The Waterboy
You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.
1998 | 90m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Frank Coraci |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 06, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Frank Coraci |
| Writer: | Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | stutter, louisiana, sports, social outcast, ridicule, deserted by husband, low self esteem, waterboy, college american football |
| Production Companies | Touchstone Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $185,991,646
Budget: $23,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jonathan Loughran | Lyle Robideaux |
| Al Whiting | Casey Bugge |
| Clint Howard | Paco |
| Allen Covert | Walter |
| Rob Schneider | Townie |
| Todd Holland | Greg Meaney |
| Robert Kokol | Professor |
| Frank Coraci | Roberto |
| Jennifer Taylor | Rita |
| James Bates Jr. | West Mississippi Lineman |
| Kelly Hare | Drunk Cheerleader |
| Dawn Birch | Red's Watergirl |
| Steve Raulerson | Sheriff Loughran |
| Christopher Mugglebee | Sheriff Jack |
| Brett Rice | Laski |
| John Farley | Tony Dodd |
| Kevin Farley | Jim Simonds |
| Lee Corso | Lee Corso |
| Bill Cowher | Bill Cowher |
| Dan Fouts | Dan Fouts |
| Chris Fowler | Chris Fowler |
| Jimmy Johnson | Jimmy Johnson |
| Brent Musburger | Brent Musburger |
| Dan Patrick | Dan Patrick |
| Lynn Swann | Lynn Swann |
| Lawrence Taylor | Lawrence Taylor |
| Paul Wight | Captain Insano |
| Jamie Williams | Young Bobby |
| Marc Kittay | Youngest Bobby |
| Matt Baylis | Student |
| Jack Carroll | Bible College Coach |
| Tom Nowicki | Community College Coach |
| Ric Swezey | Male Cheerleader |
| Matthew Lussier | Redneck |
| Haven Gaston | Tina |
| Mike Hold | Central Kentucky Quarterback |
| Kevin Reid | West Mississippi Quarterback |
| Mattie Wolf | Cajun Lady |
| Phyllis Alia | Assistant |
| Dave Wagner | Announcer |
| Tina Barr | Cheerleader |
| Michael Giarraputo | Bourbon Bowl Statistician |
| Marty Eli Schwartz | Moderator |
| Aaron J. Brooks | Mud Dog Fan at Bourbon Bowl (uncredited) |
| Patrick Martin Jr. | Sports Fan (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brooks Arthur | Music Supervisor |
| David Rawley | Costume Supervisor |
| Emae Villalobos | Set Costumer |
| Ann Pala | Makeup Artist |
| Jane Hassinger | Assistant Hairstylist |
| William Papp | Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator |
| Christopher M. Fisher | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Tom Lewis | Editor |
| Terri Douglas | ADR Voice Casting |
| Allan Graf | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Paul Horn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Alan Pasqua | Music |
| Michael Dilbeck | Music Supervisor |
| Alan Au | Art Direction |
| Jeffrey Scott Taylor | Leadman |
| Danny Molaschi | Set Costumer |
| Lee Grimes | Key Makeup Artist |
| Tish Simpson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Richard Lacy | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Vali Valus | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Mark Indig | Unit Production Manager |
| Adam Druxman | Second Assistant Director |
| Paul M. Wagner | First Assistant Editor |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Elmo Weber | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Stephen Lotwis | Supervising Music Editor |
| Paige Pollack | Foley Artist |
| Warren Kleiman | Foley Mixer |
| Jack Nealy | Electrician |
| Ben Kanegson | Best Boy Grip |
| Stephen I. Erdberg | Assistant Property Master |
| Derrick W. Smith | Set Designer |
| Thomas Bianco | First Assistant Accountant |
| Kevin Craig | Transportation Captain |
| David Fogg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Bruce Pearson | Digital Compositor |
| Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Steven Bernstein | Director of Photography |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Barbara Peterson-Malesci | Set Decoration |
| Deborah Latham | Key Costumer |
| Erin Koplow | Key Makeup Artist |
| Christine Wostak | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Stephen Campbell | "A" Camera Operator |
| Frank Miller | Additional Camera |
| J. Steven Latham | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Melinda Taksen | Script Supervisor |
| Randall J. Smith | Boom Operator |
| Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Brian D. Lucas | Sound Recordist |
| Gregory M. Gerlich | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Scott Grusin | Music Editor |
| Sharon Michaels | Foley Artist |
| David A. Cook | Gaffer |
| Michael J. Walsh | Rigging Gaffer |
| Kurt Thoresen | Property Master |
| Amy R. Trachtman | Production Secretary |
| Connie McAloney | Production Accountant |
| Jon Baronn Farmer | Still Photographer |
| Jeffrey Arnold | Digital Compositor |
| Mary Beth Smith | Negative Cutter |
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Ira Shuman | Unit Production Manager |
| Jay Meagher | Sound Mixer |
| Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Andrea Lakin | Sound Recordist |
| Stuart Grusin | Music Editor |
| Adam DeCoster | Foley Artist |
| Matthew C. Beville | Foley Mixer |
| Richard Ramee | Electrician |
| James J. Green | Dolly Grip |
| Leslie Stevens | Production Office Coordinator |
| William Les Collins | Construction Coordinator |
| Wendi Laski | Unit Publicist |
| Dan Novy | Digital Compositor |
| Lincoln Kupchak | Visual Effects Editor |
| Frank Coraci | Director |
| Tim Herlihy | Screenplay |
| Roger Mussenden | Casting |
| Perry Andelin Blake | Production Design |
| Mark Simon | Storyboard Artist |
| Marty Eli Schwartz | First Assistant Director |
| Caitlin McKenna | ADR Voice Casting |
| Michael Adams | Stunts |
| Michael Papajohn | Stunt Double |
| Artie Malesci | Stunts |
| Rick Sawaya | Stunts |
| Horace Knight Jr. | Stunts |
| Cazimir Milostan | Stunts |
| Jamal Clark | Stunts |
| Alex Edlin | Stunts |
| Adam Sandler | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ira Shuman | Co-Producer |
| Rita Smith | Associate Producer |
| Michelle Holdsworth | Associate Producer |
| Phyllis Alia | Associate Producer |
| Jack Giarraputo | Producer |
| Robert Simonds | Producer |
| Adam Sandler | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 34 | 54 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 36 | 68 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 28 | 38 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 45 | 19 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 26 | 51 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 | 38 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 850 | 890 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 586 | 706 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 916 | 952 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 452 | 655 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 810 | 885 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 799 | 908 |