The Waterboy

The Waterboy
The Waterboy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Coraci
Written by	Tim Herlihy; Adam Sandler
Produced by	Jack Giarraputo; Robert Simonds;
Starring	Adam Sandler; Kathy Bates; Fairuza Balk; Jerry Reed; Henry Winkler;
Cinematography	Steven Bernstein
Edited by	Tom Lewis
Music by	Alan Pasqua
Production; company	Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	November 6, 1998;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23 million
Box office	$190.2 million

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.

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.

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