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The Waterboy

You can mess with him. But don't mess with his water.

1998 · 1h 30m · PG-13 Comedy
Directed by Frank Coraci

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Overview

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.

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32%
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Rotten

The formulaic mix of mirth and mayhem is aimed way down the MTV food chain...

Glenn Lovell, Variety
Fresh

The film is amiably goofy.

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Fresh

As a satire on the only true religion of the American South -- football -- The Waterboy is delightful.

John Haslett Cuff, Globe and Mail
Rotten

We've got somewhat entertaining trash here.

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Sandler makes the laughs go down easy, even if The Waterboy isn't exactly quality H2O.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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