The Dentist
Dr. Alan Feinstone has everything: a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry. However, when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes that behind every clean, white surface lies the stench of decay.
Why it matters
A grimy slice of ‘90s psychosexual horror that turns the dentist’s chair into a torture throne — decay beneath the surface, literally and metaphorically.
- Corbin Bernsen leans into unhinged with gleeful menace, a rare wild turn from his more buttoned-up TV roles.
- Practical effects do the heavy lifting in the gore department, though not always polished — think gritty over glossy.
- For fans of body horror and obsession-driven madness, it’s a niche guilty pleasure wrapped in white coats and dental drills.
- Script and supporting characters don’t quite hold up, but the film’s mood of escalating rot and madness has a twisted charm.
Director
13 horror films in catalog
Society 1989
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 1990
Bride of Re-Animator 1990
Return of the Living Dead III 1993
Necronomicon 1993
The Dentist 1996
Progeny 1998
The Dentist 2 1998
Faust: Love of the Damned 2000
Beyond Re-Animator 2003
Rottweiler 2004
Beneath Still Waters 2005
Amphibious Creature of the Deep 2010
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
100
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
50
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