The Waterboy
1998, Comedy, 1h 28m
76 Reviews 250,000+ RatingsWhat to know
This is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Bobby Boucher
Helen 'Mama' Boucher
Coach Klein
Vicki Vallencourt
Coach Red Beaulieu
Derek Wallace
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Critic Reviews for The Waterboy
All Critics (76) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (50)
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A witless and utterly predictable comic fantasy about a misfit turned hero.
June 18, 2012 | Full Review… -
Really dumb, but many teens love it anyway.
December 29, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
The formulaic mix of mirth and mayhem is aimed way down the MTV food chain...
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Perfectly watchable, undemanding fun, but you can't help thinking that a slightly darker tone would have gone a very long way.
June 2, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
The direction is as blunt and vacant as the plotting, the jokes are obvious and the performances (with a couple of exceptions) charmless.
January 26, 2006 | Full Review… -
The film is amiably goofy.
July 21, 2005
Audience Reviews for The Waterboy
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Oct 07, 2013[img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img]Directors C Super Reviewer
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Jan 03, 2013Adam Sandler's first real misstep, "The Waterboy" is dull and incompetent and just not real good. The jokes can work sometimes (which is something that I didn't expect), but they fall flat more often than not. The storytelling is about as uninspired as it gets, it's poorly put-together and most of the actors speak with outrageously annoying accents. In the end, "The Waterboy" is more harmless than it is downright awful, but it can be pretty painful to watch at times.Stephen E Super Reviewer
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Dec 27, 2012Likely the greatest of the Adam Sandler movies, the Waterboy benefits from a creative storyline and a fabulous supporting cast. Sandler is not painting by numbers and the result is good entertainment.John B Super Reviewer
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Dec 22, 2012"The Waterboy" was one of those movies I saw once when I was much younger and went many years thinking it was hilarious. That illusion was shattered when I finally watched it again and couldn't even force a smile in the first 30 minutes. I suppose the premise of a film making a mockery of a mental impairment wears off with age. Truly abysmal.Tom R Super Reviewer
The Waterboy Quotes
| Rita: | Is there a girl you're seein? |
| Bobby Boucher: | Seein? I see a lot of girls... I see a lot of guys too. |
| Rita: | I think that's sexy. You ever been with a guy and a girl at the same time? |
| Professor: | Well! Mama's wrong again! |
| Bobby Boucher: | No, You're wrong Colonel Sanders. |
| Professor: | There is something wrong with YOUR medulla oblongata. |
| Paco: | Hey Walter! I bet you fifty bucks Guy Grenouille throws a touchdown pass on the first play. Check it out! |
| Paco: | [Guy Grenouille throws an interception] Woo hoo hoo hoo! You owe me fifty bucks! |
| Walter: | You said it was gonna be a touchdown pass, you crazy asshole! |
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