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The Waterboy

You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.
Nov 6, 1998 · 1h 30m
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Comedy

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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.

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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
Directed by Frank Coraci

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$23,000,000
Revenue
$185,991,646
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Country
US

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