The Dentist is an American horror film released in 1996. It was directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli. Corbin Bernsen stars as Dr. Alan Feinstone, Linda Hoffman as Brooke Feinstone and Ken Foree as Detective Gibbs. It also features Mark Ruffalo in one of his early roles. The film was inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Nick Rex. The Dentist was followed by The Dentist 2 in 1998, also starring Corbin Bernsen as the titular doctor. Dr. Alan Feinstone has everything what he wants in his life. A beautiful wife, a nice house, a job as a dentist, a popular... reputation and is obsessed with order and cleanliness. However, everything changes on the day of his wedding anniversary, he spies his wife Brooke, and he spots her cheating on him and having sex with their filthy poolman, Matt. Feinstone, going beserk about this, waits for them to finish, and retrieves his handgun and then follows Matt in his car, tailing him. He is led to Paula Roberts's house, a friend of Brooke's. Hiding the gun behind his back, he quickly makes up a story about inviting Paula to a surprise party for Brooke.
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| Release date: | October 18, 1996 |
| Directed by: | Brian Yuzna |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Phillip B. Goldfine, Noël A. Zanitsch, Sheri Bryant, Mark Amin, Pierre David |
| Screenplay by: | Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, Charles Finch, Cliff Finch |
| Estimated budget: | $2,600,000 |