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Actors: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Waterboy |
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Adam Sandler plays a college student who starts out as the waterboy for his football team. He is made fun of so much that one day he suddenly snaps and lays a big hurt (sorry, Frank Thomas) on the mockers. The coach likes that so much that he offers Sandler a spot on the team. After that, he becomes a lean, mean, hard-hitting sack machine. In fact, he sets an NCAA record for most sacks in a game (11 in one game). Of course, this is an Adam Sandler film, so get ready to laugh out loud at his wild and crazy antics!
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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This movie bases a story of a strange waterboy. He seeks revenge for his bad youth as a waterboy by playing against his former coach while fighting family battles too. Events often done in a funny manner.
--Jim , Resident Scholar
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Bobby Boucher(Adam Sandler)is a 31 year old waterboy for a Louisana college football team who is a bit slow. Upon being fired from the college, he aplies at another college as waterboy. But the coach(Henry Winkler)one day finds out the he is a great tackler. He is put on the team, and tries to get the team's horrible losing streak in the past. In addition he has to keep his football playing a secret from his crazy backwoods mama(Kathy Bates).
--Will Dame, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Waterboy |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of sports story:
- football
If a parody... of
- sports movies
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- school
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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