The Waterboy Page #2

Synopsis: Bobby Boucher is the lowly waterboy for a college football team, until the coach discovers his amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him. He signs the Waterboy as the new star player, but Bobby must keep it secret from his overbearing and domineering mother.
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Director(s): Frank Coraci
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  6 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
PG-13
Year:
1998
90 min
9,335 Views


This is the play. | This is the play. Okay ?

The quarterback. Two receivers | lined up to the left, one to the right.

There's a flanker lined up to the left | behind the quarterback.

- Oh, okay. | - He gives the ball-- | No, he doesn't get the ball.

The receiver goes | all the way over there to the left.

Once the quarterback has the ball, | he fakes to the left.

No. He fakes to the right. | He doesn't fake.

He thinks about faking. | He pretends to fake.

l don't know | where l am.

l can't breathe.

Or, this room is getting smaller. | l have to sit down.

Hang on here. | Take some water.

all right, there.

This is good. This is much better | than what l serve.

- That is the water that | you serve to your players ? | - Uh-huh.

lt is imperative that you allow me | to be your waterboy.

l can't hire you. | l can't hire anybody with the--

You do not have to-- have to pay me. | l-l will do it for free.

Just promise me that you will | never distribute the contents | of that jug to any human person.

- That's a deal. | - lt's a deal ?

Thank you so-so much, Coach Klein. | l-- l will not let you down.

- Good day. | - Good day.

l-l-l'll see you | at practice.

- Boom, boom, boom, boom | - [ Yelling ]

Bang, bang, bang, bang

Boom, boom, boom, boom

Bang, bang, bang, bang | Hey

Hey

Quit hoggin' that. | pass it over.

[ Mumbling, | lndistinct ]

Okay.

Just have the defence | run sprints.

[ Mumbling Continues ]

Yo ! Water's better cold.

Yes, l agree, but to guarantee that | the H2O is-is purified,

i-it's good to use | the heating source, Sterno.

lt's like my mama always says, | ''Better safe than-than sorry.''

My mama says that too. | aren't all mamas the same ?

- Yes. | - Derek. l kick | the field goals around here.

Will you listen up ? l need | your cooperation. l need it now.

ls he gonna be-be | all right ?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He has | his good days and his bad days.

Used to be an assistant coach | at some big football school,

but he had a mental breakdown | or something.

Don't worry. | He'll snap out of it.

- Let me know when it | cools down, baby. all right. | - Yes.

[ Chuckles ]

[ panting ]

Hey, did you all get a load | of the new waterboy ?

Let's make him feel right at home. | Jerry, go right.

Casey, go left. | Way left.

- On one. Ready ? | - [ all ] Break !

Set ! Red, 22 !

Red, 22 ! Hut !

[ Grunting ]

- [ Cheering ] | - [ Laughing ]

l-l-l-l think you zigged | when you should've zagged on that play.

- Sorry. | - Hey, Waterboy, check this out.

[ all Laughing ]

[ Laughing Continues ]

Hey, Waterboy ! | Check this out.

- [ Laughing ] | - [ Grunting ]

- Yes. | - [ Grunting Continues ]

Well, my, my, my.

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Tim Herlihy

Tim Herlihy (born October 9, 1966) is an American screen actor, film producer, screenwriter, and Broadway show author.Films written or produced by Herlihy have grossed over $3 billion at the worldwide box office. He frequently collaborates with Adam Sandler, who played a "Saturday Night Live" character, "The Herlihy Boy", in honor of Tim Herlihy. more…

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