Hamster

12th Nov 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Trivia: Director Frank Coraci has a cameo playing Bobby's father in the movie.

Hamster

21st May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: During the barbeque with Vicky, Bobby and Mama, after Mama drinks from her jar of red drink, she sets the jar down twice between shots. (00:32:25)

Hamster

21st May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Bobby finds Vicki working on his lawnmower, a man wearing a yellow shirt appears and disappears in the background several times throughout the scene. (00:30:05)

Hamster

21st May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: After Bobby jump-kicks player 62 down to the floor, because he insulted him, the football appears beside player 62 between shots, as he lies on the floor. (00:29:20)

Hamster

21st May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Visible crew/equipment: Crewmembers and the boom mike are often reflected in the football player's helmets throughout the film, especially in closeups of the players. (00:12:00)

Hamster

21st May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Coach Klein is round for the snake dinner, as 'Mama' Boucher sits sown, she holds both utensils in her right hand. In the next shot there is a meat fork in her left hand. (00:15:45)

Hamster

18th May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Coach Klein is drawing his game strategy on the chalkboard, the drawings and lines are different between shots. Also, an extra line appears on the board as the Coach sits down. (00:08:45)

Hamster

18th May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Bobby looks at the obscene note from the waterboy suggestion box, in the closeup the note is fresh and unwrinkled. But in the wideshot the note is crumpled and wrinkled. (00:02:45)

Hamster

18th May 2006

The Waterboy (1998)

Continuity mistake: When Bobby is in class learning about crocodiles, the teacher draws four dashes on the board from the words 'anger' 'jealousy' and 'aggression', which disappear and reappear repeatedly. (00:24:20)

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