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The Dentist (1996)

Horror | 92 minutes
2,55 386 votes

Genre: Horror

Duration: 92 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Brian Yuzna

Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman and Michael Stadvec

IMDb score: 5,4 (11.382)

Releasedate: 7 June 1996

The Dentist plot

"It's been six months. Time for your check-up!"

dr. Alan Feinstone had everything. A beautiful wife, a big house and a fantastic job as a dentist. Until... he discovers his wife is having an affair with the pool cleaner. This discovery makes the doctor stop and many a patient will not soon forget his/her treatment!

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Tonypulp

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From Return of the Living Dead 3, everything is (obviously) downhill for Yuzna. Still, this Dentist is a particularly nice case; not only because of the wonderful role of Bernsen, but also certainly the recognizable direction by Yuzna and writing by Stuart Gordon and the equally notable Dennis Paoli. Not a crazy list of names and that shows. Visually (and certainly in terms of storytelling) I see a lot of comparisons with Gordon's ''King of the Ants''. Despite the heavy gore, Yuzna's approach will not appeal to horror fans (looking for the usual thrills), and this is confirmed by the score.

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CorvisChristi

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Absurdly low average actually for a film that left quite an impression on me during a horror marathon in the cinema at the time.
The premise is, of course, completely nonsensical; I mean, a dentist should curb his behavior in a professional manner and keep private and work separate. And that's exactly what doesn't happen here! And luckily, otherwise it would have resulted in a pretty boring video !

Corbin Bernsen is doing well as a crazy dentist and it's great to see him blend into his role.
The construction is quite strong and once the brakes are released, they also release well. And this leads to one after the other, gruesome and at times even sadistic (the scene in which he gives vent and subjects his wife's teeth to a 'thorough examination' is quite brutal).

Not only does this movie manage to make you genuinely fear the dentist, but it's also just a very entertaining horror movie that will stay with you for a long time once you've seen it. And for that reason alone an absolute must!!

"Truth...or tooth?"

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Roger Thornhill

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Nice ideas, Corbin Bernsen having a blast, an early role for Mark Ruffalo, and the psychiatrist from the Terminator series in a supporting role – all promising, but the TV movie-like grain of the film material gives the whole an air of low-budget amateurism, and because Yuzna does not show a real gore but solves everything with cheap effects, different lenses and handy editing, the film never becomes more serious (and unfortunately mainly nor scarier) than a Roger Corman-B movie. In terms of appreciation, I really don't get any further than (as RuudC so aptly puts it) two bad picks.

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Corbin Bernsen was so good In this movie! Also in the second part.