The Waterboy Page #3

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
10,199 Views


[ Man ] Hey, Casey, | l think he wanna make out with you.

- [ Whistle Blowing ] | - Okay, that's enough. Thank you.

ls there any sport that you | do watch ? You know, a physical sport ?

- Boxing ? Hockey ? | - Wrestling.

Wrestling ! Wrestling is good.

Who's your favourite wrestler ?

Well, even though he was slightly | discourteous to me recently,

l'm gonna have to say | Captain lnsano.

Okay, okay, | l want you to do to Casey...

what Captain lnsano does | to the bad guy.

Go.

- Ow ! Ow ! | - [ players Gasping ]

- He poked me in the eye. | - Captain lnsano shows no mercy.

Bobby, where was the intensity | that l saw yesterday ?

That was no intensity. You said it | was all right to fight back,

and l-l just started thinkin' | about all the people who-who'd | been mean to me over the years.

That's it. | That's it.

l want you to think about | all those mean people.

- They're gonna be your tackling fuel. | - Tacklin' fuel.

- We're gonna use them to play football. | - Tacklin' fuel.

l want you to pretend | that Casey...

- is insulting you. | - pretend ?

l want you to visualize all those | people that have been mean to you.

and then l want you to attack. l want | you to visualize and then attack.

- Can you handle that ? | - l'll try.

He's gonna try.

What's the matter with you, boy ? | You too s-s-stupid...

to do what your coach | tells ya ?

- [ Coach Laughing ] | - No !

- No what ? | - [ Yelling ]

[ players Murmuring ]

l didn't mean to hurt you. | Coach told me to pretend.

Bobby. Bobby ! Can you do this for | me every single game ? Can you do this ?

Coach, not only | will l do it for you.

l-l-l-- | Yes, yes, l'll do it for ya.

[ Chattering ]

So, uh, why you pick this class anyway ? | lt's pretty hard.

Oh, beautiful view.

Correct.

all right, all right !

Y'all shut up now !

Now, last week, | we talked about...

the physiology | of the animal brain...

as it pertains | to aggression.

Now, is there anyone here | that can tell me why...

most alligators | are abnormally aggressive ?

- l know the answer to this question. | - Raise your hand.

anybody ? anyone ? | Yes, sir. You, sir.

Mama says that alligators | are ornery...

'cause they got all them teeth | but no toothbrush.

[ Chuckling ] | Yo mama said,

alligators are ornery | 'cause they got all them teeth...

and no toothbrush.

Wow !

anybody else ? | Yes, sir. You, sir.

alligators are aggressive because | of an enlarged medulla oblongata.

lt's the sector of the brain | which controls aggressive behaviour.

- That is correct ! | The medulla oblongata. | - But Mama said--

The medulla oblongata...

is where anger, jealousy | and aggression come from.

Now, is there anybody here can tell | me where happiness comes from ?

- No, man. | - anyone ?

all right, let's hear what | Mama has to say on the subject.

Mama say that happiness is | from magic rays of sunshine that | come down when you feelin' blue.

Well, folks, | Mama's wrong again.

No, Colonel Sanders, | you're wrong.

- [ Students ] Ooh ! | - Mama's right.

You're all wrong. | Mama's right. Mama's right !

Somethin' wrong | with his medulla oblongata.

- [ Class Laughing ] | - [ Yelling ]

lt's okay to fight back. | Coach Klein said l could.

Mr Coach Klein said l could. | lt's fine, fellas.

[ announcer ] Well, Mud Dog | fans, it's time to kick off...

another year | of Mud Dog football.

With the weight of a 40-game | losing streak on their back,

everyone seems to be diggin' in | for the long haul.

There's blood in the streets | lt's up to my ankles

There's blood in the streets | lt's up to my knee

Blood on the streets | in the town of Chicago

Blood on the rise | lt's following me

What you doin', Bobby ?

Oh, Lord, that-that-that's some | heavy-duty armpit saturation.

That's an early warning sign of | the dehydration. You gots to have H2O.

- please, for me. | - Look, you need to stop | worryin' about water, baby,

and start worryin' | about the game today, okay ?

Here. Now, just do whatever you did | to Colonel Sanders,

and you'll be fine.

l-l will, thank you. l-l-l just-- | l feel bad about lyin' to my mama.

l wonder what | she's doin' right now.

[ Country ]

[ Braying ]

- [ Grunting ] | - [ announcer ] and he's down | with a three-yard kickoff return.

- The Mud Dogs offence takes the field. | - Okay, come on, here we go.

Come on, everybody. | You can do it. Gain some yards. | put some points on the board.

Hey, Walter, | l'll bet you 50 bucks...

Gee Grenouille throws a touchdown pass | on the first play.

Check it out.

Set, fool, 22, hut !

[ Shouting ]

[ Man Laughing ]

You owe me 50 bucks.

- You said it was gonna be | a touchdown pass, you crazy a**hole. | - Go, go, go, go !

Hold 'em, hold 'em, hold 'em. | Okay, you can do it. Come on.

Bobby, Bobby, this is | just like we practised, okay ?

Okay, go, go, go. | Come on.

Watch where you're going, needle dick. | [ lmitating Bobby Grunting ]

[ Whistle Blowing ]

[ Shouting ]

Set ! 390 !

- Time for retard to find out what | college football's all about. | - [ Laughing ]

390 ! Check, check.

Red, 18 ! Red, 18 !

Needle dick ! Needle dick ! | Needle dick !

[ Bobby Grunting ]

Yeah !

Your name is needle dick.

- [ Grunting ] | - l knew that this was a good idea.

[ Bobby Grunting ]

Yes !

- Time-out from the game. | - What's he calling time-out for ?

- Man, what are you doin' ? | - Here, this is for you.

Enjoy.

- [ Coach Beaulieu ] | Hey, Waterboy, you're fired ! | - Stop it !

Yes ! Bobby !

[ Cheering ]

- Ooh-la-la. Yeah, man ! Yeah ! | - Yeah, yeah !

- Slap hands ! | - Whatever.

Waterboy's killin' 'em.

He's the best tackler | l've seen since Joe Montana.

Joe Montana was a quarterback, | you idiot.

l said, ''Joe Mantegna.''

[ announcer ] | We're tied at seven with | 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter.

Eagle cover two. | Eagle cover two. Ready ?

Best of luck to you | on-on-on the upcoming play.

-l'll be playin' with your mama tonight. | -Sixty-two.

- Move, 22, hut ! | - [ announcer ] Bernard drops back.

- Looks like a screen pass. | - [ Cheering ]

Sixty-two ! Sixty-two ! | There you are !

- [ Groaning ] | - Thank you.

[ announcer ] | Number 62 is headed for the end zone.

He's at the 40, the 30. | He's almost--

Man ! Touchdown ! | Reds lead.

[ Bobby Grunting ]

Dropkick. Looks like Boucher | knocked him out cold.

l love my mama very much. | Now you know that.

- [ Crying ] | - [ Crowd Moaning ]

The waterboy handed them the game. | What an idiot.

Waterboy, you stink !

Nice job, shithead. | You just lost us the game.

l'm sorry. Would you please | still be my friend ?

No ! Get away from me.

Okay.

Excuse me ? | May l help you ?

Hey, stud.

Vicki Vallencourt, this is-- | this is quite a pleasant surprise.

Yeah, well, l just got out of jail, | and l heard you were playin' football.

Yes, well, l-l-l've--

[ Mumbling, lndistinct ]

[ Bobby ] | Yes.

[ Mumbling, lndistinct ]

So, let's say we go and get | somethin' to eat, catch up on things.

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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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