A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Derek Wallace
- (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Jennifer Taylor
- Rita
- (as Jennifer Bini Taylor)
James Bates Jr.
- West Mississippi Lineman
- (as James Bates)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis film is the highest-grossing sports comedy of all time, while another Adam Sandler vehicle, The Longest Yard (2005), is the second highest-grossing sports comedy of all time.
- GoofsLouisiana's local law enforcement is shown wearing uniforms that say "County Sheriff". Louisiana doesn't have counties; it has parishes.
- Quotes
Bobby Boucher: My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical version, the note Bobby gets early in the film reads "eat shit and kill yourself." For edited-for-TV versions the note reads "I hope you choke on your dandruff."
- SoundtracksBorn on the Bayou
Written by John Fogerty
Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Courtesy of Fantasy Inc.
Featured review
Silly but entertaining
Bobby Boucher is 31, lives at home with his mother and is the waterboy for the University of Louisiana Cougars. One day he is fired and ends up being the waterboy for a down-and-out college team, the South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs. During an incident in training, Bobby demonstrates himself to be a ferocious tackler, and he is picked for the team's defense. Thanks to him, the Mud Dogs' fortunes soar. However, his mother doesn't approve of him playing football...
Silly but entertaining. Started quite weakly, largely using Bobby's disabilities to score cheap laughs. The whole Louisiana inbred/hick thing was laid on pretty thick and got quite tiresome, quite quickly. However, as the movie progresses it gains momentum, shakes off the cheap laughs and becomes reasonably entertaining.
Not that it doesn't still have its silly moments towards the end, but these become few and further between.
Overall: not a must-see, but if you're looking for something mindlessly entertaining, this isn't so bad.
Silly but entertaining. Started quite weakly, largely using Bobby's disabilities to score cheap laughs. The whole Louisiana inbred/hick thing was laid on pretty thick and got quite tiresome, quite quickly. However, as the movie progresses it gains momentum, shakes off the cheap laughs and becomes reasonably entertaining.
Not that it doesn't still have its silly moments towards the end, but these become few and further between.
Overall: not a must-see, but if you're looking for something mindlessly entertaining, this isn't so bad.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Cầu Thủ Xách Nước
- Filming locations
- Stetson University - 421 N. Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida, USA(Inside and outside shots)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $161,491,646
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,414,071
- Nov 8, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $185,991,646
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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