The Waterboy

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The Waterboy is a 1998 sports comedy film starring Adam Sandler as a socially awkward college football team water boy who discovers a talent for tackling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
sports comedy film
boxOfficeGrossUS over $160,000,000
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide approximately $190,000,000
budget approximately $23,000,000
characterPortrayedBy Adam Sandler
surface form: Bobby Boucher – Adam Sandler
cinematography Steven Bernstein
coachPortrayedBy Coach Klein – Henry Winkler
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Frank Coraci
distributedBy Buena Vista Pictures NERFINISHED
distributor Buena Vista Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy John Wright
Tom Costain
filmingLocation Florida
genre comedy film
sports comedy
hasCoachCharacter Coach Klein
hasFictionalTeam South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs
hasTheme overprotective parenting
self-confidence
underdog story
language English
leadActor Adam Sandler NERFINISHED
leadActress Kathy Bates
mainCharacter Bobby Boucher
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Rupert Gregson-Williams NERFINISHED
notableFor portrayal of a socially awkward but gifted football player
partOf Adam Sandler filmography
plotSummary A socially awkward college football water boy discovers a talent for tackling and becomes a star linebacker.
producer Jack Giarraputo NERFINISHED
Robert Simonds
productionCompany Mandeville Films
Touchstone Pictures
releaseDate 1998-11-06
releaseYear 1998
runtimeMinutes 90
setting Louisiana
sportDepicted American football
starring Adam Sandler NERFINISHED
Fairuza Balk
Henry Winkler
Jerry Reed
Kathy Bates
writer Adam Sandler NERFINISHED
Tim Herlihy

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Clint Howard appearedIn The Waterboy
Adam Sandler notableWork The Waterboy
Clint Howard notableWork The Waterboy
Henry Winkler performedIn The Waterboy