The Dentist

1996
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

11K

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Dark Comedy Slasher Horror Horror Thriller

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

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The Dentist

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Trivia
The real-life serial killer dentist, Glennon Engleman (1928-1999), was not the inspiration for the story of the film. The idea for the movie came from Mark Amin, and was written by Charles Finch, Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli. However, Corbin Bernsen had played a character inspired by Engleman in Beyond Suspicion (1993), which has nothing to do with this movie.

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

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Featured review

5/10

Gory as hell

If you are looking for a comedy type slasher movie forget it, as this is an old style type horror movie with plenty of gore & tension througout. Also like many of these fims it is unintentionally funny, though in all fairness this is not badly made, & the acting is okay, particularly from Bernsen. The main cop & girl with braces are also good. I must admit a few scenes made me wince & look away, but it hasn't put me off going to the dentist.

Not too bad for its type, & worth a look, as long as you don't have a phobia about teeth or dentists.

5/10