Guide Note

The 1998 comedy film The Waterboy is about a slow-minded waterboy who becomes a linebacker for a Louisiana football team.

Fast Facts

1. Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, and Jerry Reed
2. Director: Frank Coraci
3. Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds, Adam Sandler
4. Released: November 6, 1998
5. Run time: 90 min
6. Rated: PG-13
7. Budget: $23 million
8. Domestic Gross: $161,491,646

Bobby Boucher, played by Sandler, had been the waterboy for the local University of Louisiana football team since he was a child. Boucher takes the job very seriously, making sure the water is clean, cold and "high quality H2O." Fast forward 20 years and Boucher is still a waterboy at age 31, until Coach Coach Red Beaulieu, played by Reed, fires him. Boucher lands a new waterboy position at South Central Louisiana State University, working under Coach Klein, played by Winkler. Coach Klein discovers that Boucher may be able to help the struggling football team as a player. Boucher enrolls at South Central Louisiana State, which proves to be quite interesting for Boucher, who was previously home schooled by his very protective mother, played by Bates.

1. "I am not what you would call a handsome man. God did not choose to bless me with good looks, charm or a fully functional brain." —Bobby Boucher
2. "Mama said mama said my mama said mama said my mama my mama said" —Bobby Boucher
3. "My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush." —Bobby Boucher
4. "Now that's what I call high-quality H2O!" —Bobby Boucher