SI.com · Nov 6, 2018
The Waterboy: A Cinematic Retrospective on Its 20th Anniversary
Comedic masterpiece? Transcendent film classic? Uh, maybe. But two decades after its release, Adam Sandler’s homespun tale of Bobby Boucher, Cajun cretin turned football phenom, stands the test of time. Just ask co-stars Dan Fouts and Chris Fowler ...
Dan Fouts is reminded almost weekly of his role in an all-time sports blockbuster because the checks keep arriving at his Oregon home from the Screen Actor’s Guild. He opens them, notes which far-off country they’re from and laughs at the comically small amounts he gets from streams and television re-airs—six cents, down to three after taxes—before tucking them uncashed into the giant movie poster near his desk.
