The Dentist 2 (1998)

Dr. Caine, the murdering dentist from the original movie, has escaped from the mental hospital where he has been since being caught. Hoping to resume a normal life, he makes his way to a ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian Yuzna

Writers:

Charles Finch (characters), Stuart Gordon (characters),

Stars:

Corbin Bernsen, Jillian McWhirter, Jeff Doucette

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Corbin Bernsen	...	Dr. Lawrence Caine / Dr. Alan Feinstone
Jillian McWhirter	...	Jamie Devers
Jeff Doucette	...	Jeremy Wilkes
Susanne Wright	...	Bev Trotter
Jim Antonio	...	Doc Burns
Lee Dawson	...	Robbie Mauro
Wendy Robie	...	Bernice
Ralph P. Martin	...	Det. Jenkins (as Ralph Martin)
Clint Howard	...	Mr. Toothache
Linda Hoffman	...	Brooke Sullivan
Judy Nazemetz	...	Margaret
Audra Wise	...	Shawna
Mary Coleston	...	Glenda
Rende Rae Norman	...	Dr. Cussler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gina-Raye Carter	...	Sidewalk cafe owner (as Gina-Raye Swensson)

Storyline

Dr. Caine, the murdering dentist from the original movie, has escaped from the mental hospital where he has been since being caught. Hoping to resume a normal life, he makes his way to a quiet Midwestern town under a false name and takes on the responsibilities of the town dentist Things are starting to look up for Caine, until the day when he catches his new love in the arms of someone else. Just as in the first movie, this sends him back over the edge and into another homicidal rampage, with his unfortunate patients bearing the brunt of his hostility.

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Plot Keywords:

dentist | hallucination | menace | slashing | slasher | 

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Taglines:

You know the Drill

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic violence including some scenes of dental torture, and for strong sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself

Filming Locations:

Monrovia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures, Pierre David, Image Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Body count: 4

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Goofs

In the opening-scene, Dr. Feinstone's glasses and mouth cap vanishes/appears repeatedly.

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Quotes

Dr. Lawrence Caine: You just couldn't have your tooth ache somewhere else, could ya?

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Connections

References Marathon Man (1976)

User Reviews

Same ol' game...

...but not worse than the first Dentist. Actually, I think this sequel is even slightly better than the original (a rare thing to happen in the horror genre). Sure, there's nothing new about this film, but as I already told you: it's not worse than the first.

Dr. Feinstone (Corbin Bernsen) has escaped a mental hospital and continues his work in a small town called 'Paradise' after getting rid of the local dentist. But soon his itchy drill finger starts to mutilate his patients in another series of disgustingly elaborate drill & kill scenes.

Again, Corbin Bernsen does an excellent job as the psycho-dentist. And again, this film delivers very weird entertainment and gore galore. The ending leaves the possibility of another sequel.

If you have a slightly sick sense of humor you might like it, especially if you liked the first Dentist.

My rating: 4/10