An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations
Virginya Keehne
- Sarah Andrews
- (as Virginia Keehne)
Aixa Maldonado
- Maria
- (scenes deleted)
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- TriviaThe real-life serial killer dentist, Glennon Engleman (1928-1999), was not the inspiration for the story of the film. The idea for the movie came from Mark Amin, and was written by Charles Finch, Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli. However, Corbin Bernsen had played a character inspired by Engleman in Beyond Suspicion (1993), which has nothing to do with this movie.
- GoofsThe light equipment can clearly be seen in Dr. Gibbs glasses a few times.
- Quotes
Dr. Alan Feinstone: I am an instrument of perfection and hygiene, the enemy of decay and corruption. A dentist. And I have a lot of work to do.
- Crazy creditsLead Assistant ... Shea "Blood Guy" Clayton.
- Alternate versionsIn order to get a "Not under 18" rating in Germany, the German version was cut by nearly two minutes to tone down the violence in most of the death scenes. The uncut version was later released on DVD unchecked by Laser Paradise; however, due to the "glorification of violence," the movie later got confiscated and outright banned entirely across Germany in 2010. Only in October of 2024 was the banishment lifted. Days after the banishment was lifted, the FSK granted the uncut version of the movie a "Not under 16" rating through re-examination.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001)
Featured review
This gem for gore lovers is extremely underrated. It's pure delight and fun! Gratuitous servings of blood, insanity and black humor, which can please even the most demanding lover of the genre. A full exploitation of the almost universal fear of dentists and flawlessly shot. Only for the connoisseurs.
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- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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