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The Waterboy is a 1998 comedy film, directed by Frank Coraci, starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler.
- 97 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon
- posts span Apr 11, 2023 to Oct 21, 2026
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60 of 105 · most liked first#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #filmsky - The Waterboy: a sizzling erotic sports drama with Kathy Bates & Fairuza Balk - Green Card: unconventional romantic drama. - Monangambé: tensions between colonizers & ppl. The jazz score complets (sic) the film - The Lift: Dutch horror. This week's find.
neutral · AI labelView post →This weekend, Three Grown Ups will be watching "The Waterboy," a movie that is contemptuous of football, its audience, and humanity in general. Ask us questions about hydration, strategy, tactics, and Louisiana, a state with a rich culture and history but a notoriously corrupt government.
neutral · AI labelView post →Clue is a big omission, IMHO. That list seems pretty awful. The Big Lebowski down at 72, behind Ace Ventura (69), The Waterboy (50!), and Team America (43) is just insane. I haven't seen a lot of the older films, but the modern movie rankings are bizarre.
neutral · AI labelView post →#NovemberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 6 : Collège football in a movie 🎬 The Waterboy (1998)
neutral · AI labelView post →Its still early...so one more movie tonight for me and the wife. Keeping it Adam Sandler themed... The Waterboy, 1998
neutral · AI labelView post →I think my legal career is best summed up by the movie “The Waterboy.”
neutral · AI labelView post →I was an extra in the Adam Sandler movie "The Waterboy" I was just in the stands during the game. They paid us in pizza lol
neutral · AI labelView post →As a 35 year old and sexy adult, I think Im ready to make a definitive top 5 favorite movie list. 1. Rush Hour 2. The Waterboy 3. Forest Gump 4. Talladega Nights, the Ballad of Ricky Bobby 5. Mean Girls HMs: Winter Solider, Black Panther, Sonic The Hedgehog 2
positive · AI labelView post →I was with you until the end. If Kelce has only seen one Sandler movie it's 100% either Happy Gilmore or The Waterboy
neutral · AI labelView post →Sometimes, when I'm watching The Waterboy, I have to shake myself and say "Shit that's Annie Wilkes!" I love her in that movie. #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →Obligatory copypasta: ``` BALK RULES! IMPORTANT! 1. You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag…
neutral · AI labelView post →also picking "The Waterboy" as the Sandler movie to include is unforgivable. Absolute crime. straight to jail.
neutral · AI labelView post →0% chance that The Waterboy ISN’T Kelce’s favorite movie of all time
neutral · AI labelView post →what’s your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 1980s - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1990s - The Waterboy 2000s - The Producers 2010s - What We Do In The Shadows 2020s - Dustbunny 2030s - Gex Saves Physical Media 2040s - Help Me, David Lynch (based off my thencoming novel Dirt Kitchenette)
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been treating the 5 streaming service's movie inventory like the shelves of the video store I used to run in the 90s and just throwing on movies that still get love but I've never seen. This wknd it was "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "The Waterboy." No reviews, just adding content.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’d be all over a sequel to The Waterboy but that might actually be a legitimate case of “you couldn’t make that movie today.” Or maybe I just lack the imagination. What about just 90 minutes of an alligator slowly eating Rob Schneider though?
neutral · AI labelView post →Lunchtime thoughts: Not liking a TV show/movie/music doesn't make it inherently bad. *However* it works both ways. I love The Waterboy, but that doesn't make it a great movie. Your favorite thing isn't necessarily "good." And don't forget, art is subjective, period.
positive · AI labelView post →She made some fascinating career choices. From psycho wizard of Oz sequel to The Craft, this movie, and The Waterboy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Adam Sandler is going to make "The Waterboy 2" next, isn't he? letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming from a guy that is in his thirties and still occasionally gets acne breakouts; while I also don’t think looking young and baby faced is the best most desirable thing, I do prefer to look younger rather than older. Case in point: when I was 29 there was a job I was in orientation for with dozens of other people and on the second or third day we were split into separate tables/groups. The table I chose happened to have guys that were younger than me, but the funniest and most confidence…
neutral · AI labelView post →MISERY: “I invented having Kathy Bates in a movie, THE WATERBOY is the Devil”
neutral · AI labelView post →I had my first makeout while watching The Waterboy so I have fond memories of the film tho I wouldn't say it's all that funny or engrossing
neutral · AI labelView post →pretty sure Kathy Bates in "The Waterboy" is the best performance in any movie ever. as a fact
positive · AI labelView post →#NovemberMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 6. College football in a movie The Waterboy
neutral · AI labelView post →Crazy Ant Media podcast chat to cinematographer, director & screenwriter and author @sbernsteinwrites.bsky.social. He shares his path into film, behind-the-scenes stories from Monster & The Waterboy, & new feature GRQ, plus insights from his latest book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKsN... #podcast
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching The Waterboy in the hotel room. Such a good movie.
positive · AI labelView post →It's also a baseball term for when a pitcher illegally stops their pitching motion. BALK RULES! IMPORTANT! 1. You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here…
neutral · AI labelView post →it's that movie your dad used to quote until it got replaced by The Waterboy, then Austin Powers, then Austin Powers 2, then Meet the Parents, then Anchorman, then Talladega Nights, then Sean Hannity,
neutral · AI labelView post →I was an extra in the Adam Sandler movie "The Waterboy." 😂 It's just a funny thing to tell people. You can't see me unless you pause it in a very specific place.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's from the Adam Sandler film "The Waterboy."
neutral · AI labelView post →the thesis of the movie "The Waterboy" is that there is, in fact, an I in Team. fuck strategy, fuck spirit, fuck hustle.
positive · AI labelView post →7. Is THE WATERBOY a good movie? I really doubt it, but it's been a while. But I genuinely think that the decision to cast Fairuza Balk right after THE CRAFT, playing essentially the same character but as the leading love interest is one of the best decisions ever made in a mainstream comedy.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Waterboy (Adam Sandler, 1998) is probably the only good movie Sandler ever did. Its one of my favorite cases of accidental autistic representation, and don't get me wrong it's usually played for a joke but hear me out for just a moment and forget that it's a Sandler film:
positive · AI labelView post →#TBT Weekend #BoxOffice Top 5 for Nov. 27 - Nov. 29, 1998 1. A Bug's Life - $33.26M / Wide Week 1 2. The Rugrats Movie - $21.01M / Week 2 3. Enemy of the State - $18.11M / Week 2 4. The Waterboy - $13.60M / Week 4 5. Babe: Pig in the City - $6.16M / Week 1 #ThrowbackThursday 🦃
neutral · AI labelView post →Without saying Uncut Gems, fav Adam Sandler Film? The Waterboy (1998) You just had to be there when it dropped..
neutral · AI labelView post →Remember the other day when I said we should all use The WaterBoy movie approach on maga republicans in congress and the Trump administration from @hwinkler4real.bsky.social is the head football coach? And I jokingly pictured JD Vance as a baby in real time?
neutral · AI labelView post →😡 💪💙💛 A totally unrelated and non-threatening meme from the movie 'The Waterboy' (1998) with character Vicki Vallencourt, played by actor Faruza Balk, portraying that crazy friend that would do anything for you.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's from the old Adam Sandler movie The Waterboy. Naked butt warning... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivc1...
neutral · AI labelView post →The sole flaw in the 1998 comedy film "The Waterboy" is that it does not adequately represent the perverse glee a college football fanbase would have in ruining the season of their biggest rival. Like the climactic matchup can just be on SoCon Saturday, it doesn't really need to be a bowl game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Surely this film starring the lead of Lil Nicky, the Waterboy, and Big Daddy won’t be a critique on capitalism and alienation
neutral · AI labelView post →You mean, Fairuza Balk, the star of the film classic The Waterboy?
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★★★ review of The Waterboy on @letterboxd: boxd.it/pO6x1
positive · AI labelView post →Yesterday, I watched my first Adam Sandler movie in a while. The Waterboy. I have a bit of a funny history with this movie from knowing one of the jokes from the film by a former classmate I had in my previous schools, on top of being inspired by Schaffrillias' Adam- #Film #Filmsky #Movie #Moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →No Other Choice was an absolute blast, definitely the best movie in the last decade to reference The Waterboy
neutral · AI labelView post →1 Wes Anderson, and it's The Grand Budapest Hotel? 1 Adam Sandler, and it's The Waterboy? 1 House Party movie and it's not House Party 3? FOH
neutral · AI labelView post →Another Sandler-led football film, The Waterboy, did likewise, only making $28.7M internationally. I'll be honest. I didn't even know the film was being released this weekend & I watch a lot of over-the-air broadcast television. Universal, which owns NBC, really didn't promote Him well domestically
neutral · AI labelView post →Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score: The Waterboy
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neutral · AI labelView post →Fairuza Balk sighting in this movie! After The Craft and The Waterboy I thought she was a big star. That’s someone who probably deserved a much bigger career.
neutral · AI labelView post →Uncut Gems is a different beast for him. If I'm going with the "Adam Sandler movie" I think my favorite would be The Waterboy or Big Daddy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched the Waterboy again. Sad they don't make good comedy movies anymore. Would recommend it. Recently watched America Pie too. Quality film.
positive · AI labelView post →Reskeet how old you are, using a vague proxy. The movie I saw the Phantom Menace trailer run before was The Waterboy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduced kiddo to The Waterboy (1998) last night and realised how much that film has slipped into my vernacular 🫠
positive · AI labelView post →Diminish an anime: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid we let tonight’s movie cool too long, so instead of Steamboy we will be showing The Waterboy”.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m not saying I did but if I had just seen a decent chunk of The Waterboy lately there would be signs, like hearing this movie title in this voice
neutral · AI labelView post →…most film critics. I learned this in the nineties when I read newspaper reviews of The Waterboy. These reviews shared the common thread of being upset that they had to watch an Adam Sandler film.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE WATERBOY (1998) Look it’s not a good movie, it’s bad, it’s dated, & problematic… but I can’t lie it still has me snickering & chuckling on every rewatch. It’s a guilty vibe for me.
neutral · AI labelView post →Or the one with the sign is from the movie “ The Waterboy”
neutral · AI labelView post →Now he's saying that everyone and everything is the devil. A bit like the mammy in that movie "The Waterboy".
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t know why the police chief in this movie is just Adam Sandler from The Waterboy but you’re not gonna hear me complaining #PassTheAmmo #FlicksForAll #filmsky 🎬
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