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:

Richard Dana Smith (screenplay), Dennis Paoli (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Corbin Bernsen, Jillian McWhirter, Jeff Doucette

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Corbin Bernsen	...	Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
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	...	Jenkins
Clint Howard	...	Mr. Toothache
Linda Hoffman	...	Brooke Sullivan
Judy Nazemetz	...	Margaret
Audra Wise	...	Shawna
Mary Coleston	...	Glenda
Rende Rae Norman	...	Dr. Cussler (as Rendé Rae Norman)

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:

tooth torture | medical | dentist | medical horror | dental instruments | 

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Taglines:

Brace yourself.

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Genres:

Horror | 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:

D2: Without Novacaine

Filming Locations:

Rossmore Ave. Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures, Pierre David, Image Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 90 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When they are going to shoot the scene where Dr. Feinstone is digging a grave, the producer came to the director and said the home owners don't want any digging in their garden. So they lay down a peace of plastic with a little bit dirt on it so it look like's he is digging in the garden.

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Goofs

In the opening scene you see the cameraman and other crew members in Dr. Feinstone's glasses.

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Quotes

Dr. Lawrence Caine: I did it. I'm a dentist. I'm the best dentist there ever was.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Silent Night, Deadly Night IV: Initiation (2014)

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Soundtracks

Drinking Life All Wrong
(uncredited)
Written by Danny Kirsic
Performed by Danny Kirsic
Played as background music of Dr. Feinstone's dinner date and over Dr. Burn's radio in his room

User Reviews

Stupid, lame, but some nice gore

Yeah I know, I like watching bad movies, I think they're pretty funny, and when they have gore, I find it even better, because I love gore. And "The Dentist 2" brought both of them. It has some jokes that remind of "Dr.Giggles"'s.

This film had, in the line of what bad movie lovers enjoy, some stupid one-liners, a psycho schizophreniac dentist, some quite sadistic acts of violence (against an idiot fat lady, and many other characters played by so-so actors), a weird and lame ending, a pretty stupid scenario, and some pretty gruesome sequences of dental torture.

The story is about a maniac dentist who was put in a mental ward after he had turned crazy and went on a killing spree. That man escapes from the mental ward (and it's a very easy and stupid escape) and hides in another small town, where he becomes the town's dentist. But this man lives with the constant memory of his wife who had cheated on him (and that's what made him insane in the first episode of "The Dentist"). And it haunts him...and the insanity's back in his head, and he's on another killing spree.

This is a survivor of the "gore" genre. This film is directed by Brian Yuzna, who also brought us "The Dentist", "Faust:Love of The Damned", "Return of the Living Dead 3", and "Progeny". He's not a great director at all, but in the gore genre, he's one of those rare guys who hang on. Corbin Bernsen is not that bad as the insane dentist, but the rest of the cast is pretty bad. The gore effects are really disgusting, there are zooms of mouths being mutilated, and if you're already afraid of going at the dentist, don't see this.

Well, overall, it's a nice movie to watch as a stupid bad movie. It has some funny parts (and it's not always meant to be funny), very disgusting scenes, and a psycho dentist...it says it all­...

I give it 7/10 (in the cheese meter) 4/10 (as a normal movie)