The Dentist

Plot synopsis:
Dr. Alan Feinstone has everything. A beautiful wife, a nice house, a job as a dentist, a popular reputation and is obsessed with order and cleanliness. However, everything changes, on the day of his wedding anniversary; he spies his wife Brooke having sex with their filthy poolman, Matt. Feinstone waits for them to finish, retrieves his handgun (a .380 Walther PPK) and then follows Matt in his car.He is led to Paula Roberts's house, a friend of Brooke's. Hiding the gun behind his back, he quickly makes up a story about inviting Paula to a surprise party for Brooke. He then sneaks into her backyard in time to see Paula invite Matt inside. Paula's dog, a rottweiler, emerges from the yard and attacks Feinstone. He shoots the dog through the head in self defense and proceeds to drive to work.At his dental practice, Feinstone's first patient of the day is young Jody Sanders, there for his very first dental appointment. Feinstone begins to clean Jody's teeth. Everything goes smoothly at first, until he imagines that Jody's teeth are brown and rotten. His dental pick slips, stabbing Jody in the gums. Jody's mother picks up her crying, bleeding child and leaves angrily.As Feinstone sees his second patient, beauty queen April Reign, Detective Gibbs investigates the death of Paula's dog. He suspects the perpetrator was the burglar who has been robbing houses in the neighborhood, though that criminal has never used a gun before.Alone with April, Feinstone sedates her with nitrous oxide so that he can fill a cavity in one of her molars. As she drifts off into unconsciousness, Feinstone imagines that she has transformed into his wife. He begins kissing and fondling his "wife" on the dental chair, then begins to choke her. April starts to cough and half-wakes up from the gas. Feinstone snaps out of his trance and quickly re-buttons April's blouse and finishes removing her pantyhose. Hiding the pantyhose behind a counter, Feinstone helps the still-coughing April into the arms of her manager, Steve Landers (Mark Ruffalo). He leads them out claiming April is dizzy from the nitrous oxide. Steve returns a few minutes later and furiously punches Feinstone hard in the mouth presumably after what April told Steve about her encounter with Feinstone. They leave angrily, threatening a lawsuit for sexual and physical assault on their way out. Feinstone decides to end the day early and sends his staff and patients home. Especially disappointed is Sarah, a teenager who desperately wants to get her braces removed. Candy, Feinstone's friendly office manager, tells her that she'll have to wait until tomorrow.Later that night, Brooke meets Feinstone at his practice. He reveals his new Italian opera-themed patient room. He encourages Brooke to try out the room's dental chair and clean her teeth. When she does, Feinstone binds her to the chair with a scarf and sedates her with nitrous oxide. With operatic music blaring in the background, he begins to pull out Brooke's teeth and cuts out her tongue.Investigating the burglaries, Detective Gibbs and his partner Detective Sunshine arrive at Feinstone's door the next morning to ask him some questions. As they speak, Brookestill alive, but sedatedlies on a pool chair with a bikini on to distract Matt in the backyard while Matt cleans the pool with a scoop. Just as the policemen leave, Matt finds what seems to be a severed tongue in his net. He lifts Brooke's hat from her face to alert her of this discovery. She moans, reaches for him and displays her mutilated mouth; all her teeth are missing and her tongue is completely cut. Feinstone emerges from the house with a kitchen knife and stabs Matt to death.Waiting for Feinstone when he arrives at his practice are Sarah and Paula. Feinstone sees Paula first, much to Sarah's disappointment. When Paula's conversation turns to how good a job Matt does for her, Feinstone asks for a dental drill and begins overly-aggressively drilling her tooth. As her tooth is destroyed, his assistant, Jessica, questions what he is doing. Feinstone snaps out of his trance and asks Jessica to finish up. Instead, Jessica whispers to Paula to leave. When Feinstone discovers that Paula has left, he fires Jessica on the spot. She pulls out April's pantyhose from the previous day and threatens to expose Feinstone. Grabbing the hose from her hands, Feinstone wraps them around Jessica's neck and strangles her to death.At the police station, Detective Sunshine discovers that the bullet pulled from Paula's dog's murder scene only matches one gun in the area: the Walther PPK owned by Feinstone. He and Detective Gibbs drive to the Feinstone house to question him further. Near the pool, they discover Matt's body. They quickly break into the house and find the mutilated Brooke, tied to the bed but still alive.Meanwhile, IRS agent Marvin Goldblum, using Feinstone's tax problems as leverage, extorts a free dental exam and tries to extort a payoff from the doctor. This does not go over well with Feinstone. He inserts a retractor into Marvin's mouth and cracks his jaw wide open. He then uses a dental drill to slice into Marvin's tongue. Later, Feinstone's other assistant, Karen, finds Marvin still in the dental chair. The doctor grabs her and inserts a needle full of air into her jugular. The air bubble travels into her brain and kills her.As the flirtatious Candy leaves for lunch with dental equipment salesman Matthew Zeigler, Sarah finally gets called back to have her braces removed. Feinstone removes them and shows Sarah her smile in the mirror. As with Jody, he imagines her teeth brown and rotting. He pulls out his gun and aims it at her forehead. Sarah slams the exam light into Feinstone's head and escapes. She hides in one of the dental rooms, where Sarah finds the blood-soaked Marvin, who attacks Feinstone, but Feinstone recaptures her. Hysterical, Sarah promises to brush her teeth three times a day and to never eat candy. This satisfies the doctor and he leaves. The two detectives arrive, but they are a little too late.They follow him to a university where the doctor teaches dentistry classes. There, Feinstone at gunpoint manically instructs all of his students to pull all of the teeth out of all their patients. His vision warps again and he sees all of the people he has mostly killed or mutilated over the past few days, including Matt. He shoots Matt, who turns out to be a dental student. The detectives burst into the room, but Feinstone uses a hostage to escape. Eventually, he wanders into an auditorium where an opera singer is practicing. Enchanted, he watches her from behind. When he reaches out to touch her, she transforms into Brooke, who laughs at Feinstone. Defeated, he gets on his knees and is arrested by the detectives.In the final scene, we see Feinstone in a psychiatric hospital. He is carted off to his regular dental appointment, when his toothless wife Brooke begins to work violently on his mouth.

Tags: cruelty, murder, violence, insanity, suspenseful, sadist

Review:
After witnessing his wife (Linda Hoffman) engaging in sexual acts with the pool boy, the already somewhat unstable dentist Dr. Feinstone (Corbin Bernsen) completely snaps which means deep trouble for his patients.This delightful semi-original and entertaining horror flick from director Brian Yuzna was a welcome change of pace from the usual horror twaddle that was passed out in the late Nineties.
Although The Dentist' is intended to be a cheesy, fun little film, Yuzna ensures that the movie delivers the shocks and thrills that many more serious movies attempt to dispense.
The Dentist' suffers, on occasion, from dragging but unlike the much inferior 1998 sequel, there are only sporadic uninteresting moments, and in general the movie follows itself nicely.Corbin Bernsen was very convincing in the role of the sadistic, deranged and perfectionist Dr. Alan Feinstone.
While many actors may have trouble portraying a cleanliness obsessed psycho without it coming off as too cheesy or ridiculous, Bernsen seems to truly fit the personality of the character he attempts to portray and thus makes the film all that more enjoyable.
Had The Dentist' not been intended to be a fun, almost comical, horror movie, Bernsen's performance would probably have been much more powerful.
Sadly, the rest of the cast (including a pre-fame Mark Ruffalo) failed to put in very good performances and although the movie was not really damaged by this, stronger performances could have added more credibility to the flick.The Dentist' is not a horror film that is meant to be taken seriously but is certainly enjoyable, particularly (I would presume) for fans of cheesy horror.
The universal fear of dental pain will be amplified after just one viewing of this gorefest!Corbin Bernsen (he of L.A. LAW fame) isn't bad as Dr. Allen Feinstone, a wealthy dentist whose nympho wife is having an affair behind his back with the pool boy.
he wasn't demented at the start, only after he caught his precious wife with Matt (Michael Stadvec) the pool boy.Then he used his dental powers to torture his patients, and his wife, in revenge.Really gory, especially if you don't like dentists anyway, and really hot when Linda Hoffman was on screen.It was a fun experience..
Director Brian Yuzna has had an uneven career in the horror genre, creating masterpieces such as "Return of the Living Dead 3" or "Bride of Re-Animator", but at the same time he has done awful movies such as "Faust: Love for the Damned" or the mediocre "Progeny".
It tells the story of Dr. Alan Feinstone (played superbly by Corbin Bernsen), a successful dentist who one day discovers that his perfect life is not really as perfect as he thought when he discovers that his beautiful wife (Linda Hoffman)has an affair with the pool boy.
Yuzna manages to give the movie the exact amount of suspense but adds a good dose of dark humor that really helps the movie.Most of the success of the premise is in Bernsen's performance as Feinstone.
While his part is quite small, he makes a great job with it.With a dentist as killer, gory scenes are expected, and Brian Yuzna delivers great SFX in the correct amount.
Corbin Bernsen was a good choice for the role since he has lots of experience playing psychologically "off" characters and he completely sold the obsessive compulsive aspects of the dentist.For me the pacing of the movie was just right.
Doctor Feinstone is a dentist.He has a beautiful wife and a huge house with a pool.Suddenly he discovers that his wife is making out with the pool attendant-he realises that behind everything clean,there is decay.He starts to torture his patients...Corbin Bernsen is brilliant as the deranged dentist-he is completely believable.There is surprisingly little gore but the scenes of dental torture are quite nasty and grotesque.Highly recommended."The Dentist 2" is also worth checking out!.
The clever thing about the movie is that it plays with our fears and The Dentist is therefore quite unsettling.The humor of the film is somehow hidden and may not be recognized by everyone.
But if you're a fan of weird and strange entertainment and teeth getting drilled to dust this is just the film you were looking for.If you read the comment and feel somehow attracted by this kind of entertainment, give it a try!My rating: 4/10 (maybe a little too weird for my taste).
(I could only dream of working in an office like that!)  Fear and pain are the main reasons people don't like going to the dentist, so that's why this is the perfect setting for a horror movie.
If you want a dental/psycho double feature, watch this along with "Little Shop of Horrors."  This was a kinda cheesy, really gory, very creepy flick.
Tooth torture has been done before (see The Marathan Man for example), but this brings the terror into suburbia.The plot revolves around a dentist, Dr. Alan Feinstone (Corbin Bernsen), who descends into madness.
Also featured playing a cop, is the ever welcome Ken Foree.Now I believe this movie would not work without the absolutely fantastic performance from Corbin Bernsen.
Having really only seen him in LA Law before, I was blown away by his acting.The sequel The Dentist 2 is also worth watching, but slightly under par compared to the original.TTKK's Bottomline - A fun movie with some scenes that will make you cringe, capped (pun intended) by a great performance from Bernsen.
Some people don't like this movie because they can't see the humor of Corbin Bernsen's role in this dark comedy.
Because of his delusional thoughts, he turns a boy's teeth to crust (which is one of several extremely uncomfortable dental gore scenes in the movie).
This movie was very enjoyable, though you'll only like it if: - you hate going to the dentist but aren't afraid of a movie where one of them goes beserk - you love horror moviesI particularly liked the fact that some care was given to explaining the brute actions of the main character.
Who has ever seen a movie that has a dentist (Spoiler) pull out all his cheating wife's teeth and cut out her tongue with no anesthetic?
I'm really surprised that a horror movie about dentistry didn't turn up until 1996, as going to the dentist is almost a primal fear - it's running away from a tiger for the modern world.
The acting, while B-class, is actually quite impressive; with Corbin Bernsen taking the lead role and doing a good job of convincing the audience that he really is a man on the edge.
I felt myself enough adult,and educated,to watch this,and after I finished the first watch,I don't know why but today I've seen this again.It was maybe the 4-th time I've watched this,but this film still works very well.This is a real 90-s,USA-classic,a must see for all drama,and horror-crime-thriller interested person.It was award winner,but this is not as well know movie as some others.With only 2-and a half million as budget,this was low budget,but all of the main creators put passion to this.Corbin Brensen keeps the eye of the viewer,but I also loved the others,all of them in this film.You have enough reasons to see this movie,do not miss the opportunity.9/10.
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.
After my wisdom tooth is removed, I decided to see a horror movie about teeth called The Dentist (1996), but I actually watched it last two weeks.
After catching his wife cheating on him with the pool guy, a disturbed dentist (Corbin Bernsen) goes on a murderous rampage.
The plot: a mentally unbalanced dentist goes on a rampage after discovering his wife's infidelity.Brian Yuzna, Dennis Paoli, and Stuart Gordon are primarily known by their fans for their splatter comedies and Lovecraft adaptations.
Much like Larry Drake taking the titular role in the silly, over-the-top slasher Dr. Giggles, I was somewhat surprised that Corbin Bernsen would star in such a cheesy horror movie.
If you ever plan on visiting the dentist again, I recommend not watching this movie.Corbin Bernsen provides an engaging, enjoyable portrayal of Dr. Allen Feinstone.
If you're into poorly done horror comedies in the likes of Dusk until Dawn 2, this film could be for you.As a dentist myself, I work with patients daily to allay their dental fears.
Wow, I don't think I've seen so many bad shot-types since "William and Kate:The Movie" but it all added to the camp fun of it all.As for the story and film itself, it was hugely entertaining, with an exciting finale, and some funny/inexpensive death scenes.
However, it passed the time and it had a somewhat good acting by Corbin Berson as the dentist who in the blink of an eye snaps and starts out just doing rather inappropriate things like getting fresh with a patient who is under gas, but soon turns to murder and graphic teeth pulling as he goes further and further down the path of madness.
The story really isn't that bad, Corbin Bersen's character's motivations do make a lot more sense than in most horror movies.I've seen worse acting, directing, script, etc.
Plotting revenge on the offending couple is merely the start of a gruesome regime of dental terror.So it looks cheap and Corbin Bernsen in the lead role of Feinstone is hardly a top performer, but as horror pictures go, The Dentist certainly hits a nerve {ahem!}.
Corbin Bernsen gives a surprisingly non-lackluster performance as a crazed dentist who I guess tries to kill people but he only works on their teeth so it's not really working out.
But the film is saved by great camera shots, a decent pacing and a very memorable performance by Corbin Bernsen.The film starts with Dr. Alan Feinstone a successful dentist who's got it all until things start going downhill for him.
when he gets to work his stress and problems start affecting him at work.he has visions when he does a little boy's teeth and hurts the boy in the process thinking he has rotten teeth.Later the day he has a plan to get revenge on his wife he does an oral surgery by yanking all of her teeth out her mouth and removes her tongue in the process.The pool boy realize what's going on and is killed in the process and now Dr Fienstone has gone to the other side of insanity and will kill anyone who has rotten teeth or gets in his way.The plot overall is very flat and dull.This type of plot has been done in so many films if your a fan of horror film you get tired of it.but in this film it fits perfectly but then again you could care less.As for character development it's very weak.these characters are so flat and dull, by the end of the film whoever or not dies you could care less.The protagonist Dr. Feinstone is the only developed character in the whole film.
You understand he's a neat freak and has a short temper and wants things to be done in order, making his character not very likable.But as the film progress the level of insatiny evolves into him from thinking about killing his pool boy and wife it's the anger and revenge he wants from those who can't stand him.In a way you understand what he is going through and you can't blame for going insane.as for the acting it's very poor.though Corbin Bersen is on top of game as he gives the standout performance as Dr. Feinstone.It's the Range he pulls off in this film and stealing the show from the other actors.to be honest he never breaks character he knows how perfectly portray the insane doctor.with his visions of rotten teeth to his anger moments as he yells at people and showing no remorse of his actions as he overall takes this performance home.as for the rest of the actors I can't say much as everyone gives a bad performance and everyone acts if there reading off the script.Overall this film is not bad worth renting but not buying..
"The Dentist" is a really enjoyable film whenever it stays inside the dentist's office.**SPOILERS**Talking to a patient, Dr. Alan Feinstone, (Corbin Bernsen) recalls an incident of his past, starting from when he caught his wife Brooke Feinstone, (Linda Hoffman) having an affair behind his back.
This is still recommended for those looking for a really good creep-out film, while those with an extreme fear of dentists might be advised to skip it.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Graphic Language and sex scenes.
But really, the fact that we would even want to know background about the characters is evidence to how good it is, and the bulk of the film is solid enough that any small lapses in tension can be forgiven.It's strange, after years of being accustomed to movie gore, to suddenly want to cover my eyes at the sight of blood.
A film destined to make you brush your teeth more carefully, "The Dentist" is a highly entertaining B-flick with several gruesomely gory scenes, a story refreshingly free from horror clichés (20 year-old Miss America contestants playing teenagers, people walking alone into dark rooms, etc), and a wonderfully unhinged performance by Corbin Bernsen in the lead.
The story follows Bernsen's successful but unstable, perfectionist dentist Dr. Feinstone, who snaps completely when he finds his wife performing fellatio on the pool guy.
Which makes it a perfect subject for a horror movie, really.Dr. Feinstone (Corbin Bernsen) has been a successful dentist for several years now, but when he catches his wife cheating on him with the poolguy he snaps, and he brings his anger and frustration to his work.
I love horror movies, but I especially liked this one because of the fact that everyone visits the dentist, but they'd have to think twice about them after seeing this!!!
The acting is fine, with excellent casting of Corbin Bernsen as the perfectionistic dentist who freaks out and tortures his patients.
An insane dentist spots his wife having an affair with a swimming pool maintenance man and takes out his revenge on various patients.The plot is weak and the horror elements are few and far between, but the beautiful effects in the scenes of teeth extraction are worth a watch.This film is in the style of the 1980s US video-only horror flick.
If you thought nothing could scare you because you knew the teeth of your classmates and listened to stories about real - life - dentists, go and watch this movie.
When Dr. Feinstone, brilliantly and realistically acted by Corbin Bernsen, finds out that his wife has an affair with the pool-boy, he lets his frustration out on his patients.
Throughout the entire one and a half hours I sat on the edge of my seat, hoping that the patient wouldn't be tortured by Dr. Feinstone.This is the best horror/slasher movie I've seen to this date.
This is a great horror movie, but don't watch it if you have a dentist appointment soon.
This movie can be howlingly funny and then tremendously difficult to watch in the very same scene, but for those of you who don't mind a little gore, this film really delivers.
The schlockiest, most unbelievable script ever written (yes, I'm exaggerating) turns into a gratuitously unpleasant horror film in the hands of Brian Yuzna, who makes it look AND sound like a cheap direct-to-video outing (which, of course, is exactly what it is).
Everyone is entitled to their opinion-but I gotta say that if one feels like the aforementioned about this film then they must not have seen many movies...Bernsen does a good job with the mediocre script and shallow character he has, but there's too many other problems.
A dentist (Corbin Bernsen) goes mad when he discovers his wife is cheating on him with the pool boy.
Feinstone has gone off the deep end and is definitely not going to let anybody stand in his way of cleanliness.Honestly, as silly as this movie sounds, I did have a lot of fun watching The Dentist.
Short little summary is this: Dr. Alan Feinstone, a guy who has a sexy wife, nice house, and is a great dentist everyone loves.
During this film, you'll probably think about your own dentist a few times.
Linda Hoffman goes through an excruciating transformation from a beautiful woman to something much worse, while it's good to see DAWN OF THE DEAD's Ken Foree back on screen again, even if it is only in the wasted role of a detective.THE DENTIST is a creative, imaginative film which never takes itself too seriously.
It isn't too long before she discovers that Alan is nuts, and she has to find a way to escape his evil dental plans.The Dentist is a very good horror movie with quite a few comedic moments.
Basically Dr. Alan Feinstone (Corbin Bernsen) is a renowned dentist with a big house and beautiful wife Brooke (Linda Hoffman), but his world and sanity is to be destroyed when he sees his wife having an affair with their pool cleaner.
But the most brutal procedure he has yet to perform - on his wife.If you don't like the dentist to begin with (which I don't), some of the torture scenes in this movie may make you feel uncomfortable, I know I cringed a couple of times.
The finale in the dentist office between a young girl getting her braces removed, and Dr. Feinstone was pretty well executed, and the ending to the film was clever too.
The Dentist starts on the morning of Dr. Alan Feinstone (Corbin Bernsen) & his wife Brooke's (Linda Hoffman) wedding anniversary.
Alan also begins to take drugs as he completely loses it & goes homicidal starting with his adulterous wife & pool cleaner...Directed by Brian Yuzna I thought The Dentist was a good film & tried something a bit different.