Product Details

• Actors: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman, Lenny von Dohlen
• Directors: Mitchell Lichtenstein
• Writers: Mitchell Lichtenstein
• Producers: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Joyce M. Pierpoline, Richard E. Chapla Jr., Richard Lormand
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Weinstein Company
• DVD Release Date: May 6, 2008
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0013D8L7M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,862 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Teeth" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A coming-of-age tale with a twist, Teeth takes a novel approach towards teen sexual angst. Sunny blonde Dawn (Jess Weixler, a Meryl Streep in the making) promotes abstinence at her high school. Her mother (Vivienne Benesch) is terminally ill, her half-brother (Nip/Tuck's John Hensley) is a tattooed sociopath, and her stepfather (Lenny von Dohlen) does what he can to keep the household together. When Dawn meets doe-eyed transfer student Tobey (Hale Appleman), her celibacy vow is put to the test. Simultaneously, she starts to realize her anatomy differs from other girls. Though Dawn's Austin environs recall the serene suburbs of Donnie Darko--except for the ominous smokestacks behind the family's ranch house--her secret power brings her closer in line with Carrie. It's a particularly feminine capability. When Carrie felt threatened, she used her mind as a weapon. In Dawn's case, a certain physical anomaly comes into play: the vagina dentata of ancient mythology (Camille Paglia, author of Sexual Personae, served as a consultant on the film). At first, Dawn has no control over the situation and, like De Palma's anti-heroine, she's horrified. But actor-turned-director Mitchell Lichtenstein (Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet), son of artist Roy Lichtenstein, ends his debut on a very different note. Along the way, there's satiric humor, squirm-inducing gore, and a star-making turn from Weixler, recipient of a special prize at Sundance for her "jaw-dropping performance." Teeth is neither anti-male nor anti-female--as some detractors have claimed--but it's definitely not for the squeamish or irony-impaired. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description

Every rose has its thornsProductInformationIn Teeth Dawn (Jess Weixler) is a pretty but prim high school virginwho unknowingly has a set of mutant teeth between her legs. When asupposedly likeminded boyfriend forces himself upon her Dawn's vaginadentata start chomping - which is just the beginning. Caught between her emerging sexuality and a host of oversexedyoung men including her twisted half-brother Dawn eventually gives into her freakish powers.Product Features Feature Commentary by Writer/Director Mitchell Lichtenstein Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary Behind-the-Scenes Trailer TV SpotSpecifications Stars:  Jess Weixler JohnHensley Josh Pais Format:  Color DVD-VideoWidescreen Language:  English Subtitles:   English Spanish Number of Discs: 1 Rating:  R Run Time:  94 minutes Directed By:  MitchellLichtenstein

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUCH!!! The box that bites back, May 16, 2008

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C. Christopher Blackshere "Mackshere" (hampered by what's acceptable) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teeth (DVD)

Ahh man, this is as great as it sounds! Dawn is a sweet, proper high school girl who is steadfast on her beliefs of abstinence. Her purity is most definitely a good thing, due to her little problem--she has an extra set of TEETH. (Yep, they're down there). Ouch!!! I'm wincing and squirming again now just thinking about it.

Whenever the horny boys get a little too frisky--CHOMP!!! They pull back a bloody stub. There's no such thing as safe sex with Dawn. At first she gets frustrated trying to harness her emerging sexual energy, but eventually she uses this vicious little power to her advantage.

I was suprised how well done this movie is. I expected a cheesy, over-the-top popcorn horror that tries too hard to be funny. That is not the case! It's done fairly seriously, although the circumstances are so absurd it's impossible not to laugh. It's like any high school flick where the teen is dealing with puberty, dating, and trying to fit in. The beautiful young Jess Weixler won an acting award from Sundance for her performance. Teeth makes a pretty strong bite against pre-marital sex. One daring, shocking, original, funny, morbid piece of cinema.

This is one brutal horror movie you should snatch up quick
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All I have to say is WOW..., May 5, 2008

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Steven Adam Renkovish (SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teeth (DVD)

Whoever thought that a film about a young woman with a carniverous vagina would be so good, or thought provoking? I remember seeing the trailers for this, which left me with my mouth hanging wide open in disbelief. I could not BELIEVE that they had made such a film as this, yet I was strangely curious. It didn't play around South Carolina, and so I missed the theatrical run. Thank God for DVD's. I finally rented it the other day and watched it. It has to be one of the most over the top, extreme films that I have ever seen since FREEWAY.

It's basically about this virginal teenager who is very militant and gung-ho about staying celebate until her wedding day. However, she ultimately becomes betrayed by her first crush, and he attempts to rape her. Well, he succeeds, until something inside of her vagina rips off his dingaling, leaving a bloody stump -- and rendering the audience speechless in the process, that is, if you are completely successful in containing your laughter. As sick as it sounds, it really is quite hilarious. So anyways, our heroine finds a use for her newfound set of choppers. She strikes back at the men who try to take advantage of her in any way, by doing away with their penises...and/or fingers.

It's pretty crazy. This is a film that I can only recommend to the brave, or to those who would "get" it's humor without being totally offended. The subject matter alone will turn off many...but for those of us who are curious, and are in the mood for something...well...original, you can't go wrong with TEETH.

God help me. SEE IT!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Such potential, April 9, 2011

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Mark McLaughlin "pop culture junkie" (Deerfield Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teeth (DVD)

While this movie has a great deal of potential I found myself frustrated for two reasons. The first is that the film never finds it's voice, it alternates between a gorgeously shot art horror film to a badly produced art horror film. While the acting is top notch the second problem is the story, while overall it is a decent enough story, the pacing is somewhat off, lending this film the quality of an almost but certainly a not quite.