Film199890 min

The Waterboy

Name: The Waterboy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1998
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed

Taste attributes: comedyteensportsfasttried & testedlightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthgame/competition

See which match your taste

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

Boxlist takeExpect a simple, fast comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 1,309 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB