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 | professionalism | occupation | job | 

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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:

The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself

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

Several times in the movie there is use of Alan Howarth theme and stinger from Halloween II (1981). Alan Howarth did the music for The Dentist 2 as well as Halloween II.

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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: New game, Bevvie... truth... or tooth!

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Alternate Versions

The 1999 UK video was cut by 51 seconds by the BBFC "to remove sadistic details". Deletions were made to close-ups of bloody detail and degrading/sadistic dialogue during the "Truth or Tooth" torture scene. The 2001 DVD featured the same cut print.

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Connections

References The Simpsons (1989)

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Soundtracks

Blues Guitar I
(uncredited)
from "A Case For Guitars"
Performed by Tim Renwick
Producer - Stephen Cole
Technician - Tony Bridge

User Reviews

The Dentist 2: Marginal improvement

In 1996 we were introduced to our psychotic dentist played by Corbin Bernsen, a man drove insane by the stresses of his job and catching his wife blowing the pool boy.

Two years later he breaks free from the asylum, switches state, changes his name and starts all over again.

But before you know it his inner darkside is unleashed and he torments his victims in the way that only he can.

This is a slight improvement on the first but still not exactly impressive stuff. The one standout thing that it does have is just how grisly and hard to watch the death scenes are. I mean seriously, it's pretty bad.

Harmless enough watch for fans of the original but as a franchise its hardly worth the effort especially as part 3 was cancelled.

The Good:

Direct sequel

The Bad:

Not the easiest of viewing

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

I may never go to the dentist again