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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Dubbed
America's favorite wild and zany funnyman, Adam Sandler, scores big laughs in a smash comedy where the laughs never run dry! 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 (Henry 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" to the hardest hitter ever to roam the gridiron! Also featuring award-winning Kathy Bates and sexy Fairuza Balk in a hilarious cast of stars - here's your chance to join the millions everywhere who've proudly stood and cheered for The Waterboy!
Editor's Note
Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler), the much-abused waterboy of a successful college football team, gets fired but finds his true calling as a player for the neighboring down-and-out team. Unfortunately, his Momma doesn't approve of football (or as she calls it, foosball) and Bobby has to keep his gridiron success a secret. One of Sandler's biggest hits, featuring a group of bizarre Cajun characters and a sweetly goofy plot.
Plot Summary
Adam Sandler is charming and disarming as he dusts off and mashes together his beloved SNL charcters Cajun Man and Canteen Boy to create Bobby Boucher, the sweet-tempered, simple-minded, bayou man-child who relishes his job of eighteen years as the much-abused waterboy for the local "good" (well-funded but nasty of spirit) university's football team. True to the appropriate cine-formula, there is also a nearby "bad" (under-funded but generous of spirit) university where Bobby seeks tenure after finally being driven away from his long-time place of employment by the relentless cruelty of those whom he seeks only to refresh and hydrate. It is under the kindly tutelage of the "lesser" university's down-and-out football coach (Henry Winkler phones it in, but warmly) that Bobby realizes his unusual athletic prowess and develops some basic people skills. Kathy Bates has an enormous amount of fun, and is a laugh riot, as Bobby's earthy, over-protective, swamp-shack-dwelling mom; and Fairuza Balk is accessibly luscious in a Daisy Mae turn as Bobby's resourceful, tomboyish, creole-cutie sweetheart. Deadpan delivery, satisfying sight gags, and "elbow-your-neighbor-and-point-at-the-screen" cameos make this an attractive option for fans of the genre.
| Features | America's favorite wild and zany funnyman, Adam Sandler (50 FIRST DATES, MR. DEEDS, PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE), scores big laughs in a smash comedy hit where the laughs never run dry! 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 (Henry Winkler -- HOLES, TV's HAPPY DAYS) 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! Also featuring award-winning Kathy Bates (ABOUT SCHMIDT, TITANIC, MISERY) and sexy Fairuza Balk (ALMOST FAMOUS, RETURN TO OZ) in a hilarious cast of stars -- here's your chance to join the millions everywhere who've proudly stood and cheered for The Waterboy! |
| Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment. |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Waterboy - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 7/24/2009 7:48 PM | |
With stand-up turned movie star Adam Sandler, there's no middle ground. You either love his ludicrous frat boy antics, or bristle at his continued comic juvenilia. He's either a god, or a clod, depending on your own particular sense of humor. So it's no surprise that his films have failed to earn an equally consistent level of acceptance. For every Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison, there's a Little Nicky or I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. About the closest he's ever come to creating something that everyone can agree on is 1998's The Waterboy. By melding his crazed character development with the standard sports film formula, Sandler found a way to make most of the mainstream happy....read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 6/7/2005 |
| Running Time: 60 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 16540 | | UPC: 00717951001665 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "I'm gonna open up a can of whupass." Bobby (Sandler) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Sandler makes the laughs go down easy..." 12/10/1998 p.132-3USA Today
"...Adam Sandler has scored himself a buoyantly silly sports farce..." 11/27/1998 p.6E New York Times
"...Loony, unapologetic fun....This escapist comedy is so cheerfully outlandish that it's hard to resist, and so good-hearted that it's genuinely endearing..." 11/06/1998 p.E18 Box Office
"...Filled to overflowing with the baffling surrealism and wacky wit that are the hallmarks of Sandler's brand of comedy....For a wellspring of loony laughs, see THE WATERBOY..." 12/01/1998 p.43 |
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5 of 5 GRRRRREEAAATTTT Friday, March 10, 2000
VD1323 from Albuquerque, NM
Very Very Very good movie!!!! Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Thursday, December 30, 1999
Adam from Rock Island
Sandler once again does a great job of turning a loser into a loveable hero...encore! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 About Adam Sandler Sunday, October 31, 1999
fran22 from
I now most of us have different opinions when it comes to movies. I truly rely on the old saying, 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' If you like sort of the slap-stick comedy, then you will like this movie. The movie, in itself, gets a lot deeper in context if you only see the movie beyond a third eye. You will enjoy the movie. Try seeing some of his other works, this guy is pretty funny. I recommend the Adam Sandler Package; it includes three of his best movies: BULLETPROOF(I thought was rather hilarious), HAPPY GILMORE(super funny. This is the movie that introduced me to this funny guy), and BILLY MADISON is equally funny. If you have not yet seen any of these moives, then you must make it a must. He will have you laughing throughout the movie. Cheers!! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 ADAM SANDLER IS THE BEST Sunday, October 17, 1999
A Viewer from none and none
This movie was too! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 BEST SANDLER MOVIE YET! Monday, August 09, 1999
Danny Shapiro from Los Angeles, California
I personally think that Waterboy boy is a must see. If you like comedy you'll love Waterboy. Of all Sandler performances this one takes the cake! I fell on the floor laughing!Its definitely a must see. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Adam Sandler is genius Wednesday, July 14, 1999
crizzey from Tulsa,OK
The title suggests that this movie is an all out cornball adventure but The Waterboy lives up to all the big name hype and delivers punishing gut-busting enjoyment from start to finish. Comedy genius Adam Sandler is very well becoming a success at the box office and The Waterboy surely will solidify his place as a comedian that has replay value. This movie is a good buy for your collection. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Adam Sandler is genius Wednesday, July 14, 1999
crizzey from Tulsa,OK
The title suggests that this movie is an all out cornball adventure but The Waterboy lives up to all the big name hype and delivers punishing gut-busting enjoyment from start to finish. Comedy genius Adam Sandler is very well becoming a success at the box office and The Waterboy surely will solidify his place as a comedian that has replay value. This movie is a good buy for your collection. Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 A must see for Sandler fans.. Friday, June 04, 1999
Low RG from Torrance, CA
The first time thru this movie I wasn't that impressed, but if you give this movie a second viewing you find yourself laughing harder at some of the things missed first time around. Has a good cast & if you can figure out what Farmer Fran is saying, I'm scared of you!! Enjoy this movie! Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 4 out of 5 Stars Monday, April 26, 1999
Kurios from Midland, Texas
I was not sure I'd care for this movie, but everything I heard was pretty good. It turns out I was laughing through most of it! Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler) is a professional waterboy for a college football team who is fired from the position he had held since a boy. Bobby manages to find a new waterboy job, and discovers his knack for tackling people with the aid of his new coach (Henry Winkler). Bobby's mom (Cathy Bates) is just slightly overprotective of he 30+ year old son, and is one hell of a cook. Now mix in a wild, wanting, female love interest Vicki Vallencourt (Fairuza Balk), and you have yourself a movie. Not much to this one, just all laughs. I loved the barbecue scene with Vicki, I did not realize the swamp was that cold ;-) . I also would not mind parting with those cheerleaders sometime. After this movie, I was left with one question:
Do women really find Deputy Daug PJs sexy? Was this review helpful?
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