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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 turned into a lower-tier Troma production, TEETH is a unique and surprising creation. Dawn (Jess Weixler) lives the life of a normal suburban teenager, except for the two nuclear reactors looming over her house. A goody two-shoes by any measure, she leads the local chapter of a chastity group, lecturing younger children on saving themselves for marriage. She finds herself stirred in unexpected ways, however, by new member Tobey (Hale Appleman). Dawn lets herself get closer to him than she has to anyone else, but when he rapes her, she discovers---in the most grisly way---that she is a true incarnation of the vagina dentata myth. As Dawn attempts to come to terms with her emerging sexuality and her second set of choppers, more men with bad intentions fall victim to their worst nightmare.
Lichtenstein, sometime actor and the son of artist Roy Lichtenstein, reportedly first heard of the vagina dentata myth while studying under Camille Paglia, and his take on it proves to be as frightening (and bloody) as one would expect. As Dawn, Weixler is winning, and watching her transformation from meek to empowered bitch is a blast to watch. A handful of wincingly gory sequences will have horror fans howling, but there are layers to the film for those willing to peel them back. Cult favourite GINGER SNAPS, which examined menstruation as a metaphor for lycanthropy, is an obvious cousin and great candidate for a double feature, but TEETH is completely its own.
Lichtenstein, sometime actor and the son of artist Roy Lichtenstein, reportedly first heard of the vagina dentata myth while studying under Camille Paglia, and his take on it proves to be as frightening (and bloody) as one would expect. As Dawn, Weixler is winning, and watching her transformation from meek to empowered bitch is a blast to watch. A handful of wincingly gory sequences will have horror fans howling, but there are layers to the film for those willing to peel them back. Cult favourite GINGER SNAPS, which examined menstruation as a metaphor for lycanthropy, is an obvious cousin and great candidate for a double feature, but TEETH is completely its own.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not so much a conventional horror as black, vaguely feminist comedy. Your enjoyment of the film will depend on whether you own a penis or not. If so, be prepared to squirm whilst laughing at the sheer OTT scenes of detached little sausages. There's also a subtle satire on US sexual abstinence cults - though the aforementioned scenes are enough to put anybody off.
It's a great idea and there a theme of suppressed female sexuality running throughout, but there's really nowhere you can go with it once you get over the initial shock. Consequently, the film kind of peters out and we are left with Dawn as the avenging angel against sexual predators everywhere.
It's not a film that everybody will get but it deserves to be watched if only for the quirky and wonderfully tasteless premise.
It's a great idea and there a theme of suppressed female sexuality running throughout, but there's really nowhere you can go with it once you get over the initial shock. Consequently, the film kind of peters out and we are left with Dawn as the avenging angel against sexual predators everywhere.
It's not a film that everybody will get but it deserves to be watched if only for the quirky and wonderfully tasteless premise.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Amazon synopsis review of this makes it sound like a typical horror film with a very unusual protaganist. As a fan of horrors I bought it on that basis but enjoyed it on a completely different level. There are only three very gory moments and it takes a very long time to get to the first, whilst the scene is set. By that point I was far more intrigued by the social message it was sending across.
Dawn is not your average woman (which is probably just as well as it would be the end of civilisation)and the question as to why she has teeth in her vagina is never really answered, although the opening scenes of her house sitting under huge nuclear cooling towers would seem to point you in that direction. As does a scene when the school teacher is talking about evolutionary adaptations. You are left to make up your own mind. What I found fascinating, and thought was very well done, was the whole concept of chastity and the repressing of female sexuality. It would be amusing if it wasn't still so prevalent, particularly in the US where such organisations as the Promise really do exist. We just don't talk about, or see, vaginas. Well done to the makers who took it on as a subject!
I thought all the actors did a great job, particularly Dawn, who really only goes to "empowered bitch", as Amazon put it, right at the end of the film. That language, ironically, also says something about women: why does being empowered make her a bitch? She has to come to terms with something which goes totally against what she knows and what she believes and it is very believable. She only sinks her teeth in, so to speak, when she realises she's been had and, at that point, who can blame her?
The gory moments are pretty gory but they're short and sharp and not even particularly over the top, given the subject. There are some dark comedic moments as well. This is not a film for slasher fans, or even those who like the "Severance" variety. If you want wall to wall blood, screaming and ladies running away on high heels this is not for you. Neither are you going to chuckle all the way through. But if you like to look at odd ideas done very well then give this a go. Top marks to the producers for taking an age old legend and giving it a very modern twist.
Dawn is not your average woman (which is probably just as well as it would be the end of civilisation)and the question as to why she has teeth in her vagina is never really answered, although the opening scenes of her house sitting under huge nuclear cooling towers would seem to point you in that direction. As does a scene when the school teacher is talking about evolutionary adaptations. You are left to make up your own mind. What I found fascinating, and thought was very well done, was the whole concept of chastity and the repressing of female sexuality. It would be amusing if it wasn't still so prevalent, particularly in the US where such organisations as the Promise really do exist. We just don't talk about, or see, vaginas. Well done to the makers who took it on as a subject!
I thought all the actors did a great job, particularly Dawn, who really only goes to "empowered bitch", as Amazon put it, right at the end of the film. That language, ironically, also says something about women: why does being empowered make her a bitch? She has to come to terms with something which goes totally against what she knows and what she believes and it is very believable. She only sinks her teeth in, so to speak, when she realises she's been had and, at that point, who can blame her?
The gory moments are pretty gory but they're short and sharp and not even particularly over the top, given the subject. There are some dark comedic moments as well. This is not a film for slasher fans, or even those who like the "Severance" variety. If you want wall to wall blood, screaming and ladies running away on high heels this is not for you. Neither are you going to chuckle all the way through. But if you like to look at odd ideas done very well then give this a go. Top marks to the producers for taking an age old legend and giving it a very modern twist.
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Teeth is destined to be the most talked about film of the year.
By now, anybody searching for this item will know what it's about. It's every man's nightmare. Basically, due to living very close to a toxic power plant, a sweet little blonde girl begins to grow an extra set of teeth... but not in her mouth.
Get ready for lots of screaming, passing out and bloody stumps.
Teeth is ultimately a one joke film. It's like the writers thought of the idea but didn't know where to take it, therefore Teeth doesn't have much of a plot. The acting is OK, but never quite believable, and the direction is fine.
As scary and gruesome as it is hilarious and twisted, Teeth hits the spot pretty well. At the end of the day, 'It does exactly what it says on the tin.'
By now, anybody searching for this item will know what it's about. It's every man's nightmare. Basically, due to living very close to a toxic power plant, a sweet little blonde girl begins to grow an extra set of teeth... but not in her mouth.
Get ready for lots of screaming, passing out and bloody stumps.
Teeth is ultimately a one joke film. It's like the writers thought of the idea but didn't know where to take it, therefore Teeth doesn't have much of a plot. The acting is OK, but never quite believable, and the direction is fine.
As scary and gruesome as it is hilarious and twisted, Teeth hits the spot pretty well. At the end of the day, 'It does exactly what it says on the tin.'
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"..STRANGE BUT WORTH A WATCH.."
Teeth is a very strange film indeed, but a masterpiece none the less. Jess weixler the lead actress is excellent and gives a very believable performance, the film has some very... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
Not scary, but it is good and entertaining!
There are a few gross out bits, but the story is strong and doesn't need to rely on normal cliche horror plots. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nurrie
Worth watching.
This movie wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, but it was ok. It was pretty bizarre and probably would have been a lot better if I had been drunk while watching it.
Published 4 months ago by christina
Missed the point.. If there was one, funny as hell though!!!
The film is about a young virgin who has teeth inside her reproductive organs which she cant control as a result, anything that goes in there that she doesn't want in there gets... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Popcorn Player
not good
I ordered this product and a month later stil not arrived and after 3/4 emails finnalyl got my money back
Published 6 months ago by Langers
These teeth are a little blunt
Dawn is a virgin who has taken a vow to remain that way until she marries, then she meets Tobey and the two seem to have a mutual attraction. Read more
Published 10 months ago by West25
Daft!
Thought this might be ok and simply wondered what it was about. Good idea to have teeth in the private parts, could come in handy, but I ended up laughing half way through. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Smalley
One of those so bad it's actually good films
What possessed me to buy this? I have no idea, I saw an advertisement trailer on another DVD and i'm afraid that curiousity got the better of me. Read more
Published 17 months ago by knickers
007 JAWS YOU HAVE LOST YOUR TITLE!
Poor poor poor I can't believe I sat and watched this to the end it was a total joke, as far as the story and acting it was very average. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jason J. Thorne
Amusing and gross
This film didnt scare me at all but was pretty gross in parts, Im not sure how it compares to normal "horror" as i dont tend to watch horror but i enjoyed it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by p07gbar
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