Incredible Hulk). When a football coach (Henry Winkler, a.k.a. The Fonz) sees Sandler's amazing talent, he gets him on his football team...much to the dissaproval of his overcontrolling mother (Kathy Bates).
A lightweight comedy handled with playfulness. "The Waterboy" scores big points for laughs. If you want an hour and a half of fun, see this movie!
3.5/5 stars -
John Ulmer