Teeth

Plot synopsis:
Dawn O’Keefe (Jess Weixler) is a teenage spokesperson for a Christian abstinence group called the Promise. She attends groups with her two friends, Alisha (Julia Garro) and Phil (Adam Wagner). One evening after giving a speech about the purity ring worn by members of the group, she is introduced to Tobey (Hale Appleman) and finds him attractive. The four begin going out as a group. Dawn has fantasies about marrying Tobey, although after acknowledging the attraction, they agree that they cannot spend time together. Soon after they give in and meet at a local swimming hole. After swimming together, they go into a cave to get warm and begin kissing. Dawn gets uncomfortable and tries to get them to go back. Tobey then attempts to rape Dawn, who panics and tries to push him off. Tobey becomes aggressive and shakes Dawn, resulting in her smacking her head on the ground. While she is dazed, Tobey takes the opportunity to begin raping her. Dawn fights back and inadvertently bites off his penis with her vagina. A horrified Dawn stumbles away and she flees the scene. After a Promise meeting, she meets her classmate Ryan (Ashley Springer) at a dance; they talk, and he drops her off at her home.
Dawn drops her purity ring off a cliff and goes back to the swimming hole. She screams in horror when she sees a freshwater crab crawling on Tobey's penis. She then researches "vagina dentata" and realizes she may have it. She visits a gynecologist, Dr. Godfrey (Josh Pais), in an attempt to find out what is happening to her. When he assaults her in the guise of an examination, reaching up inside her without a glove, she panics and her vagina bites off all four fingers on his right hand. While biking home, she encounters a police officer driving Tobey's car and sees several police vehicles pass. She decides to go back to visit the pool to investigate. When she arrives, she sees the police bringing up Tobey's body - he presumably died of shock in the water. Meanwhile, back at home, her ill mother Kim O'Keefe (Vivienne Benesch) collapses. Dawn's stepbrother Brad (John Hensley) and his girlfriend Melanie (Nicole Swahn) hear her collapse but ignore her, continuing to have sex while she lies on the floor. Dawn's mother is taken to the hospital.
Dawn goes to Ryan seeking help, hysterical about her encounter with the doctor and her mother. Ryan gives her a sedative and masturbates her with a vibrator. Though initially afraid she will hurt him, she finds that when she is relaxed and is consenting to the sexual activity taking place, her "teeth" do not engage. The following morning they have sex again, but mid-coitus Ryan’s friend calls. Ryan smugly boasts that he and the friend had bet on whether he could score with Dawn. In her anger, her vagina bites off his penis, and she leaves him to call his mother for help. Dawn learns her mother has died, leading her stepfather Bill (Lenny Von Dohlen) to attempt to throw Brad out, but Brad sets his dog on Bill, during which Brad confesses his love for Dawn. Dawn meets her stepfather and Melanie at the hospital and seeing her stepfather hurt and hearing from Melanie how Brad told her to ignore her mother's cries for help earlier, she becomes emboldened by her power and goes back home to seek revenge. Dawn puts on make-up and goes to seduce her stepbrother. In the midst of the act, Brad recalls that, while still kids, Dawn bit his finger, but it was not her mouth that bit him. As he realizes this, Dawn’s vagina bites off his penis. She releases it on the ground and Brad’s dog eats it, spitting out the genital pierced glans. Dawn leaves him and he presumably bleeds to death.
Dawn cycles away from home, but her bike tire sustains a puncture, so she begins hitchhiking. She gets a lift from an old man (Doyle Carter), but falls asleep and rides for several hours, waking up after nightfall. When she tries to get out, he repeatedly locks the doors. He licks his lips as if to ask for a sexual favor to release her; Dawn hesitates, and then looks towards the camera—and the old man—with a seductive smile.

Tags: pornographic, dark, comedy, murder, adult comedy, bleak, violence, revenge, cult, flashback, romantic, entertaining

Review:
This movie is like a crossover between a feminine horror story and a black comedy, better yet satire.
If all you know about 'Teeth' is the premise, you probably think it's a typical B horror film.
The desperate Dawn runs to the library and discovers that she has the mythical "Vagina Dentata" and only a hero can rescue her."Teeth" is one of the most refreshing horror tales that I have recently seen.
The trend of imbuing horror films with a quirky sense of irony cribbed from the hell that is adolescence (think "Ghost World" with gore) may have finally run out of steam with "Teeth," a moderately impressive (though unspectacular) yet overly precious and self-aware stab at subverting the genre's gender roles.
Writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein's concept (a puritanical virgin who grows up next to a nuclear power plant discovers a mean set of incisors below the waist when her sexuality blooms) is intriguing, and some of the film's best moments possess a surreal quality that almost transforms the material into a metaphorical extension of Dawn's (Jess Weixler) awkward adjustment to womanhood.
In films like "I Spit On Your Grave" and "Ms. 45," the female victims recover to enact revenge in an extreme manner--"Teeth" playfully subverts Freud's notion of "penis envy" by transforming male genitalia into a literal kiss of death; Dawn's encounters (while tinged with a sometimes groan-inducing, "Clueless"-styled humor) eventually contribute to her growth and maturity as a woman, to the point where she finally becomes master of her domain.
Teeth tells the story of Dawn O'Keefe (Jess Weixler), a young abstinent teenager who comes to find out that her "family jewels" are much more special than everyone else's; her vagina has teeth.
When she comes to realize her "differences" she starts to battle with her sexuality and wanting to act on her impulses.This has definitely revolutionized the horror genre along with some awkward comedy, Teeth holds interest for the viewer throughout.
"Teeth" has a similar premise, one that's likely to instill castration anxiety in any oversexed male who watches it."Teeth" introduces the concept - for a wider audience - of "vagina dentata" (when translated from Latin, literally means "toothed vagina," as in females having a nifty set of teeth between their legs), the same vagina dentata of ancient mythology given to women as a physical advantage during sexual intercourse and is meant to ward off men from having sex with strange women and instill harsh feelings of castration anxiety in those oversexed men.
Writer/director Mitchell Lichtenstein takes his cues from "Carrie" and that ancient mythology to form the basis of his directorial debut; many may not know that "Teeth" is itself a remake of a small Japanese film called "Sexual Parasite: Killer Pussy" (2004) (I actually had to laugh at that title).As a 22-year-old male virgin, some of what I saw in this picture is quite shocking and had me squirming in my seat on more than one occasion, trying to hold on to my manhood (so to speak) and enjoy a well-crafted coming-of-age horror-comedy.
In this cinematic battle of the sexes, no one is really favored to win, although it's obvious that most men, young and old, will think twice about having sex with the film's female protagonist by the time the credits begin to roll.The young heroine of "Teeth" is Dawn (Sundance Award-winner for Best Actress and - who some have called - Meryl Streep-in-training, Jess Weixler), a "pretty but prim" high school virgin who is hanging on to her sexual purity for dear life.
Now an adult, the psychotic and heavily tattooed Brad (John Hensley) spends his days doing his girlfriend in his bedroom while harboring incestuous feelings toward Dawn.Dawn only feels the sexual urges to let go of chastity getting stronger when she begins dating the like-minded Tobey (Hale Appleman), who eventually confesses to her that he's not a virgin; she isn't put off by the news, however.
- with the Toothed Vagina of ancient mythology, and she then begins to use this new physical ability to her advantage against the horny young men who try to get in her pants without her express permission."Teeth" is not a particularly well-written first feature, since it can't decide what it wants to be - a horror film, a comedy, or a mix of both - and this is the film's only really big weakness.
I've already pointed out the parallels to Carrie White, but it is pretty clear Lichtenstein is familiar with that story to at least draw some distinctions from that and "Killer Pussy."The film never really explores the extent of Dawn's Toothed Vagina or how she even achieved it, although there are a few clues here and there.
Lastly, "Teeth" also has a lot of exposed flesh - male and female - and some pretty gruesome special effects sequences (though, weirdly enough, we never actually see Dawn's gift) that'll have any oversexed guys out there thinking twice about asking that pretty but strange new girl out for a date.10/10.
If you like art movies that move you and make you think yet aren't too lazy or self-obsessed to take the effort to entertain- not always an easy trick to pull off- 'Teeth' is for you.After hearing a bit about the movie and expecting nothing more than a crotch-grab-inducing B-horror flick, I was frankly curious to see how this subject matter could possibly be handled without an X-rating.
In the process of getting my answer I was treated to a refreshingly unflinching examination of teen mores, unrequited love, revenge, and feminism all wrapped up in a coming of age story brilliantly headed by Jess Weixler.John Hensley is equally absurd and on-target in the role of her troubled brother Brad and the disturbingly believable cast of characters takes the viewer from one unexpected place to the other while always ringing true.Underneath its veneer of teen/horror camp, 'Teeth' is intelligently accessorized with the kind of ticking subtext that pumps the narrative through with humor, spunk, and heart.
The first attack is the most savage, and perhaps though the most anticipated, and with a sweet twist: it's a shock to each of them, as she has no idea what is "down there" (all the sex-ed textbooks have the vaginal area censored, this despite the penis right in diagram, a possible reference to how it turns out in visual-style in the picture as men may grab their crotches in unified pain).To be sure, some of the satirical jabs and slight plot twists aren't totally effective.
Whether it's the sexually confused innocent early in the film, to the totally mind-f****d soul who realizes an old myth called Vagina Dentata may be why she has this via nuclear radiation, and then onward as someone who can use that tunnel of love for all its worth.
All in all an entertaining experience.Very good performances not only of John Hensley but also of Jess Weixler, especially as her character tends to grasp and discover her "power" later in the film.
In doing so the film amounts to tender portrayal of young girls' journey in dealing with sexual awareness.Ultimately Teeth approaches male castration in probably the most primitive of fashions.
Any mediocre horror will have a scene that plays on in the audiences mind after the end credits and for Teeth, it is that one.Despite the fact I welcome Teeth to a genre littered with misogynistic films and weak female characters, I can't help but feel that it could have been better.
It has some gratuitous moments for sure but nothing that has not been seen before in slasher/horror films over the past 20 years.The acting across the board is very good, especially by Jess Weixler, the teenager with the vengeful teeth.
Direction, casting, writing and acting, it was definitely worth watching from beginning to end.This movie is suspenseful and horrific without being overly gory or graphic.
i consider myself to be a fan of indie films and will hunt out the more unseen titles.I'm sure there was a good film in here somewhere but it got lost under all the bland directing and acting that would make most soap opera 'stars' look like Oscar winners.there is nothing redeeming about this film and please don't make my mistake and watch it out of morbid curiosity.i only hope that none of the cast or crew ever work again..
Not withholding the aforementioned exceptionally standalone approach to the film, this picture chooses to tell its tale in a very hateful and disjointed manor.Teeth could be best caricaturized as a "horror/dramedy", although the humour is at times almost too subtle to deserve such a title.
The message of abstinence is forfeited after the female lead engages, the moral of love and monogamy is overshadowed by pity for the male actors and the film itself is skewed by such a low-key and uneventful aura, that it fails to bring forth any prominent emotions but disgust.It is most certainly a shame to see such a favourable and original concept presented to such little avail, despite strong performances and writing.
The lady in question here is Dawn O'Keefe (Jess Wexler), a comely virgin, teenage spokesperson for Christian abstinence, from a very young age it was clear something was not right.A great and interesting premise is never truly fulfilled for maximum potential here, but with slices of dark humour, some cringe inducing prosthetic gore and a bold performance from Wexler, Mitchell Lichtenstein's film safely keeps its head above mediocrity.The makers are dallying with a number of unsubtle themes, from female empowerment to the fear of sex in general, and of course the perils of letting shallow hormones dictate the teenage mandate.
Teeth (2007) Yet another re-watch I have only seen it's once before, I wasn't big fan it at the time, It's strange plot in the movie, I think it would have worked better for short movie better.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the horny young man sexual intercourse with virgin Dawn when the teeth in her vagina bite off his weenie.
The film is about a young girl who is keen on abstinence, but after she discovers her vagina has teeth, she uses it to target to those who plan to sexually use her.
I also thought it should have been longer if it really wanted to explore more about her and her vagina, since like I said, the actual plot does not kick in until almost an hour into the film.
If they would find that as disgusting and sexist as I do then they should think the exact same thing about this film.It's fine if someone wants to make a movie with an anti-rape message, but gleeful, "fun" treatment of the destruction of men's bodies is a direct attack on ALL men and boys..
The film starts off kind of broad, like it's going to be very jokey and unkind to Christianity (as well as to non-Christians, as with her heavy-metal- and drug-loving step-brother), but the characters are actually quite well written.
The premise was disturbing as was the first 5 minutes, but after that it was like a cross between an after-school special (the whole purity thing), the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (in that you don't actually see that much blood or gore) and American Pie (what you did see was laugh out loud funny).This is a good Friday night film to watch with your friends but in terms of lasting value, this will go out of date quicker than day-old doughnuts..
Picking up the Vagina Dentata's myth this film starts to be very funny, because it tells us a story of a teenage girl that is very proud of her chastity and doesn't want to offer her "gift" to the first one She's so pure that she doesn't want to have any sexual intercourse until her marriage.
At least in gore In fact, even in the horror department, this film is "too soft" and a bit disappointing Well, it's worthwhile for its main idea and for the main actress, Jess Weixler, which is very beautiful!.
This shocking discovery understandable worries her but Tobey won't be the last person she bites.Given how old the myth of 'vagina dentata' is it rather surprising that it hasn't been used in more horror movies.
Amazingly Bad. The premise of the movie made me think that this film could be interesting, but boy was I wrong.
You get stuck in this part of the story for almost 30 minutes, and then when you think things will start to pick up everything changes from a drama to a really bad comedy/horror movie.
Therefore, they knitted a horror film that shows men must see sexual intercourse as sacred, lest they want to lose their joysticks.Pretty and prim is the heroine Dawn O'Keefe (sweet, plain-faced Jess Weixler) a pro-abstinence teen spokesperson at her school.
So, she falls in love with handsome Tobey (Hale Appleman, who looks like Joseph Gordon-Levitt), but their love soiree sadly turns into attempted rape.Emphasis on "attempted" because coitus becomes castration; Dawn's vagina cavity has teeth!
Kudos must be given to Josh Pais ("Watching The Detectives") as a gynecologist who gets too involved when clinically examining Dawn, and the outcome's priceless.Like the classic "Carrie", "Teeth" slyly blends the genres of horror, coming-of-age and female empowerment.
In 2008, Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate released a very refreshing take on the horror movie genre called Teeth, though it originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
As for me, while I do consider it a very intriguing watch, I don't think I want to see it again.The essential story centers on a high-school chastity club member named Dawn who upon meeting a young man named Tobey is about to be raped by him.
One scene where Dawn gives the same fate to a violating doctor is supposed to be scary, but the execution makes it more silly than anything.With all that said, as much as I understand the tone of the film, this is not the kind of movie I would demand a repeat viewing for.
But after getting over the first shock, she decides to put the lower teeth to 'good' use.The premises of this movie could have easily been 'raped' into a bad B-horror movie but the creators decided to tell a dramatic coming-of-age story that at times is hilarious but never loses the severity of it.
She is the feared one and if she isn't enjoying it, you're in for it.Teeth isn't a good film but it is not as bad as my first thoughts whilst watching it.
Of course, the idea of a young girl with teeth in her...womanly area...isn't a story meant for an Oscar or anything like that, it was still an attempt at something different for viewers.
This is never an anti-pollution film, despite that being the implied source of Dawn's mutation.Emerson also draws the horror parallel: "While 'Carrie' is the obvious influence (with genital transmogrification instead of telekinesis, and the other sex doing the bulk of the bleeding), 'Teeth' could be seen as a 'Reefer Madness' for the New Chastity Generation.
Teeth could have played up the comedy a bit more and I would have enjoyed it more than I did, the problem was it played it way too straight.The premise of the film is based on old myth's that would scare boys into staying virgins until they were married.
TEETH just so happened to be one of those films, it was just a really whacked idea about a girl who has teeth in her vagina, and if you're not careful you could go from being John to Jane if you catch my drift, otherwise the film was entertaining, it had a few gross and funny moments but I wouldn't give it any awards.Overall, its just one wacky movie, nothing much to say about it, accept that its just well wacky, the lead actress however does her role of the innocent and pure dawn really well, and bad looking either.5 out of 10..
I was given Teeth by a friend on New Year's Eve. I thought it sounded ridiculous but has potential to be quite funny.After watching the film i feel the same way.
It is very painful to watch (for a guy)a movie about a vagina that has teeth.
This is probably the worst film ever it so moronic and lame I would rather have gotten humbled by the iron sheik and still make a more productive use of my time than watching this movie.The Story- a girl who has a killer vagina and a creepy sex pervert brother.
After messing him around a bit, she finally gives in to him; but then changes her mind at the last minute and he rapes her; but things turn out worse for him than for her when he's left with a bloody stump...The Vagina dentata myth is based on a man's fear of sex and in this film, it's blended with the idea of a young girl growing up and losing her virginity.
Teeth (2007) *** (out of 4) The story here is pretty simple but it's the acting and execution that makes this horror film something very special.Jess Weixler plays Dawn, a high school virgin who belongs to a club that makes one promise to stay pure until marriage.
Dawn begins hanging out with a boy and soon her feelings start to grow but after he sexually assaults her she learns that she doesn't know her body very well because her vagina has teeth.
The movie is being sold as a horror film and it certainly has many of those elements but it's also a rather interesting lose of sexual innocence tale.
TEETH is a dumb comedy horror film with an outrageous premise and shockingly poor execution.
Teeth is an interesting addition to this formula, as it is a B-horror movie that is generally marketed to an indie comedy audience.