I'm not really sure how this film got green lit. Sure, Adam Sandler was (and still is) a pretty popular comedian at the time, but a film about a Louisiana-bred, possibly mentally handicapped waterboy, ...

Henry Winkler had a memorable role in the Adam Sandler-led comedy The Waterboy, but as it turns out, Winkler's participation was not planned. The Happy Days star's appearance as Coach Klein was a last ...