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The Waterboy

The Waterboy

1998
Comedy, Sport
1h 30m
Just an oddball mama's boy from the back bayous of Louisiana, Bobby Boucher (Sandler) never wanted anything more than to quench the thirst of the dehydrated athletes who treat him like dirt! But when Coach Klein (Winkler) makes the call that allows Bobby to finally stand up for himself, it unleashes a torrent of bottled-up frustration ... and exposes a talent for tackling that transforms him from a meek "water distribution engineer" into the hardest hitter ever to roam the gridiron! (Buena Vista Entertainment)

Directed by:

Frank Coraci

Screenwriter:

Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy

Starring:

Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Allen Covert, Clint Howard, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Blake Clark, Peter Dante

Genres:

Comedy, Sport

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Waterboy

1998
Comedy, Sport
1h 30m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 01 May 2012
7
3rd
The Rob Schneider Project - day 7. We lost a member of our science team today. Dr. Roberts shot himself in the face as soon as Sandler uttered his first lines, mumbling "Oh god he's gonna talk like this the whole movie isn't he" before pulling the trigger. Unfortunately we can't delay our studies because of this, tracking the mental effects of seeing Rob Schneider is too important to the world. His presence in this shitpile was limited to a merciful few seconds. Schneider-annoyance factor: 4
Rated 01 May 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 18 May 2014
34
6th
This movie did for football what Cuba Gooding Jr.'s "Radio" did for, well, football.
Rated 18 May 2014
gritGrit
Rated 22 Sep 2008
44
40th
While Waterboy is incredibly juvenile, even backed up by the fact that I usually don't like Adam Sandler and that large proportion of the jokes don't really work, for a brainless comedy to watch with others it really isn't all that bad. It's a film you can almost fall into, in a drunken stupor or otherwise, and still get some enjoyment out of it. Sandler's typical part as the village idiot is entertaining, but doesn't really hold much ground against anything of substance. Not too bad really.
Rated 22 Sep 2008
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
27th
Adam Sandler does a silly voice and does silly things. While it's better than some of his other movies that's not saying much. At the end of the day it's a forgettable flick unless you're a big Adam Sandler fan.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 14 Aug 2007
2
21st
Juvenile, immature, and just plain stupid. A movie for the stupidest of the stupid. I can't believe adults made this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 20 Jul 2007
10
6th
Adam Sandler made this movie because his agent caught him eating out of a dumpster. Again.
Rated 20 Jul 2007
unccomp07unccomp07
Rated 27 Aug 2009
85
0th
"You can do it...." Have you ever heard somewhat quote this line in a hypergetic tone? If you have, you probably are talking to someone who has seen The Waterboy. This comedy staring Adam Sandler is one that will surely have you rolling with laughter. This film is about a true momma's boy who ventures his way into the real world as he idolizes water and becomes a pretty popular football player. Whether you like football or not, this film is one that you will watch over and over again!
Rated 27 Aug 2009
jebJeb
Rated 08 Aug 2008
45
29th
eveeluneveelun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
58
18th
Not as bad as some of Sandler's later films, but I think this is the turning point at which Sandler's movies went from "moronic but funny" to just "moronic"
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Jan 2009
10
3rd
More obnoxious manchild antics from Sandler.
Rated 14 Jan 2009
mohkoMohko
Rated 17 Apr 2008
10
6th
Hey Sandler talks with annoying voice. That's gotta be funny. Right?
Rated 17 Apr 2008
dvicknabbDVicknabb
Rated 31 Mar 2008
35
17th
It's kinda funny, on occasion. But it's a goddamn disgrace to all sports movies that THIS is the one with the highest historical receipts. Yuck.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 02 Feb 2008
1
10th
They phoned in this movie, so I'm phoning in this review.
Rated 02 Feb 2008
uksubsUKSubs
Rated 14 Aug 2007
18
13th
It shocks me every time I see the fact that Adam Sandler makes $20,000,000 per comedy, when he in fact, is just not funny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 18 Mar 2007
48
18th
Sometimes The Waterboy is funny but usually it isn't. It's not quite as awful as a lot of other comedies but it doesn't come anywhere near the level of Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison.
Rated 18 Mar 2007
nefariousqNefariousQ
Rated 14 Jun 2024
75
45th
Hydrate everyone! Or Vicky will cut you!
Rated 14 Jun 2024
twincinematwincinema
Rated 16 Jan 2023
30
11th
In a film like this, it all hinges on the jokes. If the jokes don't work, then you won't enjoy the film. I have been going around the home today saying, "high quality H20", so the film does have that.
Rated 16 Jan 2023
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 08 Apr 2016
50
28th
One day, Adam Sandler is going to look back on his life and realize that Waterboy was one of his better movies. That's saying a lot about his quality as an actor/writer, and America's quality as a consumer of films. And FUCK Rob Schneider.
Rated 08 Apr 2016
bingbing
Rated 08 Jan 2014
35
5th
A few good jokes, but largely of it's time. Crass, slapstick and uncomfortable 90s idiot comedy.
Rated 08 Jan 2014
miss_marpleMiss Marple
Rated 24 Sep 2011
10
3rd
Good movie for ages 15 and below..
Rated 24 Sep 2011
wangmasterwangmaster
Rated 03 May 2011
79
47th
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
52
17th
The funny voice again. Like Little Nicky all I could hear was the shrill annoying voice. Other than that a couple decently funny physical gags a joke or two and the utterly creepy Balk.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
riggsRIGGS
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
50th
a movie you could watch for years and years and never get old.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
magbMagb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
8th
A few laughs maybe. I could think of an endless list of better ways to spend an hour and a half.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 16 Mar 2007
2
15th
The beginning of the end when it comes to Adam Sandler comedies.
Rated 16 Mar 2007
thaneoffifeThaneOfFife
Rated 01 Mar 2007
65
27th
wasn't impressed
Rated 01 Mar 2007
bbbdBBBD
Rated 27 Jan 2007
80
63rd
Yeah, it's corny, but, come on it's an Adam Sandler movie what did you expect? You didn't expect it to be stupid? That's your fault. Anyway, I could watch the scene where he reads letters from his dad again and again.
Rated 27 Jan 2007
hojohojo
Rated 12 Dec 2006
85
71st
"He spit in the c-c-coola."
Rated 12 Dec 2006
scuffedScuffed
Rated 15 Jun 2024
50
19th
One of the better early Sandler comedies. Most of it is juvenile, but some bits get a laugh. Most of the football players "jokes" don't land. I know calling a disabled person retard was considered peak comedy back then, but it certainly hasn't aged. Nobody in the town is redeemable. At least Sandler isn't playing a jackass in this movie, and he doesn't effortlessly convince a normal woman to like him. A criminal swamp woman is more fitting.
Rated 15 Jun 2024
kamiguruKamiGuru
Rated 14 Jun 2024
70
43rd
My mama said this movie was the devil!!!
Rated 14 Jun 2024
croweycrowey
Rated 30 Mar 2023
55
45th
It's so stupid, but damn it, it made me laugh a lot because it really reminds me of my emo footballer cousin.
Rated 30 Mar 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 18 Feb 2022
63
24th
Sandler jumping on the FORREST GUMP/SLING BLADE bandwagon makes one of his more benign and likable 90s efforts; Coraci’s clunky direction and an aimless, obvious screenplay drag the film down, but the cast comes close to redeeming it; Bates’ comic timing and unexpected reserves of daffy energy are a highlight. Sandler has probably never had a more arch and affected characterisation to deal with, but he handles it well, even making the expected veer into sentimentality (very) modestly moving.
Rated 18 Feb 2022
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 03 Nov 2020
35
9th
There are some funny moments, but for the most part Sandler as Bobby Boucher, Jr is just tiresome to watch for the length of a feature film.
Rated 03 Nov 2020
rudakerRudaker
Rated 04 Jun 2020
70
76th
Good
Rated 04 Jun 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 22 Mar 2020
53
56th
Seen: 2+.
Rated 22 Mar 2020
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 20 Jan 2020
91
95th
rvw. still one of my favs. think i watched for my bday 2020. now 6 months later, added a point. better when remember more things. vicky might be his best love interest. cuz of how she was into HIM :P lmao i'm tryna warrant putting her above lucy
Rated 20 Jan 2020
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 10 Nov 2019
40
46th
Big Show was in this movie. I don't think he was in wwe at this point. He was named Giant in WCW. Adam Sandlers Role in this is similar to Billy Madison. In this movie he's mentally slow.
Rated 10 Nov 2019
vv238vv238
Rated 22 Sep 2018
28
24th
The Waterboy is an early prototype for the modern Adam Sandler comedy. You have some talentless friends who couldn't get a job without him, Sandler insulting mental illness among others, and a complete lack of coherence from just about everything from production to the script. However, one thing he didn't figure out yet was how to do it as cheaply as possible as it seems there is a real budget and he accidentally hired some funny people.
Rated 22 Sep 2018
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 26 Aug 2018
6
60th
Much like most Adam Sandler movies, The Waterboy is overly stupid and simple, but also kinda charming. This movie isn't good, but it certainly has its fans. If Sandler's act is your kind of thing than you'll have some fun with this. Sandler doesn't really appeal to me, but football does and so do these "root for the underdog" movies. There are plenty worse films, especially from Sandler himself, but it's also not a whole lot more than a guilty pleasure.
Rated 26 Aug 2018
sylowisylowi
Rated 25 Aug 2018
5
10th
I have actually seen this movie and can confirm it is terrible.
Rated 25 Aug 2018
nyctalopeNyctalope
Rated 22 Feb 2018
79
55th
One of Sandler's best movies. Some great dumb humor and quotable moments. A good movie though? Ehhhhh.
Rated 22 Feb 2018
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 16 Sep 2017
77
91st
Some of the best Sandler comedy here, playing his role perfectly. The story is simple and nothing new but it's done well. The supporting cast are all good in here as well, one of the most popular lines ever comes from this flick.
Rated 16 Sep 2017
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 21 Jul 2017
3
5th
Mostly just really juvenile and unfunny, from Sandler's annoying schtick (though his extravagant water obsession as a "water distribution engineer" brought lots of laughs) to the childish "bayou bumpkin" stereotypes to the eye-rolling talking heads gag. The sports storyline is also completely predictable, of course, though the requisite climactic game is admittedly done quite well, from the halftime turnaround ("Remember the time Bobby Boucher showed up at halftime?") to the goofy announcers.
Rated 21 Jul 2017
the_beastThe Beast
Rated 30 May 2017
2
7th
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 21 Feb 2017
79
82nd
Silly, stupid, but insanely quotable Adam Sandler turns up the idiot goof shtick of his to new heights in this college football farce. Sandler takes the zany stupid aggression of his characters in "Billy Madison"(1995) and "Happy Gilmore"(1996) and ratchets it up and puts it inside a sweet naive back woods country bumpkin mama's boy football savant.
Rated 21 Feb 2017
arossaross
Rated 21 Nov 2016
55
9th
I saw this in the sixth grade and very much knew it was not good or funny.
Rated 21 Nov 2016
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 12 Nov 2016
6
5th
F
Rated 12 Nov 2016
sky72205sky72205
Rated 08 Nov 2016
90
6th
Adam Sandler at his quirkiest, lol
Rated 08 Nov 2016
darrenDarren
Rated 03 Aug 2016
69
50th
"Benjamin Franklin is the devil! I invented electricity" has to be up there for the best joke said in the 90's
Rated 03 Aug 2016
ikeyikey
Rated 21 Feb 2016
20
4th
usually can remove myself enough to enjoy a Sandler movie. sadly not this time
Rated 21 Feb 2016
bbeatyBbeaty
Rated 02 Jan 2016
100
96th
Probably my favorite comedy of all time. I am from the south so naturally, I grew up around a lot of exposure to college football. The film is hilarious and has a phenomenal cast of characters. Its funny and classic Sandler wacky.
Rated 02 Jan 2016
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 01 Aug 2015
30
4th
I liked it when I was 12
Rated 01 Aug 2015
rymRYM
Rated 29 Mar 2015
46
13th
2.29/5
Rated 29 Mar 2015
tsekouratosTsekouratos
Rated 28 Feb 2015
45
6th
Not funny, even though I like Adam Sandler. The movie seems to be a little more than his average movies, but it starts to bring boredom and slow scenes, tiring and discouraging. Didn't manage to watch it in one go...
Rated 28 Feb 2015
yiannosYiannos
Rated 26 Nov 2014
65
60th
m3tanm3tan
Rated 02 May 2014
10
6th
This is a bad SNL skit that is stretched out to 90 minutes. Just like almost every other Adam Sandler movie...
Rated 02 May 2014
jnsonejijnsoneji
Rated 17 Jan 2014
90
59th
The movie is very funny.. has some epic characters as Captain Insano, Roy Orbison, etc.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 31 Dec 2013
66
18th
There are some funny moments in the movie. The main character of the movie gets a little annoying after awhile. The script is predictable with no real surprises. Overall this film is a slight disappointment.
Rated 31 Dec 2013
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 20 Dec 2013
32
11th
This is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags.
Rated 20 Dec 2013
talvitieTalvitie
Rated 16 Dec 2013
56
21st
Pretty stupid movie.
Rated 16 Dec 2013
magiaMagia
Rated 09 May 2013
60
9th
Cheesy, cringeworthy humour, a few actually funny bits and some sweet and cute bits. That pretty much sums it up.
Rated 09 May 2013
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 29 Mar 2013
65
18th
This movie was ok, it was funny.
Rated 29 Mar 2013
nbd_rabNBD Rab
Rated 23 Feb 2013
10
11th
Too dumb for me, thanks.
Rated 23 Feb 2013
msdstcmsdstc
Rated 25 Dec 2012
30
31st
The beginning of the end.
Rated 25 Dec 2012
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 30 Apr 2012
8
11th
Schneider quest: Film 7. Absolutely awful. Nothing, or hardly anything funny about this turd. That voice......... Schneider: You can do it! He acted the shit out of his role
Rated 30 Apr 2012
saudadesaudade
Rated 21 Jan 2012
14
6th
Henry Winkler > Leslie Nielsen
Rated 21 Jan 2012
jptremorsJPTremors
Rated 13 Dec 2011
22
13th
This movie made my skin crawl, Adam Sandler was more annoying than funny. Yuck!
Rated 13 Dec 2011
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 05 Oct 2011
71
13th
I laughed. That's what the movies goal is. It's not particularly good, but Bates and Sandler have some funny moments. And Henry Winkler of course.
Rated 05 Oct 2011
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 27 Sep 2011
30
8th
I caught this on HBO recently. I remembered it being silly but humorous from when I saw it at age 14. It's awful. If this seems this bad to me now, I wonder how I'd feel about Little Nicky...a movie I hated even then.
Rated 27 Sep 2011
schizotoastschizotoast
Rated 09 Sep 2011
38
11th
Parts of this are kind of semi-okay. The rest is B-b-b-bobby booshit.
Rated 09 Sep 2011
freshFresh
Rated 19 Jul 2011
32
8th
This is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags.
Rated 19 Jul 2011
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 10 Jul 2011
41
13th
There's a few good jokes. Not enough to save it from the rampant stupidity, though.
Rated 10 Jul 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 21 Apr 2011
20
13th
Bad Movie
Rated 21 Apr 2011
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 10 Apr 2011
60
37th
I don't care if this is a "bad movie" I still like it.
Rated 10 Apr 2011
missghoulMiss_Ghoul
Rated 04 Jan 2011
89
50th
Hilleriously one of Sandlers best movies!
Rated 04 Jan 2011
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 08 Nov 2010
60
62nd
I'm nostalgic over this stupid movie, kill me. EVERYTHING IS THE DEVIL!
Rated 08 Nov 2010
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 04 Nov 2010
24
15th
#00s(e)#, popcorn, story
Rated 04 Nov 2010
stuie299stuie299
Rated 22 Oct 2010
75
45th
Yeah its stupid and Juvenile, but it was made before Sandler completely gave up and turned his movies into hangouts for him and his friends. There's an inexplicable charm and likability to this movie. Plus Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler give the script a credibility it otherwise wouldn't have.
Rated 22 Oct 2010
nobletNoblet
Rated 26 Sep 2010
39
13th
I have fond (but vague) memories of this film, however whenever I think too hard about it I just cringe.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 30 Aug 2010
50
13th
More like yo mama hurhurhur.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
metabrainMetaBrain
Rated 21 Jul 2010
60
9th
Haha, I remember this ! Was a fun movie, poor water boy :P
Rated 21 Jul 2010
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 28 Jun 2010
55
28th
Call me crazy but it wasn't terrible. It's not one of my favorite comedies by Sandler but I got a decent amount of laughs from it. You have to at least appreciate him bringing Henry Winkler out of obscurity.
Rated 28 Jun 2010
pmanPman
Rated 25 May 2010
0
1st
Another completely unfunny Sandler movie where he talks like his mouth if full of caca!
Rated 25 May 2010
crankycranky
Rated 26 Apr 2010
20
7th
Sandler sounds annoying and so stupid, I couldn't stand it. Not funny.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
peltier19peltier.19
Rated 31 Mar 2010
86
57th
stupid funny, very quotable, only adam sandler could make it this good
Rated 31 Mar 2010
rewindrewind
Rated 28 Mar 2010
2
25th
I don't even remember what this movie is about. Does he give water to soldiers?
Rated 28 Mar 2010
sh33piditySh33pidity
Rated 16 Mar 2010
86
63rd
I don't know if this is the film everybody would enjoy, but I found it hilarious. Sandler's character is a bit too unbelievable at times, but even then you can't help but cheer him on.
Rated 16 Mar 2010
glmglm
Rated 20 Feb 2010
47
13th
46.750
Rated 20 Feb 2010
venom256venom256
Rated 14 Jan 2010
57
10th
VERY low intelligence humour. So childish and stupid. "You can do it!" - 3 times in the space of 20 seconds really bugged me. It's not funny!
Rated 14 Jan 2010
grindhousex3GrindhouseX3
Rated 13 Jan 2010
90
54th
Adam Sandler's best movie to date! You'll laugh till it hurts!
Rated 13 Jan 2010
vnguyen442vnguyen442
Rated 29 Dec 2009
65
37th
used to think this was a great movie looking back on it it wasnt all that funny
Rated 29 Dec 2009
forehead1forehead1
Rated 27 Dec 2009
50
48th
I can only assume this was knocked up in spare moments while Sandler and Coraci were working on the far superior Wedding Singer. While not a bad film per se, it's very light on everything and only has a few genuine laughs in it. You won't regret watching it but you won't have gained much from the experience either.
Rated 27 Dec 2009
alanstrangalanstrang
Rated 09 Dec 2009
30
14th
could've been better
Rated 09 Dec 2009
kolosomo1kolosomo1
Rated 05 Dec 2009
68
13th
Not Adam Sandler's best movie and contains a lot of the same humour that his earlier and better films had, but it's not too bad.
Rated 05 Dec 2009
ohthatguyohthatguy
Rated 19 Oct 2009
70
22nd
This was just before Adam Sandler movies really started sucking dick.
Rated 19 Oct 2009
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 03 Oct 2009
15
4th
FuuuuUUUCK
Rated 03 Oct 2009
jixbyjixby
Rated 28 Aug 2009
46
19th
What a snooze this movie is
Rated 28 Aug 2009
eddwarddeddwardd
Rated 24 Aug 2009
30
4th
Dumb comedy with dumber jokes.
Rated 24 Aug 2009
spookymarispookymari
Rated 20 Aug 2009
85
91st
Hilarious. Still hilarious.
Rated 20 Aug 2009
capttesticleCaptTesticle
Rated 08 Aug 2009
20
3rd

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