The Waterboy (1998)


The Waterboy
Release Date06 November 1998
Budget$23,000,000
US Box Office$161,000,000
TaglineThe Water-Boy is The Devil!
GenreComedy, Sport
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCitrus Bowl - 1610 W. Church Street, Orlando, Florida, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorBlack and White, Color
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSlapstick
MoodJust for Laughs
ThemesArrested Adolescence, Culture Clash, Football Players
TonesEasygoing, Goofy, Madcap, Raunchy, Silly
TagsFootball, Hick, Job Loss, Rival, Swamp, Talent, Water Boy

The Waterboy is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. It stars Adam Sandler alongside Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates, Jerry Reed, and Fairuza Balk. Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Paul Wight, and Rob Schneider have cameos. Sandler produced the movie and co-wrote the script with Tim Herlihy.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Robert 'Bobby' Boucher Jr.

Helen 'Mama' Boucher

Vicki Vallencourt

Coach Klein

Coach Red Beaulieu

Derek Wallace

Farmer Fran

Gee Grenouille

Lyle Robideaux

Casey Bugge

Walter

Townie

Todd Holland
Greg Meaney

Robert Kokol
Professor

Robert 'Roberto' Boucher Sr.

James Bates Jr.
West Mississippi Lineman

Kelly Hare
Drunk Cheerleader

Dawn Birch
Red's Watergirl

Steve Raulerson
Sheriff Loughran

Christopher Mugglebee
Sheriff Jack

Brett Rice
Laski

John Farley
Tony Dodd

Jim Simonds

Himself

Himself

Dan Fouts
Himself

Himself

Jimmy Johnson
Himself

Brent Musburger
Himself

Himself

Himself

Himself

Captain Insano

Jamie Williams
Young Bobby Boucher

Marc Kittay
Youngest Bobby Boucher

Matt Baylis
Student

Jack Carroll
Bible College Coach

Tom Nowicki
Community College Coach

Ric Swezey
Male Cheerleader

Matthew Lussier
Redneck

Michael Hold
Central Kentucky Quarterdeck

Kevin Reid
West Mississippi Quarterback

Mattie Wolf
Cajun Lady

Phyllis Alia
TV Producer

Dave Wagner
Announcer

Tina Barr
Cheerleader

Michael Giarraputo
Bourbon Bowl Statistician

Marty Eli Schwartz
Moderator

Jennifer Basa
Cheerleader

Renee Behan
Flashback Cheerleader

Nathan Benson
Sign-toting Fan

Extra

Will Green
Extra Football Player

Heather Hegeman
Cheerleader

Stephen Krstulich
Extra

Dave Mallow
Sports Announcer

Dan Markham
Student

Ken McCoy
Test Professor

Travis McGehee
College Student

Kevin McGuire
Sports Cameraman

Lisa Michele McTigue
Fan

Soon Hee Newbold
Mud Dog Cheerleader

Michael Newman
Field official

Michael S. Nunez
Sports Writer

Patrick O'Hara
Cougar Quarterback

Mazio Royster
Runningback #7

Christie Sanders
Extra

Cougar Cheerleader

Skye Noel
Classmate

Wesley Smith
Redneck Paul

Rando Thomas
Cougars Footbal Player

#21 Mud Dogs

Director

Writer

Tim Herlihy

Producer

Phyllis Alia
associate producer

producer

Michelle Holdsworth
associate producer

executive producer

Ira Shuman
co-producer

producer

Rita Smith
associate producer

Original Music

Alan Pasqua
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Cinematographer

Steven Bernstein

Editor

Tom Lewis
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Production Designer

Perry Andelin Blake
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Art Director

Alan Au
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Set Decorator

Barbara Peterson
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Costume Designer

Tom Bronson
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Makeup Department

Stacey K. Black
key hair stylist: re-shoots only

Erin Brasfield
makeup department head

Lee Grimes
makeup artist

Jane Hassinger
key hair stylist

Ann Pala
makeup artist

Lori McCoy-Bell
hair stylist: additional photography

Production Manager

Mark Indig
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Leo Bauer
second second assistant director

Adam Druxman
first assistant director: second unit, key second assistant director

Michael Finn
second assistant director

second unit director

Marten W. Piccinini
second assistant director:second unit

Marty Eli Schwartz
first assistant director

Art Department

John Balling
scenic artist

Brandon Behrendt
art department intern

Eileen Bobeck
art department coordinator

Stephen I. Erdberg
assistant property master

Nicklas Farrantello
paint gang boss

William F. Gambill
stand-by painter

Frank Hendrick
set dresser

Bret Kane
set dresser

Alan S. Reynolds
lead scenic artist

Mark Simon
storyboard artist

Derrick Smith
set designer

Michael Walters
specialty prop fabricator

Andrew Wert
assistant property master

Andrew White
scenic artist

Sound Department

David Bach
adr editor, dialogue editor

Matthew C. Beville
foley mixer

Paula Fairfield
sound effects editor

Russell Farmarco
adr supervisor, dialogue supervisor

sound re-recording mixer

Gregory M. Gerlich
supervising sound editor

Ron S. Herbes
dialogue editor

Warren Kleiman
foley mixer

Ai-Ling Lee
sound effects editor

Jay Meagher
sound mixer

Randy Smith
boom operator

Robert Troy
dialogue editor

Derek Vanderhorst
sound effects editor

Elmo Weber
sound designer, supervising sound editor

Mark Weber
sound mixer: second unit

Michael Mullane
sound editor

Rudy Pi
sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects

Jeremy S. Brock
special effects technician

Ken Gorrell
special effects coordinator

Russell Tyrrell
special effects foreman

Visual Effects

Jeffrey Arnold
visual effects artist

David Fogg
visual effects supervisor

Gino Freselli
visual effects production assistant

Shauna M. Hirdler
visual effects production assistant

Lincoln Kupchak
visual effects editor

John P. Mesa
visual effects artist

Penny A. Mesa
visual effects producer

William Mesa
visual effects producer

Dan Novy
visual effects technical supervisor

Bruce Pearson
visual effects artist

Stunts

Michael Adams
stunts

Christine Anne Baur
stunts

Todd Champagne
stunts

Jamal Clark
stunts

Alex Edlin
stunts

Michael J. Fisher
stunts

stunt coordinator

Mike Hold
stunt double: Peter Dante

Horace Knight
stunts

Kaye Madden
stunt double: Kathy Bates

Artie Malesci
stunts

stunt double: Adam Sandler

Roberta Riordan
stunts

Mazio Royster
stunts

Rick Sawaya
stunts

Christopher C. Siegfried
stunts

Scott Smith
stunts, stunt double: Johnathan Loughran

Kaye Wade
stunts

Stephen G. Yandell
stunts

football stunts

Robert Allen Mukes
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Stephen F. Andrich
cinematographer: football second unit

Darwin Montana Browne
key grip: re-shoots

Chip Byrd
second assistant camera: second unit

David S. Campbell
first assistant camera: second unit

Stephen Campbell
camera operator

David A. Cook
gaffer

Jon Baronn Farmer
still photographer

Chris Fisher
first assistant camera

David Ghegan
set lighting technician

electrician

Josh Harrison
additional second assistant camera

W.D. Hill
rigging electrician

Paul Horn
second assistant camera

Richard Lacy
first assistant camera

J. Steven Latham
first assistant camera

Mark McDevitt
clapper loader

Chip Monk
camera loader: second unit

Jack Nealy
electrician

Michael Noles
video playback operator

William Papp
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera

Jorge A. Quiñonez
grip

Ralph Scherer
key grip: second unit

Louis Smith
second assistant camera: second unit

Vali Valus
first assistant camera

Michael J. Walsh
rigging gaffer

Chuck Weiss
additional video assist operator

Chuck Cohen
director of photography: second unit

Michael Thomas Dunn
assistant chief lighting technician

Casting Department

Quintin Bennett
extras casting assistant

Terri Douglas
adr voice casting

Ellen Jacoby
extras casting, location casting

Roger Mussenden
casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Emae Villalobos
costumer

Editorial Department

Bobby Gibis
assistant editor: avid

Dale E. Grahn
color timer

Alan Z. McCurdy
assistant editor

Ron South
first assistant editor: avid

Paul M. Wagner
assistant editor

Music Department

Brooks Arthur
music supervisor

Michael Dilbeck
music supervisor

Dan Garcia
music recordist: orchestra, music mixer: orchestra

Wende Geikie
music coordinator

Stuart Grusin
music editor

Daniel Hamuy
lead orchestrator

Lori Lahman
music coordinator

Stephen Lotwis
music editor

Alan Pasqua
orchestrator

Booker White
music preparation

Ken Tamplin
composer: additional music

Transportation Department

David Neil Enfinger
picture car coordinator

Other Crew

Phyllis Alia
assistant: Mr. Coraci

Jillian Amburgey
script supervisor

Noah Arntson
intern to director

Tina Barr
assistant: Mr. Simonds

Thomas Bianco
first assistant accountant

Tammy Blackburn
animal trainer

Gena Bravos
script supervisor

Sheck Bugge
assistant: Mr. Giarraputo

Jessica Chavez
assistant: Ms. Smith

Caryn Cheever
assistant accountant

Rob Corsie
set production assistant

LaTrelle Creel
office production assistant

production assistant

Mark Robert Ellis
assistant sports coordinator

Charissa Forth
key set production assistant

Rob Frank
assistant location manager

Zoila Gomez
production coordinator: second unit

football coordinator

Lisa Marie Hill
office production assistant

Mike Hold
quarterback: football team

Tina Kerr
crowd promotions director

Horace Knight
running back: football team

Missy Lantz
assistant production office coordinator

Wendi Laski
unit publicist

April Mackin
animal supervisor

Connie McAloney
production accountant

Arturo Mendez
graphics technician

James Moran
key set production assistant

Jennifer Pyecha
second assistant accountant

Deedra Ricketts
crowd promotions director

James Davis Riggs
animal production assistant

Roberta Riordan
production assistant

Christopher C. Siegfried
wide receiver: football team

Lee Smith
security coordinator

Diane Sterling
payroll

Leslie S. Stevens
production coordinator

Melinda Taksen
script supervisor

Jennifer Tavanese
production assistant

Mitch Toles
photo double: "The Water Boy"

Amy R. Trachtman
production secretary

Connie Wang
assistant script clearance administrator

Eli Wolstan
assistant: Jack Giarraputo

Tim Ballou
script clearance administrator

Peter Menich
title designer

Production Company

Robert Simonds Productions

Touchstone Pictures

Waterboy Productions
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment
,

Buena Vista International (Sweden)

Buena Vista International Finland

Buena Vista International Spain S.A.

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Filmes Lusomundo

Gativideo

Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI)

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Special Effects

Flash Film Works
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Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes, camera dollies

Hollywood Records
soundtrack

Loop Troop
adr voice casting

Sportsrobe
costumes






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