Average Rating: 2.9/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 7
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Release Date: Oct 18, 1996 Wide
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Average Rating: 2.6/5
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In this spoofy horror outing from veteran genre director Brian Yuzna, L.A. Law vet Corbin Bernsen plays Dr. Feinstone, an anal-retentive Beverly Hills dentist with an amusement park of an office replete with Planet Hollywood-worthy, themed exam rooms, piped-in opera music, and a crisp, efficient staff. When Feinstone finds out that his lovely wife, Brooke (Linda Hoffman), is fellating the pool boy, he becomes unhinged -- haunted by visions of filthy mouths and faithless spouses. Inviting Brooke
Oct 18, 1996 Wide
Jun 5, 2001
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There are lots of gory in-the-mouth close-ups, showing teeth being destroyed, needles being jammed into the gums and other graphic indignities
Painful to watch, in more ways than one.
There is little redeeming value in the film except that one commonality: Our universal fear of the dentist’s chair.
Icky slasher featuring some horrifying dental techniques.
The Dentist is one cool film that is a sick, twisted path to madness. I mean that with a great smile on my face. The film is one original work of horror, and is sure to make anyone feel uneasy. Some reviews of this film on the internet have said that this film is tongue in cheek and plainly awful. ButI on the other
August 13, 2010
Super Reviewer
I don't like Dentist to begin with, who does. After this movie I like them even less. This is a Pretty Good Film from Lions Gate. The Sound of the Drill comes through my speakers and just sends chills up my spine. What the dentist does to those he wants out of his life will make you cringe. The instruments are enough
February 26, 2009Super Reviewer
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