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Volume 100, Issue 49
Adam Sandler sparkles once again as a goofy
grown-up in ‘The Waterboy, ’ despite the
film's redundant plot
By Michael Burnham
Oregon Daily Emerald
Adam Sandler is a funny, money-making machine.
He has a dedicated, cult-like following.
And his latest film, “The Waterboy,” will gross a lot of
money.
These things are certain. But whether Sandler’s film de
serves high scores of praise for its originality is up in air.
The Touchstone Pictures release about a waterboy-turned
football-player touches down in theaters today amid the
usual Sandler hype.
But the film fumbles because it merely passes by,
using the old bag of tricks that has made past San
dler movies successful.
The first problem with the film is that it fails
to tackle an original plot. “The Waterboy”
loosely mirrors 1996’s golf comedy “Happy
‘The
Waterboy’
DIRECTED BY:
Frank Coraci
STARRING:
Adam Sandler
RATING:
★★★★*
Gilmore” — only this
time it’s football.
Sandler plays
Bobby Boucher, a
31-year-old foot
ball team water
boy bred in the
Louisiana
swamps. With
a long history
of being bul
lied by the
team s coach
and players, Sandler’s character
amasses a life-time of pent up frustra
tion. Under the care of a new coach
with a bad team, the waterboy finally
“opens up a can of whoopass” on an
ornery quarterback. The coach, played
by Henry Winkler, realizes Boucher’s tal
ent and places him on the squad (the
South Central Louisiana State University
Mud Dogs) as a defensive lineman. Sandler
excels, as he uses his past frustrations as
“tackling fuel” to punish the opposing team.
The main similarity between this film and
“Happy Gilmore” is the underdog-does-well schtick.
As in “Gilmore,” Sandler’s character enters the sport
and uses his personality and past to reach the pinnacle
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OmrtesK photo
Adam Sandler stars
as Bobby Boucher, a
loveable waterboy
who makes it onto a
college football
team. Henry Win
kler of‘Happy Days’
fame stars as his,
coach.
Courtesy photo
Four dancers ham it up in the Robinson Theatre rendition of ‘Guys and Dolls.'
‘Guys and Dolls’ comes to Robinson
The theatrical piece, set in New York City, is
a musical story of love and marriage with a
1950s flare
By Peter Breaden
Oregon Daily Emerald
In a whirl of neon and dice, the University Theatre
opens its performance season tonight with a rendition
of the brassy musical "Guys and Dolls.”
“Guys and Dolls” is based on a story and characters
by Damon Runyon with music and lyrics by Frank
Loesser. The play unfolds with a look at gangsters who
would rather be shooting craps.
Nathan Detroit (junior Jacob Hutchinson) and Skye
Masterson (master’s student Jonathan Cole) are two
well-established swingers. Detroit bets Masterson that
he can’t sweep Sarah Brown (senior Elisa Morrison), a
sergeant in the Salvation Army, off her feet and down
to Havana, Cuba.
The tough gangsters are tough, and the emotional
women are gushing. Rene Ragan plays Detroit’s bomb
shell fiance, Adelaide.
“The nature of the musical thing where you just have
to burst into song. You have to work on making the scene
escalate to the point where singing makes sense. ” Morri
son said.
Directed by Theater Department Head, Prof. Jack Wat
son, the play pays tribute to the career of Horace Robinson,
after whom the theater is named. Robinson’s career at the
University stretched from 1932 through 1975. As a tribute,
this year’s four mainstage plays have been chosen from
productions that Robinson put on in his career. Former
students of Robinson are directing all four shows.
“He truly built the department into what it is today,”
Watson said. “I always loved it, but he taught me to re
spect the theater. ”
Though the production has had a meager five weeks
preparation time, performances will focus on the bright
musical’s zest.
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