The Secret Lives Of Dentists
by Alan Rudolph
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Actor: Campbell Scott, Denis Leary, Hope Davis, Robin TunneyDirector: Alan Rudolph
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
Published: 2004-01-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Secret Lives Of Dentists
Movie Review: Will he cope or go over the edge?
Summary: 5 Stars
David Hurst(Campbell Scott) and his wife Dana (Hope Davis) are a husband and wife dentist team. They share a practice and, seemingly have a happy marriage. David has a patient who seems a little off kilter. Later, as he attends an opera in which Dana has a bit part, he sees her backstage in the arms of another man. He begins to hallucinate as this strange, hostile patient, played by Dennis Leary, becomes his alter ego, giving him advice on how to deal with his wife and three young daughters. There is a lot for him to cope with. It is not clear whether Dana has been sexually unfaithful but, in David's mind, she was. Meanwhile, raising his daughters is a challenge, icluding bouts with the flu in which all members of the family, one by one, have vomiting fits.
His hallucinations of this alter ego cause him to straddle a very fine line between coping and going over the edge. He was in a troubled marriage and the "advice" from the patient may have been the only way he could deal with the stress. On the other hand, as he followed the advice, he exhibited behavior which was inappropriate and bordered on the dangerous. This movie is suspenseful in that it is never clear, until the end, whether David will become dangerously detached from reality or whether his coping mechanism will enable him to get his life and marriage back together.
If you like offbeat, comedy/dramas with a dark side, I recommend this DVD.
Summary of The Secret Lives Of Dentists
In the tradition of American Beauty, acclaimed director Alan Rudolph (Afterglow) has fashioned a profoundly moving portrait of the modern family, expertly blending drama, humor and suspense in what Rolling Stone magazine calls "a remarkable film."Dr. Dave Hurst (Campbell Scott) seems content with his wife Dana (Hope Davis), his three daughters, and a thriving dental practice shared with his beloved spouse. But when Dave glimpses Dana in the arms of another man, he begins entertaining dangerous fantasies, both sexual and violent. Spurred on by a menacing alter ego (Denis Leary), Dave is forced to confront his repressed anger and resentment or lose everything he holds dear.
The passion of oral surgeons is the unlikely subject of The Secret Lives of Dentists, Alan Rudolph's keenly observed comedy-drama. Campbell Scott and Hope Davis, dentists both, have three kids and a pleasant life. Pleasant, but not exciting. When Scott realizes his wife is having an affair on the side, he's torn between caution and an outrageous inner voice urging drastic action. That voice is personified by Denis Leary, who pops up with unwelcome advice, like a nattering ghost; needless to say, the role is a perfect fit for Leary's hostile persona. The blend of everyday realities--especially a hilariously miserable five-day siege with stomach flu--and Leary's surreal presence makes for a typically offbeat Rudolph offering. The smart script, after a Jane Smiley story, is by Craig Lucas. Indie stalwarts Scott and Davis both do subtle work--they're as careful and scrupulous as the dentists they portray. --Robert Horton
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