Adam Sandler Reveals Kathy Bates Initially Ditched 'The Waterboy' Script After One Page

"I remember we sent Kathy Bates the script for The Waterboy to play my Mama. I don't know if I have the story 100% right, but ...

Adam Sandler's 'The Waterboy' co-star originally threw script in the trash

Adam Sandler's hit 1998 comedy very nearly didn't feature Oscar winner Kathy Bates as Mama Boucher.

Adam Sandler Says Kathy Bates Threw “The Waterboy” Script in the ‘Garbage’ After Reading the First Page

In 1998, Sandler and Bates starred in the comedy ‘The Waterboy’ alongside Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Rob Schneider and more ...
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Henry Winkler Says He and Adam Sandler Are 'Like Family' After 'Chanukah Song,' “The Waterboy ”(Exclusive)

Speaking to PEOPLE, Winkler said of the two, "we have a connection now" Henry Winkler says he and Adam Sandler are "like family" after the the comedian gave him a shout-out in “The Chanukah Song” and ...