The Dentist (1996)

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

Director:

Brian Yuzna

Writers:

Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon,

Stars:

Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, Michael Stadvec

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corbin Bernsen	...	Dr. Alan Feinstone
Linda Hoffman	...	Brooke Feinstone
Michael Stadvec	...	Matt
Ken Foree	...	Detective Gibbs
Tony Noakes	...	Detective Sunshine
Molly Hagan	...	Jessica
Patty Toy	...	Karen
Jan Hoag	...	Candy
Virginya Keehne	...	Sarah
Earl Boen	...	Marvin Goldblum
Christa Sauls	...	April Reign
Mark Ruffalo	...	Steve Landers
Lise Colleen Simms	...	Paula Roberts (as Lise Simms)
Joanne Baron	...	Mrs. Saunders
Brian McLaughlin	...	Jody

Storyline

Dr. Feinstone has everything, a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry; but when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes that behind every clean, white surface lies the stench of decay. Having gone insane, he enacts cruel dental torture on his patients.

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Plot Keywords:

dentist | dental torture | pool boy | boy | tooth | 

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Taglines:

It's Time For Your Final Appointment

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

16+

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Dentista

Filming Locations:

North First Street, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Image Organization, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is one deleted scene; The character of Maria in The Dentist was the housekeeper. There is a scene in which she comes to clean the house and finds the pool boy dying out by the pool (where Corbin slashed him). When he tries to get her help she is scared by his bloody aspect and falls back in the swimming pool and drowns. This scene was cut from the movie.

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Goofs

When Dr. Feinstone was getting ready to do a filling on April, he placed a saliva ejector (small suction) in her mouth. It was there for several shots, then suddenly vanished.

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Quotes

Dr. Alan Feinstone: Get your tounge out of the way! Get your tounge out of the way, godammit!

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Followed by The Dentist 2 (1998)

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Soundtracks

The Abduction
(uncredited)
Performed by Harry Manfredini

User Reviews

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.