FilmRSplatter & Gore Psychological Slasher

The Dentist 21998

Name: The Dentist 2
Genre: Splatter & Gore, Psychological, Slasher
Released: 1998-12-11
Rating: 4.2

“Brace yourself!”

Directed by Brian Yuzna

4.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 4.8Rotten Tomatoes 0%TMDB 5.0

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Year

1998

Runtime

98 min

Box Office

🏆 1 nomination total

The premise

Dr. Feinstone escapes from the mental hospital where he has been held ever since his wife's adultery sent him on a deranged killing spree. Hoping to resume a normal life, he makes his way to a quiet Midwestern town and establishes himself in a new practice under an assumed name. Things are starting to look up for Dr. 'Caine' – that is, until the day he catches his new love in the arms of someone else. As before, the impact of romantic betrayal sends him over the edge into madness and murder, with his unfortunate patients once again bearing the brunt of his hostility.

Horror Vault's take

A deeply unhinged dentist slips free from psychiatric confinement and attempts to bury his murderous past beneath a new name and a fresh start in small-town America. The quiet Midwestern setting provides a deceptively ordinary backdrop as Dr. Feinstone — now reinvented as 'Caine' — rebuilds his life and his practice, charming a new community that has no idea what lurks behind his professional smile. But old wounds have a way of reopening, and when jealousy and romantic obsession creep back in, the dental chair becomes a place of genuine dread. Fans of the original will find this sequel doubles down on the psychological deterioration and cringe-inducing procedural horror that made the first film a cult item.

Content: Graphic Violence, Dental Torture, Gore, Body Horror, Depictions Of Mental Illness