The Dentist

United States

1996

92 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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PROD Pierre David, Noël A. Zanitsch

SCR Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, Charles Finch

CAST Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, Michael Stadvec, Ken Foree, Tony Noakes

Dr. Allan Feinstone had everything. A beautiful wife, a huge house, and a wonderful job of being a dentist. That is, until he finds out that his wife is having an affair with the pool boy, and now his mind has snapped. Any plaque, tooth decay, or bad breath can set off his mind, and now if you have a trip to the dentist, you better cancel it, unless you want to be dentally tortured. —IMDb

Director

Brian Yuzna

Brian Yuzna (born in the Philippines in 1949) is a director, writer and producer of films.
Most of Yuzna’s film work is in the horror genre, though he has also ventured into science fiction. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Stuart Gordon, Yuzna is a big fan of H. P. Lovecraft and has adapted several Lovecraft stories for the screen.

With Julio Fernández, Yuzna started Fantastic Factory, a label under Barcelona film company Filmax. Yuzna’s goal for Fantastic Factory is produce “modestly budgeted genre (horror, science fiction, fantasy) films for the international market (shot in English language) using genre talent from all around the world and to develop local talent.” He was last working as the producer of the Wehrmacht zombie movie Worst Case Scenario, directed by Richard Raaphorst, which takes place after a fictional World Cup 2006 Finale between Germany and Netherlands where Germany loses and seeks revenge with a zombie invasion, in May 2009 was announced the project… read more

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1Mar11

Brian Yuzna proves once again that he understands precisely the problem with wealthy suburban life. It's low on subtlety but Yuzna plays big or goes home and frankly the rich have it coming. Nauseating in a good way.

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