Portable Watering Machines / WaterBoy Irrigation Systems / Floral Department Watering Equipment / Interior Irrigation Plant Care Systems / Tropical Plant Care. 728 reviews of The Waterboy 'Just returned from Sacramento and another trip to The Waterboy. Fab as always, biggest hit this time was a starter plate with four lovely pates, everyone was outstanding. Got a great bottle of wine for a good price. The Waterboy is a 1998 film starring Adam Sandler as Bobby Boucher, a socially challenged 'water distribution engineer' for the South Central Louisiana State. Amazon.com: The Waterboy: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Blake Clark, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard Jr., Peter Dante, Clint Howard, Rob. 'Wedding Singer' director Frank Coraci, writer Tim Herlihy and star Sandler have teamed up for 'The Waterboy,' to create yet another film about... A cretinous, grating loser. They must think there's an audience for his mental-defective shtick, and I suppose there is, because I sat in one recently for a screening of the story of.
Running time 90 minutes Country United States Language Budget $23 million Box office $186 million The Waterboy is a 1998 American directed by (who also appears in a cameo role), starring,,,, (his last film role before his death in 2008),,, and, and produced by and.,,,, and have cameo appearances. The movie was extremely profitable, earning $161.5 million in North America alone.
This was Sandler's second film to eclipse $120 million worldwide in 1998 along with. Adam Sandler's character, Bobby Boucher (pronounced ), bears a strong resemblance to his 'The Excited Southerner' comedic skits from his album The portrayal is one of a stereotypical from the of South Louisiana, not the typical stereotype of a. He also shares similarities in speech and mannerism to, a recurring character, also portrayed by Sandler, on. Like Bobby, Canteen Boy was a soft-spoken who preferred 'purified water, right out of the old canteen,' which he always carried with him. Contents • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] Bobby Boucher () is a socially inept, 31-year-old of the University of Louisiana's football program He lives with his excessively protective mother, Helen (), and believes his father, Robert Sr., died of in the while serving in the. As school authorities notice the players constantly bullying Boucher, the Cougars' head coach, Red Beaulieu (), fires Boucher, claiming he is 'disruptive.'
Bobby approaches Coach Klein () of the far more austere South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs and is hired as the team's water boy. The Mud Dogs are a struggling team both on and off the field. They have lost 40 consecutive games, their cheerleaders are alcoholics, and players are forced to share equipment due to budget cuts. Helen forbids Bobby from playing football, warning him of its 'evils.' After the new team picks on him, Klein encourages Bobby to stand up for himself, leading to him tackling and knocking out the team's quarterback.
It turns out Bobby has hidden anger issues due to Helen's excessive sheltering and years being bullied. Seeing his potential, Klein meets with Helen and tries to persuade her to let Bobby play, but she refuses. Klein eventually convinces Bobby to play without letting Helen know. Bobby quickly becomes one of the most feared. In his first game, he causes a turnover that costs the team the win, but he helps the team win the next game (with Klein telling him to visualize his enemies angering him and attack), ending their long losing streak.
The Mud Dogs go on a winning streak and earn a trip to the annual Bourbon Bowl to face the Cougars and Coach Beaulieu. Bobby's newfound fame and confidence also allow him to reconnect with his childhood crush, Vicki Vallencourt (), who has been in prison multiple times. Helen forbids Bobby from seeing her, warning him that girls are 'the devil.' Beaulieu crashes the Mud Dogs' pep rally and reveals that Bobby never finished high school (being by his mother) and his high school transcript was fake, making him ineligible for college and football. This turns the team and fans against him. Klein convinces NCAA to let Bobby play if he can pass a exam.
He apologizes to Bobby and admits to submitting the fake transcript because he was desperate to get even with Beaulieu. It is revealed that Klein and Beaulieu used to be assistant coaches at the University of Louisiana. Beaulieu took credit for Klein's playbook, got promoted to head coach, and immediately fired Klein.
The experience drove Klein to a mental breakdown, making him. The story convinces Bobby to help Klein get revenge on Beaulieu and prove himself to everyone. While studying, Bobby inadvertently reveals to Helen that he has been playing football, going to college, and seeing Vicki. This leads to them having a fight that ends with Bobby defying his mother.
Bobby passes the exam, but Helen feigns illness. Feeling he drove his mother to illness, Bobby stays in the hospital with her. Meanwhile, Vicki spreads word of Bobby passing the exam. This leads to a gathering of fans at the hospital who apologize for not supporting him and try to convince him to play. Seeing her son struggling to ignore his calling, Helen realizes the error of her ways and ends her fake illness. She tells Bobby the truth about his father, Robert Sr., who left home to find work in New Orleans as a means to support their family. The only reason she lied about him dying in a missionary work with the Peace Corps in the Sahara is because she had to protect Bobby from the truth of his father's actions.
After Robert Sr. Changed his named to Roberto, he had an affair with a voodoo priestess and willingly abandoned her while she was pregnant with Bobby.
Consequently, this lead to Helen sheltering him all his life and is constantly afraid that Bobby would leave her, which was why she faked being sick in order to keep him by her side. Having seen him being happy and making new friends, she realized how selfish she had been to him. The best thing Helen can do is let Bobby go and encourages him to play in the Bourbon Bowl.
Arriving at halftime, Bobby finds the Mud Dogs losing 27-0. He tries to encourage the team, who apologizes for not treating him with the respect he deserves.
With Bobby's help, Coach Klein overcomes his fear of Beaulieu (by visualizing his enemy as something he's not afraid of) and comes up with new plays. The Mud Dogs begin to catch up, unsettling Beaulieu, who resorts to underhanded tactics. Meanwhile, Helen helps by sobering up the team's cheerleaders in making coffee, while Vicki fills in for Bobby's usual waterboy duties. Eventually, the Mud Dogs win the Bourbon Bowl by a score of 30-27(like Vicki predicted) and ending Beaulieu's 'perfect season' with the Cougars. Bobby is named the.
Some time later, Bobby and Vicki get married. (director in a cameo role) shows up and tries to convince Bobby to skip school and go to the NFL, citing the success of and.
He is tackled to the ground by an enraged Helen out of revenge for his actions, while the crowd cheers. Bobby and Vicki leave to consummate their marriage. • as Robert 'Bobby' Boucher, Jr. • as Helen 'Mama' Boucher • as Coach Klein • as Vicki Vallencourt • as Coach Red Beaulieu • as Gee Grenouille • as Derek Wallace • as Farmer Fran • as Lyle Robideaux • as Paco • as Walter • as The Townie; Schneider reprises this role in Adam Sandler's 2000 film, despite being made by; in turn, Sandler plays the same townie in Schneider's film. • as Jim Simonds • as Robert 'Roberto' Boucher, Sr. • Nguyen, Vi-an (July 11, 2013)..
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Based on Release Date: DVD Release Date: PG-13| 1 hr 28 min Follow the movie on Plot Summary Raised by his overprotective mother, Helen (Kathy Bates), Bobby Boucher Jr. (Adam Sandler) is the water boy for a successful college football team coached by Red Beaulieu (Jerry Reed).
When Beaulieu fires Bobby, he takes up the same position for a losing rival team, led by despairing Coach Klein (Henry Winkler). After witnessing Bobby beat up a player who teased him too much, Klein adds him to the roster as a linebacker.
Soon, Klein's players are championship contenders. Cast:,,,,,,, Director: Genres: Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Waterboy Productions Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Keywords:,,,,,,,.