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* DaylightHorror: Most of the film takes place during the early morning hours.

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* DaylightHorror: Most of the film takes place during the early morning hours.



* EveryoneLovesBlondes: April Reign is clearly based on Marilyn Monroe.
* FinalGirl: Sarah, called innocent by Feinstone, has a chase throughout the dental office once Feinstone is exposed. It's at this point that she discovers the bodies of his victims.



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%%* TorturePorn* TorturePorn: In a prelude to the gore displayed in films of the noughties, we see plenty of metal-to-mouth mutilation that is sure to make a viewer or two cringe at the thought of going to the dentist.
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* AxCrazy: Feinstone eventually goes crazy from the weight of his SuperOCD.

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* AxCrazy: Feinstone eventually goes crazy from the weight of his SuperOCD.obsessive-compulsive.



* ObsessivelyOrganized: Feinstone once again. His obsession with cleanliness and perfection is what drives him into insanity.



* SuperOCD: Feinstone once again. His obsession with cleanliness and perfection is what drives him into insanity.
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%%* CreepyCleanliness* CreepyCleanliness: Feinstone is a germaphobe and a tightly-wound control freak, referring to anything impure, be it actual dirt or deterioration, or something he considers morally reprehensible, as "filth". The former idea fits his job as a dentist quite well, the latter leads to him snapping.
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[[caption-width-right:305:You know the [[{{pun}} drill]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:305:You [[caption-width-right:300:You know the [[{{pun}} drill]].]]



Dr. Alan Feinstone (Bernsen) has everything. A beautiful wife, a nice house, and a popular reputation as the neighborhood dentist. Everything is tidy and clean, just as it should be. However, things go wrong when, on the day of his wedding anniversary, Feinstone spots his wife [[CheatingWithTheMilkman having sex with the poolman]]. His world shaken to its core, Feinstone starts hallucinating at work, first believing that one of his patients has a mouthful of brown, rotting teeth, and then that another is his unfaithful wife. He is about to become every dental patient's worst nightmare...

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Dr. Alan Feinstone (Bernsen) has everything. A everything: a nice house, a beautiful wife, a nice house, and a popular reputation as the neighborhood dentist. Everything is tidy and clean, just as it should be. However, But things start to go very wrong when, on the day of his wedding anniversary, Feinstone spots his wife [[CheatingWithTheMilkman having sex with the poolman]]. His world shaken to its core, Feinstone starts begins hallucinating at work, first believing that one of his patients has a mouthful of brown, rotting teeth, and then that another is his unfaithful wife. He is Now he's about to become every dental patient's worst nightmare...
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[[caption-width-right:300:You know the drill.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:You [[caption-width-right:305:You know the drill.[[{{pun}} drill]].]]
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''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and written by Dennis Paoli and Creator/StuartGordon (the team responsible for ''Film/ReAnimator'' a decade earlier), inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Creator/CorbinBernsen, Linda Hoffman, Earl Boen, Ken Foree, and Creator/MarkRuffalo in an early role.

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''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American {{horror}} {{film}} directed by Creator/BrianYuzna and written by Dennis Paoli and Creator/StuartGordon (the team responsible for ''Film/ReAnimator'' a decade earlier), inspired by the story of real-life dentist/serial dentist and serial killer Glennon Engleman. It stars Creator/CorbinBernsen, Linda Hoffman, Earl Boen, Ken Foree, Creator/EarlBoen, Creator/KenForee, and Creator/MarkRuffalo in an early role.
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* HopeSpot: Ronnie shows up right in the middle of Feinstone torturing Bev. He hears her scream for help and goes to help her, but Feinstone kills him before he can and continues with Bev.

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* HopeSpot: Ronnie Robbie shows up right in the middle of Feinstone torturing Bev. He hears her scream for help and goes to help her, but Feinstone kills him before he can do anything and continues with Bev.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: Feinstone pretty much decimates poor Bev after he finds out she knows too much.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: Feinstone pretty much decimates poor Bev after he finds out she knows too much. He first uses a drill to expose the nerve of her tooth and stabs into the nerve with a plaque-scraping hook. Then he pulls out two of her teeth, accidentally breaking one, and uses a drill on others.


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* HopeSpot: Ronnie shows up right in the middle of Feinstone torturing Bev. He hears her scream for help and goes to help her, but Feinstone kills him before he can and continues with Bev.

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