Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn.
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
Nicole Swahn
Melanie
Laila Liliana Garro
Gwen
Adam Wagner
Phil
Hunter Ulvog
Little Brad
Ava Ryen Plumb
Little Dawn
Trent Moore
Mr Vincent
Mike Yager
Elliot
Nathan Parsons
Soda Spritzer
Paul Galvan
Taunting Boy
Kasey Kitzmiller
Taunting Girl
Taylor Sheppard
Sex Ed Teacher
Frank G. Curcio
Coroner
Lana Dieterich
Admitting Nurse
Carter Doyle
Old Man
Denia Ridley
Biology teacher
Kiri Weatherby
Curious Student
Michael Swanner
Police Detective
Andra Millian
O.R. Nurse
Tom Byrne
Surgeon
Director, Writer
Mitchell Lichtenstein
October 1, 2014
6
Girls have a natural modesty.
Teeth is based around the myth of vagina dentate, where it was believed that in some ladies a set of teeth were hiding away in their vagina. The lady in question here is Dawn O’Keefe (Jess Wexler), a comely virgin, teenage spokesperson for Christian abstinence, from a very young age it was clear something was not right.
A great and interesting premise is never truly fulfilled for maximum potential here, but with slices of dark humour, some cringe inducing prosthetic gore and a bold performance from Wexler, Mitchell Lichtenstein’s film safely keeps its head above mediocrity.
The makers are dallying with a number of unsubtle themes, from female empowerment to the fear of sex in general, and of course the perils of letting shallow hormones dictate the teenage mandate. There’s even dashes of obsession, religio slights and a meditation on grief that earths the electricity buzzing about the hormonal place.
Thankfully, Lichtenstein keeps away from I Spit On Your Grave territory, finding a nice balance for Dawn, she is a character bombarded with a myriad of emotional conflicts, but hysteria does not dominate her make-up, and she’s never cartoonish either. View it more as a genre splicer than outright horror and better rewards await the interested observer. 6/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000.00
Revenue:
$2,340,110.00