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The Dentist 2

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
4.6K
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Corbin Bernsen in The Dentist 2 (1998)
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An escaped mental patient poses as retired dentist Dr. Caine in Paradise town. His new life seems perfect until jealousy over his landlord Jamie triggers his murderous urges, just as figures... Read allAn escaped mental patient poses as retired dentist Dr. Caine in Paradise town. His new life seems perfect until jealousy over his landlord Jamie triggers his murderous urges, just as figures from his past arrive.An escaped mental patient poses as retired dentist Dr. Caine in Paradise town. His new life seems perfect until jealousy over his landlord Jamie triggers his murderous urges, just as figures from his past arrive.

  • Director
    • Brian Yuzna
  • Writers
    • Richard Dana Smith
    • Dennis Paoli
    • Stuart Gordon
  • Stars
    • Corbin Bernsen
    • Jillian McWhirter
    • Jeff Doucette
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Yuzna
    • Writers
      • Richard Dana Smith
      • Dennis Paoli
      • Stuart Gordon
    • Stars
      • Corbin Bernsen
      • Jillian McWhirter
      • Jeff Doucette
    • 62User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Corbin Bernsen
    Corbin Bernsen
    • Dr. Feinstone…
    Jillian McWhirter
    Jillian McWhirter
    • Jamie Devers
    Jeff Doucette
    Jeff Doucette
    • Jeremy Wilkes
    Susanne Wright
    • Bev Trotter
    Jim Antonio
    Jim Antonio
    • Doc Burns
    Lee Dawson
    Lee Dawson
    • Robbie Mauro
    Wendy Robie
    Wendy Robie
    • Bernice
    Ralph P. Martin
    • Jenkins
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Mr. Toothache
    Linda Hoffman
    Linda Hoffman
    • Brooke Sullivan
    Judy Nazemetz
    Judy Nazemetz
    • Margaret
    Audra Wise
    • Shawna
    Mary Coleston
    • Glenda
    Rende Rae Norman
    Rende Rae Norman
    • Dr. Genevieve Cussler
    • (as Rendé Rae Norman)
    Greg Bronson
    Greg Bronson
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Gina-Raye Carter
    Gina-Raye Carter
    • Sidewalk Cafe Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Kayden
    • Sidewalk Café Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Stadvec
    • Matt
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Brian Yuzna
    • Writers
      • Richard Dana Smith
      • Dennis Paoli
      • Stuart Gordon
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    LCParkes

    Smile.....

    Brian Yuzna is cast as a saviour by genre fans, and "The Dentist 2", along with the cherished "Society" might give you some idea why. Although the film offers little that could not be found in its prequel, it is somewhat better made, efficently exploiting dentophobia and riffing on the trust involved in a doctor-patient relationship. For the gorehounds, suffice to say three of the four people I watched this with walked out in disgust: taking the place of traditional death sequences are gleeful bouts of unanaesthetised dental destruction, performed with the aid of convincing models in unflinching close up. By this second outing Corbin Bernstein is really inhabiting the role of Dr. Feinstone, and his affectionately campy turn provides the film with much of its drive and humour. in one hilarious sequence he desperately admonishes himself in the shower: "nutCASE, nutBALL, wacko, loony..."

    Though self evidently not to all tastes, this film certainly hits a nerve (sorry, that was accidental) and is made with some intelligence and respect for its intended audience. check.
    movieman-74

    Corbin Bernstin is ready for another round or torturing patients!!

    This movie is basically the same as the first. He falls in love with girl, girl finds another guy, dentist takes revenge!! I'm not saying it wasn't any good but I am saying if you hated the first than you'll probably hate this one because there is not much difference but if you loved the first one then you'll love this one. Although his wife got her tongue cut off in The dentist I she is still alive and does she still want revenge in the dentist 2? Well find out and see The Dentist II. It gets ** stars out of 4.
    ~PL~

    Stupid, lame, but some nice gore

    Yeah I know, I like watching bad movies, I think they're pretty funny, and when they have gore, I find it even better, because I love gore. And "The Dentist 2" brought both of them. It has some jokes that remind of "Dr.Giggles"'s.

    This film had, in the line of what bad movie lovers enjoy, some stupid one-liners, a psycho schizophreniac dentist, some quite sadistic acts of violence (against an idiot fat lady, and many other characters played by so-so actors), a weird and lame ending, a pretty stupid scenario, and some pretty gruesome sequences of dental torture.

    The story is about a maniac dentist who was put in a mental ward after he had turned crazy and went on a killing spree. That man escapes from the mental ward (and it's a very easy and stupid escape) and hides in another small town, where he becomes the town's dentist. But this man lives with the constant memory of his wife who had cheated on him (and that's what made him insane in the first episode of "The Dentist"). And it haunts him...and the insanity's back in his head, and he's on another killing spree.

    This is a survivor of the "gore" genre. This film is directed by Brian Yuzna, who also brought us "The Dentist", "Faust:Love of The Damned", "Return of the Living Dead 3", and "Progeny". He's not a great director at all, but in the gore genre, he's one of those rare guys who hang on. Corbin Bernsen is not that bad as the insane dentist, but the rest of the cast is pretty bad. The gore effects are really disgusting, there are zooms of mouths being mutilated, and if you're already afraid of going at the dentist, don't see this.

    Well, overall, it's a nice movie to watch as a stupid bad movie. It has some funny parts (and it's not always meant to be funny), very disgusting scenes, and a psycho dentist...it says it all­...

    I give it 7/10 (in the cheese meter) 4/10 (as a normal movie)
    6ray-280

    There HAD to be a sequel!

    Corbin Bernsen returns as the dentist who snapped when his wife had an affair and killed a bunch of people in gruesome fashion. Our "hero" manages to escape prison and resume life as a dentist in a quiet, unsuspecting suburban town with a police force that makes a soap opera cop look smart.

    The cast has few notables beyond Bernsen, but his over-the-top performance takes this film to the mediocre yet very bloody and gory heights it aimed at. We don't get a movie that tries to be great, or even acutes who take the plot that seriously. What we get is what we expect: to be thrilled, chilled, repulsed, and petrified by the mixture of murder, mayhem, and dental equipment.

    That we laugh and cheer when the hapless innocents are so deliciously dispatched in films like this is something for the psychs to wonder about, but until they figure it out, I'll be hooting and hollering right along with them.

    If it didn't have tons of killing and gallons of blood, it would be good clean fun, but instead this movie is just good fun. Good, gory fun.

    Enjoy when you have nothing better to do and want to see some torture and killing on screen.
    Adam E

    Not better than the first, but a worthy sequel

    Debuting on HBO like the first surprise, this is a pretty good sequel that brings that lunatic dentist (Corbin Bernsen) back in business after escaping a mental hospital and hiding in a quiet town, where he murders the dentist around the town because the guy did a poor job at filling one of his teeth in. He impresses the people in town and woos a lady he's madly in love with, but then goes psycho and takes his madness out on his patients when he finds the girl he loves kissing a guy. There are scenes that make you laugh and dentist torture scenes that will make you cringe. Corbin Bernsen is great as the dentist and delivers a lot of good lines. Between the first and second half, the pace moved a bit slow, but if you liked the first one and can take watching close-ups of teeth being either drilled or yanked out, you should enjoy this strange, campy film.

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    • Trivia
      Trimark greenlit another sequel; The Dentist 3, but was never made. Director Brian Yuzna was too busy starting up Fantastic Factory.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Feinstone asks Robbie if he could be quiet for a while you see clearly the shadow of the camera.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lawrence Caine: New game, Bevvie... truth... or tooth!

    • Alternate versions
      The 1999 UK video was cut by 51 seconds by the BBFC "to remove sadistic details". Deletions were made to close-ups of bloody detail and degrading/sadistic dialogue during the "Truth or Tooth" torture scene. The 2001 DVD featured the same cut print.
    • Connections
      Featured in Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Drinking Life All Wrong
      (uncredited)

      Written by Danny Kirsic

      Performed by Danny Kirsic

      Played as background music of Dr. Feinstone's dinner date and over Dr. Burns's radio in his room

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself
    • Filming locations
      • Rossmore Ave. Los Angeles, California, USA(exterior 450 El Royale Motel)
    • Production companies
      • Trimark Pictures
      • Pierre David
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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