The Dentist

1996
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

11K

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An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Trivia
The budget of the film was so low, that when Director Brian Yuzna wasn't satisfied with the cabinets in the set of the "heaven" room, or the toys for the children to play with in the waiting room, the producer was not willing to spend any more, so he was forced to give his credit card to the art department, who then went to buy the furnishings. Luckily enough, they could borrow the products they needed, so it didn't cost anything.

Goofs
The light equipment can clearly be seen in Dr. Gibbs glasses a few times.

Quotes
Dr. Alan Feinstone: I am an instrument of perfection and hygiene, the enemy of decay and corruption. A dentist. And I have a lot of work to do.

Crazy credits
Lead Assistant ... Shea "Blood Guy" Clayton.

Alternate versions
In order to get a "Not under 18" rating in Germany, the German version was cut by nearly two minutes to tone down the violence in most of the death scenes. The uncut version was later released on DVD unchecked by Laser Paradise; however, due to the "glorification of violence," the movie later got confiscated and outright banned entirely across Germany in 2010. Only in October of 2024 was the banishment lifted. Days after the banishment was lifted, the FSK granted the uncut version of the movie a "Not under 16" rating through re-examination.

Connections
Featured in Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001)

Soundtracks
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore
(uncredited)
from "Tosca"
Music by Giacomo Puccini

User reviews112

Featured review

6/10

Three times a day, and no candy! Say it!

I am never going to the dentist again unless I see his wife beforehand. If he has some delicious piece of candy like Linda Hoffman, I'll pass.

Corbin Bernsen played a demented dentist to perfection. he wasn't demented at the start, only after he caught his precious wife with Matt (Michael Stadvec) the pool boy.

Then he used his dental powers to torture his patients, and his wife, in revenge.

Really gory, especially if you don't like dentists anyway, and really hot when Linda Hoffman was on screen.

It was a fun experience.