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The Waterboy

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Movie Info
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Director -
Frank Coraci -
Producer -
Jack Giarraputo , Robert Simonds -
Screenwriter -
Tim Herlihy , Allen Pasqua , Adam Sandler -
Distributor -
Buena Vista Pictures -
Production Co -
Touchstone Pictures , Waterboy Productions -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 6, 1998, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 8, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$161.5M -
Runtime -
1h 28m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Digital , DTS