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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   11,038 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Mitchell Lichtenstein (written by)
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Release Date:
3 April 2008 (Singapore) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
Every rose has its thorns.
Plot:
Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations more
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(32 articles)
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Vagina Dentata – One of the Most Refreshing Horror Tales more (108 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jess Weixler ... Dawn O'Keefe

John Hensley ... Brad

Josh Pais ... Dr. Godfrey

Hale Appleman ... Tobey

Lenny von Dohlen ... Bill
Vivienne Benesch ... Kim

Ashley Springer ... Ryan
Julia Garro ... Gwen

Nicole Swahn ... Melanie

Adam Wagner ... Phil
Hunter Ulvog ... Little Brad

Ava Ryen Plumb ... Little Dawn

Trent Moore ... Mr. Vincent
Mike Yager ... Elliot

Nathan Parsons ... Soda Spritzer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dagose me (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Denti (Italy) [it]
Dontia (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Teeth (France) [fr]
Zubi (Croatia) [hr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing sequences involving sexuality and violence, language and some drug use.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA
Company:
Teeth more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: There are two stacks on the horizon repeatedly shown with black smoke belching into the sky. In some scenes, the stacks are covered with soot. The problem is that these stacks are really water cooling towers, same as what's used in a Nuclear power plant. They would only emit water vapors either transparent or white depending on the weather conditions and temperature. They also would never have black soot on the outside as they could never emit any smoke. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bill: Hey Brad, don't splash your sister.
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Movie Connections:
References Fluff and Fold (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Satan's Thrall more

FAQ

What did Tobey mean by "I'm still pure in His eyes."
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7 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Vagina Dentata – One of the Most Refreshing Horror Tales, 24 February 2009
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In a small town nearby a nuclear power facility, the chaste Dawn (Jess Weixler) is raised with her dysfunctional stepbrother Brad (John Hensley) by her mother that is sick and her stepfather. Once in high school, she participates of a meeting called "The Promise O" that preaches purity and virginity for the members. When the newcomer Tobey (Hale Appleman) arrives in town, the naive Dawn feels that he is her soul mate and stays close to him. The proximity becomes attraction and Tobey does not control his hormones and forces Dawn to have intercourse with him in a cave in an isolated lake. However, he is castrated by her vagina and vanishes in the lake. The desperate Dawn runs to the library and discovers that she has the mythical "Vagina Dentata" and only a hero can rescue her.

"Teeth" is one of the most refreshing horror tales that I have recently seen. The story of a chaste teenager that finds that she has a "Vagina Dentata" is simply hilarious and surrealistic. The legend does really exist, and in accordance with the Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata), "various cultures have folk tales about women with toothed vaginas, frequently told as cautionary tales warning of the dangers of sex with strange women and to discourage the act of rape". There could be also a subtle interpretation that could be the difficulty of Dawn to self-adjust to the womanhood, but I believe the intention of the author was simply uses the myth to make a gem of dark humor. The beauty of the sweet Jess Weixler is awesome. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): Not available

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Ladies, if Teeth upsets your man then you probably need to get a new man jack-1132
The industrial towers ???? suspiria56
'No man was harmed in the making of this movie' suspiria56
How disturbing is the violence? Chiscokid88-1
Would it been good or bad if women actually had similer 'vaggie dent' ? k_28
Why her Step-brother did it despite knowing her condition? k_28
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