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Dawn (Sundance award winner Jess Weixler) is a pretty but prim high school virgin who unknowingly has a set of mutant teeth between her legs. When a supposedly likeminded boyfriend forces himself upon her, Dawn's vagina dentata start chomping -- which is just the beginning of "the most twisted story of female empowerment ever told" (DreadCentral.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
 


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ROFLMFAOPMP@Vagina Dentata
 

Early in the film, she meets a young man in the Promise Club who fires up her dormant libido and gets her thinking some impure thoughts. A+++++++++

The story is about a teenage girl who is totally into purity and remaining abstinate and even promotes a club called *Promise* for preteens in which kids pledge their premarital abstinence by wearing a ring. In this scene, the young man's libido takes over and the real reason for Dawn's abstinence becomes apparent; she has a set of shark-like teeth hidden in her vagina which engage any time she's being mistreated, chopping off certain male appendages.

Absolutely excellent independent horror/dark comedy. It was much better than I had expected (I was expecting a low budget campy flick) and was actually quite hilarious.

The film never crosses over into gritty exploitation but is definitely not for everyone. What ensues gets ugly when the two end up at a lake.

She eventually turns the deformity to her advantage and uses it throughout the film to get her revenge on all the males who disrespect her.



OOH, I wish I had that power!
 

I have been hearing so much about this wild, cult-like film for a while. There were a few good comic scenes-like what a Rotweiller won't eat and a real dirty old man. This gets good. I know a lot of us women would like this power. Dawn, a prim virgin high school girl, knows she is different, because she has vagina dentata. I wouldn't call this a horror film (except if you're a guy) but a kind of weird comedy with a twist. Grab some popcorn, no hot dogs this time. At first she doesn't know how to control it, but she soon perfects her wonderful gift.

What a concept-a girl that has teeth down below. My Amazon buddies Blackshere, Puzzlebox, Jenny and Tantrum raved about it and enticed me to watch it. Wow, I'm glad they did. All in all it's a fun film to watch. Dawn then uses her magic powers to hurt the men who hurt her. This movie was fairly well filmed and never got boring.



um...
 

a vagina with teeth out to get all the men that wrong her. like the ending which to me does justice for the film although you can kinda see it coming to that. this movie was out there which i believe is the reason i liked it. theres moments where your thinking they wont show that but yep then they do. to me its an outlandish idea that seems to work. i esp.



Psuedo-porn and no real horror
 

I bought this used from a local store after finding out it wasn't available to rent. The story line sounded interesting. It turns out to be almost rookie-level filming, thin story line, vague insinuations (like them living near a prominently shown nuclear power plant), and then the obligatory boob shot of a teenager. Almost as scary as an infomercial, I'm glad I only spent $5.



Verry good film... from a bold concept.
 

and no one will take advantage of her. And interestingly enough, almost everything on this movie seems to click. Finally someone got the courage to make a film about such an unusual subject: a girl with a toothed vagina. Until one day he tries to rape her and.

As Dawn learns more and more about herself and her sexuality, she discovers she is unique. Terrified with the episode, Dawn goes to a gynecologist who feels she is just an ignorant teenager and decides to abuse her. So Dawn goes from incident to incident while trying to understand herself and her sexuality. A truly unique film with a beautiful message. But the most interesting element in this film is the clear critique to the blind puritanism and ignorance found in some parts of America. It is not by mere chance that Dawn belongs to those movements who advocate celibacy (using a red ring on her finger).

or that some students mock the example of evolutionism given by the teacher. The screenplay is beautifully written and the acting is superb. Bad move. Dawn is a girl living in a small town (close to a nuclear power plant). She is a virgin and just met this guy who seems perfect. until she fully realizes all the idiocy and hypocrisy of world full of people who are even freakier than her.

Every character here shows a superior casting work. or that a simple model of the female reproductive system on a school book is covered by a large sticker by determination of the school board.



 

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