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The Waterboy [DVD] [1999]
enlarge	Director: Frank Coraci Actors: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £1.83 as of 25/11/2009 12:36 GMT details You Save: £14.16 (89%) New (22) Used (23) from £1.22 Seller: fastdvd2006 Rating: 21 reviews Sales Rank: 2261 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 86 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 7321901345704 ASIN: B00004D0DT Theatrical Release Date: November 6, 1998 Release Date: June 15, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Adam Sandler vaulted into the US$20-million-salary stratosphere with this, his second US$100-million hit in 1998--a movie that further shows just how deeply embedded he is in the Jerry Lewis tradition of idiot comedy. He plays Bobby Boucher, a backwoods Cajun and a mentally challenged individual with a fixation on water: specifically, on serving the coolest, most refreshing Hsub2/subO available to the college football team he has served since he was an adolescent. But when he's fired from his position, he takes up a similar job with a lowlier college team coached by neurotic Henry Winkler. One day at practice, Bobby loses his temper and delivers a bone-shaking tackle to the starting quarterback; before he can say, "blackened crawdads", he's the star of the team and leading it to a bowl game. But it's all against the wishes of his overprotective mother (Kathy Bates), who wants to keep her Bobby to herself--and that includes keeping him away from the floozy girlfriend (Fairuza Balk) who's sweet on him. There are two kinds of people in this world: People who find Sandler funny and people who view him as a neon-lit symbol of the decline of popular taste. You know who you are and, based on that, you can decide whether this is a movie for you. I--Marshall Fine/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 Next » best sandler movie? March 13, 2002 lucyplumbridge@hotmail.com (LEEDS ,ENGLAND) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful This is the best comedy film I have ever seen.I brcan't count the number of times I was in hysterics.Adam Sandlers diversity of characterbrportrayal is yet again proved amazing.I stillbrlaugh at the same parts even after five or sixbrviewing.The script is great and the acting is topbrclass.The guy who plays the Fonz in Happy Days isbrin it and is great.This film is hilarious from start 2 finish.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. A feel-good comedy featuring Sandler at his funniest July 24, 2003 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 13 out of 14 found this review helpful While The Wedding Singer will probably always be my favorite Adam Sandler movie, The Waterboy is by far his funniest, and I think I actually enjoy this film more each time I watch it. It is the perfect answer for a bad day, as not only is it hilarious and uplifting, it lets you take out some of your own pent-up aggression with each powerful hit Bobby Boucher (Sandler) makes out on the football field. Bobby represents everyone who has ever been excluded, picked on, or ridiculed. While he is not an intellectual giant and does not possess what you call people skills, his kind and simple nature makes him a man among men even before he finds stardom on the gridiron. The boy certainly loves his mama, and Kathy Bates shines in her role as the overprotective, quirky, slightly touched in the head Helen Boucher. If anyone ever questioned Bates' ability to do comedy, this movie should banish all doubts. Fairuza Balk is strangely beguiling as Vicki Vallencourt, a "bad girl" who has long had an interest in Bobby over his mother's objections, and the two make a really strange yet somehow logical couple. Bobby's mother describes Vicki as "the devil," but of course she considers just about every person on the planet besides herself and Bobby as "the devil."pBobby's real passion in life is his job as waterboy for the local college football team, a real powerhouse coached by Coach Red Beaulieu (Jerry Reed). When he gets fired, he goes seeking water management employment at South Central Louisiana State University, a legendarily bad team coached by Coach Klein, a very un-Fonzie-like Henry Winkler. When Coach Klein convinces Bobby to defend himself against the taunts of team members, he finds himself looking at a natural-born linebacker. Mama does not want her son playing "foosball," but what Mama does not know won't hurt her (Bobby ingeniously blames all of the cuts and scrapes he acquires during the season on an escaped gorilla). He records a record-shattering sixteen quarterback sacks in his first game, drawing national attention from the real-life sportscasters of ESPN. A magical season unfolds at SCLSU, setting up a Bourbon Bowl meeting of the little college who could and mean old Coach Beaulieu's undefeated championship squad. At this point, certain complications arise, a secret history between Coaches Beaulieu and Klein is revealed, and SCLSU's dream season stands on the point of suddenly becoming a nightmare. pThis is not a high-brow comedy, but there is nothing wrong with corny comedy as long as it is funny, and The Waterboy is, to repeat myself, hilarious. Football fans will definitely get a kick out of the way Bobby just destroys his opponents on the field, using several moves that you will not see in the NFL any time soon in the process (certainly not more than once). Perhaps overlooked in the midst of all the comedy is a more serious theme, however. This movie is a story of overcoming obstacles, believing in yourself, and redemption, not just for the ultimate underdog Bobby Boucher but for his mother, Coach Klein, and several other characters. You almost have to feel pumped up and happy in the end, and that counts for a lot in and of itself. Sometimes the good guys do come out on top, or so most of us like to believe in order to get through each day. The Waterboy helps us keep our faith and inspires us to rise above all of the bad things in life and concentrate on such simple yet important matters as family, friendship, love, and always doing your best. A Real Treat For Sandler Fans! January 11, 2004 no1filmaddict (UK) 12 out of 14 found this review helpful 'The Waterboy' was the first Adam Sandler film that i ever saw and the one responsible for getting me hooked on his films. It does not matter wether he is playing a 'hard-nut' (Happy Gilmore) or a 'simpleton' (The Waterboy), he still manages to make all his film hilariously funny while sticking to that same humour which appears in all his films.pBobby Boucher (prenounced 'Booshay') is a simple, accademically challenged loner who has a mad obsesion with water. When he is fired from his position as waterboy from the college football team, he to offer his services to the 'Mud Dogs'. When he loses his temper in practice and tackles one of the players, the coach immediately puts him on the team, against the will of his overprotective mama.pThe acting in this film is supurb especially from Kathy Bates (Mama), Fairuza Balk (Viki), and Henry Winkler (Coach Klein). However for me it's Sandler who makes the film what it is. His performance is amazing as the stuttering 'simpleton' Bobby Boucher, who represents all the people who have ever been bullied, picked on or made fun of and while his solution to the problem would not be quite so practicalin real life, we can certainly enjoy watching it (and the after affects).pAlthough this film is extreamly funny there is as i have mentioned earlier a much more serious side to it. This film is about overcoming the odds and believing in yourself enough to that. I'm sure you will agree that Bobby Boucher is an inspiration to us all.pFor any fans of Adam Sandler then this movie is a real treat and is a must-have. I promise you, you will laugh harder every time you watch it. One of the funniest films ever!!! January 10, 2002 2 out of 2 found this review helpful this is the best film, apart from little nicky, that i have seen in a long long time. the jokes just keep coming and the guest appearance from paul wight as captain insaino was excellent. the only bad side of the dvd is the lack of extra's but the jokes make up for this. a must see!!! Best Comedy film ever !! March 8, 2002 lucyplumbridge@hotmail.com (LEEDS ,ENGLAND) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful This is by far the funniest film I have ever seenbrand Sandler is amazing in it.He really shows bothbrhis comedic talent and diversity in this movie.brI cannot count how many times I was in hysterics.brEven after seeing loads I still laugh at the samebrbits.I cannot stress how much I love this film.brIt is in my top 5 films of all time. Great actingbr,great script,great gags.....great film. Showing reviews 1-5 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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