Waterboy Cast: Frank Coraci’s 1998 American sports comedy The Waterboy was released. It was produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo and written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy.
In addition to playing the lead role, Sandler also stars in the film alongside Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante, and Jonathan Loughran.
There are cameo roles for Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Paul “The Big Show” Wight, and Rob Schneider. With $39.4 million in its first weekend alone in the United States and $186 million overall, the movie was incredibly successful. Similarly, we can now see individuals looking for Waterboy Cast.
What Is The Plot of Waterboy?
Robert “Bobby” Boucher Jr., 31, is the University of Louisiana football team’s water boy and is a socially awkward stutterer with some mental disabilities. He believes his father, Robert Sr., died of thirst in the Sahara while serving in the Peace Corps back in the 1960s and resides with his protective and deeply devout mother, Helen.
Red Beaulieu, the Cougars head coach, fires Bobby for being “disruptive” during his 18 years of employment as the players taunt him frequently. As the team’s water boy, Bobby approaches Coach Klein of the South-Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs.
Due to budget shortages, the Mud Dogs have lost 40 straight games, their cheerleaders are alcoholics, and the players must share equipment. Klein exhorts Bobby to defend himself when the new squad makes fun of him.
In remembrance of the harassment he has endured over the years, Bobby tackles the team’s quarterback and knocks him out. Klein meets with Helen and attempts to convince her to let Bobby play on the squad after noticing his potential, but she refuses, claiming it would be too risky.
Bobby is eager to go to college, so Klein persuades him to play. The Mud Dogs go on a winning streak as Bobby becomes a feared linebacker. Vicki Vallencourt, his convicted childhood love interest, can also rekindle their relationship because of Bobby’s newfound celebrity and self-assurance. Bobby is forbidden from meeting Helen because, in Helen’s words, she “is the devil.”
Due to its success, the squad is invited to play the Cougars and Coach Beaulieu in the yearly Bourbon Bowl on New Year’s Day. Beaulieu and his gang break into the Mud Dogs’ pep rally to disclose that Bobby was homeschooled and that the high school he attended was a fraud, disqualifying him from playing football and enrolling in college. The squad and supporters turn on Bobby because they think he is a liar and cheater.
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Waterboy Cast
- Adam Sandler as Bobby Boucher, Jr.
- Kathy Bates as Helen “Mama” Boucher
- Henry Winkler as Coach Klein
- Fairuza Balk as Vicki Vallencourt
- Jerry Reed as Coach Red Beaulieu
- Peter Dante as Gee Grenouille
- Larry Gilliard Jr. as Derek Wallace
- Blake Clark as Farmer Fran, whose heavy, thick Cajun accent no one seems to understand. He would later reprise this role in a cameo appearance in the 2001 film Joe Dirt.
- Jonathan Loughran as Lyle Robideaux
- Clint Howard as Paco
- Allen Covert as Walter
- Rob Schneider as The Townie; Schneider reprises this role in Adam Sandler’s film of 2000, Little Nicky, despite being made by New Line Cinema; in turn, Sandler plays the same townie in Schneider’s film The Animal.
- Kevin Farley as Jim Simonds
- Robert Kokol, as The Professor
- Frank Coraci as Robert “Roberto” Boucher, Sr.
How Much Has The Film Earned At The Box Office?
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The movie made $161,491,646 in the US and an additional $28,700,000 elsewhere for a total worldwide revenue of $190,191,646 against an estimated $20 million production cost.
The movie debuted at the top of the box office in the US, with $39,414,071 in its first weekend, a record for November. The Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace trailer was also made available in the second week of the movie’s release.
On April 30, 1999, the movie was released in the UK, quickly becoming the weekend box office champ. The Waterboy is the sports comedy film with the most box office earnings as of 2020.