Adam Sandler Dives Into E! Online & www.movies.com for a Live Online Chat.NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998-- Official "The Waterboy" Web Site is a Real Splash Actor and comedian Adam Sandler, star of Touchstone Pictures' upcoming movie "The Waterboy," will participate in a live online chat on Thursday, Oct. 22, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, at E! Online (www.eonline.com). The chat can also be accessed through www.movies.com/waterboy. The "Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL " veteran and star of such box-office hits as "The Wedding Singer," "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore," will answer guests' questions about "The Waterboy" and his comedy recordings. The official "The Waterboy" Web site, www.movies.com/waterboy, is also home to a bucketful of movie-related information, entertainment and activities. The Players area introduces you to "The Waterboy" cast, and you can learn all about the director, writers and producers under Coaching Staff. Just Add Water offers an assortment of recipes with one single ingredient: water. In the Drenches comically illustrates the three major stages of dehydration. Quarterback Leak is a Shockwave game where players struggle to route water to the quarterback. And Crowd Pleaser crowd pleas·er also crowd-pleas·er n. Informal A person, spectacle, work, or idea that appeals to popular taste. offers a variety of "The Waterboy" digital postcards. Sandler's auspicious move from television to the big screen began in 1996 with the release of "Billy Madison," which quickly became a cult classic on college campuses. His next film, "Happy Gilmore," was one of the most successful movies of 1996 and received a Best Picture nomination at the 10th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Then, in 1998, "The Wedding Singer" emerged as the first box office smash of the new year and earned Sandler the ShowEast Star of the Year Award. "The Waterboy," which opens nationwide on Friday, Nov. 6, is the story of a socially inept 31-year-old (Sandler) who is sheltered by his overprotective o·ver·pro·tect tr.v. o·ver·pro·tect·ed, o·ver·pro·tect·ing, o·ver·pro·tects To protect too much; coddle: overprotected their children. mother (Kathy Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. ). His only contact with society is his job as a waterboy for a college team where the players relentlessly make fun of him. When he finally gets the chance to fight back, he unleashes years of pent-up rage and is transformed into the most devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. tackler on the team. The movie also stars Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (b. October 30, 1945) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer and author. He is perhaps most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984). , Fairuza Balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. , Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard and Blake Clark Blake Clark (born February 2, 1946 in Macon, Georgia) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and veteran of the Vietnam War. He graduated from LaGrange College in 1969 with a degree in the performing arts. . Touchstone Pictures' "The Waterboy" is directed by Frank Coraci and written by Tim Herlihy and Sandler. The film is executive produced by Sandler and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. Co-producer is Ira Shuman. For more information on "The Waterboy," visit the Web site at www.movies.com/waterboy. |
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