The Dentist

19961996
RR
1h 32min

The Dentist (1996)

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

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Dr. Feinstone has everything, a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry, but, when he discovers his wife in an 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. —Jason Borchers <jasonmb@calweb.com>

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Taglines
- It's Time For Your Final Appointment
Genre
- Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for graphic violence including scenes of dental torture, sexuality and some language
Parents guide

Trivia
The real-life serial killer dentist, Glennon Engleman (1928-1999), was not the inspiration for the story of the film, the idea for this movie came from Mark Amin and was written by Charles Finch, Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli. However, Corbin Bernsen had played a character inspired by Engleman in Beyond Suspicion (1993), but has nothing to do with this movie.

Goofs
The light equipment can clearly be seen in Dr. Gibbs glasses a few times.

Quotes
Dr. Alan Feinstone: Get your tongue out of the way! Get your tongue out of the way, god dammit!

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

Connections
Featured in Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001)

Soundtracks
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore
(uncredited)
from "Tosca"
Music by Giacomo Puccini

Top review

Watching this is more painful than a root canal.

My title summary pretty much says it all. "The Dentist" is stupid, predictable, and not even scary in the least. To add insult to injury, it is poorly acted, and the script is laughable.

The concept of a killer dentist could make for a fun movie, but this film is the opposite. It's just a bad spin on a good idea.

Unless you have insomnia and can't get to sleep any other way, I don't recommend watching this film. If you see it on the shelf and have the urge to rent it, WALK AWAY. Rent "Dr. Giggles" instead.

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Nympho3278
Sep 28, 2003

I have a dentist phobia. Should I see this or not?

Release date
- October 18, 1996 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Dişçi
Filming locations
- 115 North 1St Street, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies
- Image Organization
- Trimark Pictures
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Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 32min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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