# The Waterboy (1998)

> A ridiculed Louisiana waterboy discovers he can become a football hero, provided he can escape his mother’s suffocating control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5730

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Frank Coraci
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120484/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: absurd, crude, cheerful, lazy sunday, sports movie night

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