“You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.”
The Waterboy
6.1
2,044 votes·1998
·1h 30m
·MovieComedy
Overview
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget8.1x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
sportsstutterlouisianasocial outcastridiculedeserted by husbandlow self esteemwaterboycollege american football
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
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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