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:

Brace yourself.

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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

When Dr. Feinstone asks Robbie if he could be quiet for a while you see clearly the shadow of the camera.

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Quotes

Dr. Lawrence Caine: This is how we bond our teeth in Hollywood, Bevie. Bonding in bondage.

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Connections

References The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

User Reviews

Not better than the first, but a worthy sequel

Debuting on HBO like the first surprise, this is a pretty good sequel that brings that lunatic dentist (Corbin Bernsen) back in business after escaping a mental hospital and hiding in a quiet town, where he murders the dentist around the town because the guy did a poor job at filling one of his teeth in. He impresses the people in town and woos a lady he's madly in love with, but then goes psycho and takes his madness out on his patients when he finds the girl he loves kissing a guy. There are scenes that make you laugh and dentist torture scenes that will make you cringe. Corbin Bernsen is great as the dentist and delivers a lot of good lines. Between the first and second half, the pace moved a bit slow, but if you liked the first one and can take watching close-ups of teeth being either drilled or yanked out, you should enjoy this strange, campy film.