Teeth (2008)
81 %
Reviews Counted: 59 Fresh: 48 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
Smart, original, and horrifically funny, Teeth puts a fresh feminist spin on horror movie tropes.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Theatrical Release: Jan 18, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $182,599
Synopsis: Writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein's feature debut is a horror comedy combining elements of atom-age 1950s horror films with mythology and feminist theory. The result is a smart, sassy B-movie satire--funny, gross, and with a high squirm factor. A risky idea that could well have... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman, Ashley Springer
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Screenwriter: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Producer: Joyce Pierpoline, Mitchell Lichtenstein
Composer: Robert Miller
Screenwriter: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Producer: Joyce Pierpoline, Mitchell Lichtenstein
Composer: Robert Miller
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The tone of the film wavers between satire and horror-comedy, but that doesn't diminish the entertainment value of what plays like a tongue in cheek celebration of a woman who turns her imperfection into empowerment
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08/03/08
This is an incredibly unique, dark, smart, and humorous story of a woman discovering what she is capable of.
07/22/08
a witty satire that explores the state of the (female) body politic, spread-eagled between the puritanical and the priapic in a culturally confused America.
07/14/08
A well crafted clashing of sub-genres and themes that works to its advantage, making it an instant cult classic...
04/28/08
Whether you view it as a primordial image from the collective unconscious or a practical warning against promiscuity, vagina dentata makes an indubitably memorable impression -- and an ideal premise for a tongue-in-cheek teen horror movie.
03/28/08
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Dawn may be the heroine of Teeth, but in the end the movie is still a little afraid of her.
03/28/08
Lichtenstein has a lot of ambitious ideas for his debut film but lacks the skills to pull any of them off
03/27/08
Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic.
03/27/08
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Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic. Granted, a horror movie about vagina dentata was probably never destined to be tasteful, but Lichtenstein's comp
03/27/08
Top Critic
Star Jess Weixler, exerting the command and persona of a young Meryl Streep, grants enough earnest innocence that instead of fearing Dawn, you fear for her.
03/27/08
In one of the great light bulb ideas that could only happen in association with making movies, along comes Teeth to bite us hard. If you think the rhetorical illustration of the events defy logic, just wait to actually sink your own teeth into it.
03/26/08
It's definitely not for Aunt Minnie, but cult movie mavens will appreciate director Mitchell Lichtenstein's willingness to push the boundaries of bad taste.
03/06/08
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That the movie manages to successfully transcend shock value is probably its greatest accomplishment.
03/05/08
Daring, funny and unabashedly Indie, Teeth is an original and ingenious creation. Grab a bunch of men and go see it, just make sure they have enough room to cross their legs.
02/28/08
Teeth works so well and is so original for at least the first half that it makes the slight fumble near the end zone forgivable.
02/12/08
Teeth's whirling moral compass actually provides the perfect metaphor for the teenage sexual urge in postpubescent overdrive.
02/01/08
[The] castration scenes aren't nearly as excruciating as his awkward timing and worse-than-obvious pacing.
01/25/08
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