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The Waterboy

1998 · 90 min

A silly, good-natured sports comedy full of broad characters and slapstick, easy to watch and cheer along with.

Directed by: Frank Coraci
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler

Tagline: You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.
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.

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Directed by: Frank Coraci
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler

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Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
class
redemption
sport
Places: countryside
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Written by: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante
Cinematography: Steven Bernstein
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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