Teeth2008
“Every rose has its thorns.”
Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein
🏆 2 wins & 10 nominations total
The premise
Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn.
Horror Vault's take
Dawn is a devoted advocate for teenage abstinence whose carefully guarded sense of self is shattered when a close encounter forces her to confront something deeply strange about her own body. Rooted in ancient myth, this darkly comedic horror film uses its outrageous central premise as a sharp lens through which to examine purity culture and the female experience. Jess Weixler delivers a fearless lead performance that anchors the film's wild tonal shifts between genuine dread and pitch-black satire.
Content: Graphic Sexual Violence, Body Horror, Gore, Sexual Assault Depictions, Nudity
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