Moxie User Rating

7.4 stars out of 10 (9 votes)  -  login or register to rate this film

Synopsis

High school student Dawn works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her bad stepbrother Brad's increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth.

Film Information

• Genre: Comedy | Horror
• Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
• Written By: Mitchell Lichtenstein
• Starring: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, and Hale Appleman
• Running Time: 88 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R for disturbing sequences involving sexuality and violence, language and some drug use
• Language: English
• Official Site

Reviews

"A clever and affecting thriller/comedy about a subject that absolutely cannot be written about in a daily newspaper or website that's for a general audience. The film is a giddy pastiche of styles -- slasher picture, faith film, social satire, teen romp, '50s atom bomb monster movie -- and it makes you laugh and squirm and grin in appreciation."

   - Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian

"Like a deranged version of “Clueless,” the film is light-hearted, yet subversive, displaying a surprisingly wicked bite…literally."

   - Jamie Tipps, Film Threat

"Campy, shameless and sophisticated, Lichtenstein's debut is gutsy and original, and it makes "Juno" look positively tame by comparison."

   - Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times

"The film should have the edgy wit of "Election" here, but instead is played so straight it's hard to make the shift when things start getting really crazy. But stick with it and you'll be rewarded with a new kind of superhero and a couple of the ghastliest, most outrageous penis jokes ever imagined."

   - Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

"Teeth is not only odd but it's genre-defying. The film doesn't limit its field of choice: it's a black comedy, it's a drama about teen angst, it's a romance gone bad, it's a B-grade horror film, it's an allegory about female empowerment."

   - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Showtimes

• Wednesday, March 12th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Thursday, March 13th
  9:30 pm
• Friday, March 14th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Saturday, March 15th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Sunday, March 16th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Monday, March 17th
  7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, March 18th
  9:30 pm