The Waterboy
1998 film by Frank Coraci / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. It was written by Adam Sandler as well as Tim Herlihy and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. Sandler also stars as the title character while Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante, and Jonathan Loughran play other characters.
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Directed by | Frank Coraci |
Written by | Tim Herlihy Adam Sandler |
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Cinematography | Steven Bernstein |
Edited by | Tom Lewis |
Music by | Alan Pasqua |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $23 million[1] |
Box office | $190 million[1] |
Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Paul "The Big Show" Wight, and Rob Schneider have cameo appearances. The film was extremely profitable, earning $39.4 million in its opening weekend alone in the United States,[2] earning a total of $190 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics.