History Film / TheDentist

* TheToothHurts: As you might expect from a horror film about a DepravedDentist, there is quite a lot of this; they get pulled off and torn apart with drills.

* NumberedSequels

''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and written by Dennis Paoli and Stuart Gordon (the team responsible for ''Film/ReAnimator'' a decade earlier), inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Creator/CorbinBernsen, Linda Hoffman, Earl Boen, Ken Foree, and Creator/MarkRuffalo in an early role.

* NailEm: A nail gun (which typically for cinema, acts like an actual gun) is present in Feinstone's practice due to the repairs being done in the upstairs. [[spoiler:Jamie uses it to get few nails into Feinstone's face in the climax, but it fails to kill him]].

* YourCheatingHeart: The thing that sets Feinstone over the edge is when he finds out his wife is having an affair with the pool guy.

* YourCheatingHeart: The thing that sets Feinstone over the age is when he finds out his wife is having an affair with the pool guy.

* TheVoiceless: Since she's missing half of her tongue, Brooke doesn't speak.

* NervousWreck: The nervous patient.

* NervousWreck: A then-unknown Creator/MichaelERodgers played a minor role [[spoiler: as a patient who was frightened by Alan Feinstone's AxCrazy behavior and was nearly killed by him.]]

''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and written by Dennis Paoli and Stuart Gordon (the team responsible for ''Film/ReAnimator'' a decade earlier), inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Corben Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, Earl Boen, Ken Foree, and Creator/MarkRuffalo in an early role.

''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and written by Dennis Paoli and Stuart Gordon (the team responsible for ''Film/ReAnimator'' a decade earlier), inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Corben Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Foree.

* NervousWreck: A then-unknown Creator/MichaelERodgers played a minor role [[spioler: as a patient who was frightened by Alan Feinstone's AxCrazy behavior and was nearly killed by him.]]

* NervousWreck: A then-unknown Creator/MichaelERodgers played a minor role [[spioler:as a patient who was frightened by Alan Feinstone's AxCrazy behavior and was nearly killed by him]]

* NervousWreck/BreakTheCutie: A then-unknown Creator/MichaelERodgers played a minor role [[spioler:as a patient who was frightened by Alan Feinstone's AxCrazy behavior and was nearly killed by him]]

%%* YourCheatingHeart

* JobTitle: Feinston is the dentist. According to him, the best one.

* LargeHam: Bernsen really hams it during his character's crazy moments this time around, even.

* SurpriseParty: The townsfolk of Paradise decide to hold a suprise party for their new dentist. Feinstone, beaten and battered [[spoiler:from fighting Brooke and Jamie moments earlier]], shuffles into a dark room. The lights go on, people yell "surprise!", but the festivities quickly die out when they see the condition that he is in.

''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Corben Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Foree.

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'''''The Dentist''''' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Corben Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Foree.

Dr. Alan Feinstone (Bernsen) has everything. A beautiful wife, a nice house, and a popular reputation as the neighborhood dentist. Everything is tidy and clean, just as it should be. However, things go wrong when, on the day of his wedding anniversary, Feinstone spots his wife having sex with the poolman. His world shaken to its core, Feinstone starts hallucinating at work, first believing that one of his patients has a mouthful of brown, rotting teeth, and then that another is his unfaithful wife. He is about to become every dental patient's worst nightmare...

''The Dentist'' was followed by ''The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself'' in 1998, also starring Corbin Bernsen as the titular doctor.

!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:

* BigNo
* DepravedDentist: Feinstone.
* SuperOCD: Feinstone once again. His obsessions may border on hallucinations and NightmareFuel.
* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Feinstone gets his revenge on his wife by binding her to the dentist's chair and mutilating the hell out of her mouth, including...
* TongueTrauma: ...cutting off her tongue.
* TheToothHurts: As you might expect from a horror film about a DepravedDentist, there is quite a lot of this.
* TorturePorn
* YourCheatingHeart

'''''The Dentist''''' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It starts Corben Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Foree.

'''''TheDentist''''' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It starts Corben Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Foree.

!! This film provides examples of the foillowing tropes:

''TheDentist'' (1996) is an American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It starts CorbenBernsen, Linda Hoffman, and Ken Foree.

!! This movie contains examples of:

* SuperOCD: Feinstone once again. His obsessions may border on hallucinations and HighOctaneNightmareFuel.