

The Waterboy
1998-11-06 · 90 min · ★ 6.1
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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- Directors
- Frank Coraci
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 23,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 185,991,646
Top Cast
Adam SandlerBobby Boucher
Kathy BatesMama Boucher
Henry WinklerCoach Klein
Fairuza BalkVicki Vallencourt
Jerry ReedRed Beaulieu
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.Derek Wallace
Blake ClarkFarmer Fran
Peter DanteGee Grenouille
Jonathan LoughranLyle Robideaux
Clint HowardPaco
Allen CovertWalter
Rob SchneiderTownie
Todd HollandGreg Meaney
Frank CoraciRoberto
Jennifer Bini TaylorRita
Kelly HareDrunk CheerleaderTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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