The Tooth Fairy (film)

Last updated
The Tooth Fairy
The Tooth Fairy 2006 poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Chuck Bowman
Written by Stephen J. Cannell
Produced byStephen J. Cannell
Starring
CinematographyDavid Pelletier
Music byJon Lee, Richard John Baker
Distributed by Anchor Bay
Release date
  • August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Tooth Fairy is a 2006 American horror film directed by Chuck Bowman. The film was produced by Stephen J. Cannell and was released on August 1, 2006, on DVD in the United States and Canada. [1] Its runtime is 89 minutes.

Contents

Plot

The events take place in the nowadays in Northern California. When 12-year-old Pamela goes on vacation with her family to a bed and breakfast in River Bend Road, the girl who lives next door tells her the "true story" of the Tooth Fairy: Many years earlier, the evil Tooth Fairy slaughtered a countless number of children to take their teeth, and now she has returned to kill Pamela and anyone else who gets in her way. The Tooth Fairy pursues the victims unrelentingly, which leads to a gruesome collection of events.

Cast

Reception

Steve Barton of Dread Central gave The Tooth Fairy a rating of 3 out of 5 and in a mildly positive review remarked about the film, "Should you put your brain on auto-pilot, you’ll have some fun." [2]

Related Research Articles

<i>Bug</i> (2006 film) 2006 psychological horror film

Bug is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by William Friedkin and written by Tracy Letts, based on his 1996 play of the same name. The film stars Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Lynn Collins, Brían F. O'Byrne, and Harry Connick Jr.

<i>Day of the Dead</i> (2008 film) 2008 film by Steve Miner

Day of the Dead is a 2008 American horror film directed by Steve Miner and written by Jeffrey Reddick. It is a remake of George A. Romero's 1985 film of the same name, the third in Romero's Dead series, and it is the first of two remakes of the original 1985 film; the other is Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017). The film sees a virus outbreak that causes people to turn into violent zombie-like creatures, and stars Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon, Michael Welch, AnnaLynne McCord, Stark Sands, Matt Rippy, Pat Kilbane, Taylor Hoover, Christa Campbell, and Ving Rhames.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cigarette Burns</span> 8th episode of the 1st season of Masters of Horror

"Cigarette Burns" is the eighth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. It originally aired in North America on December 16, 2005.

<i>Automaton Transfusion</i> 2006 American film

Automaton Transfusion is a 2006 American independent horror film written and directed by Steven C. Miller.

Thomas Maurice "Tom" McLoughlin is an American screenwriter, film/television director and former mime who is most notable for directing Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and One Dark Night. His other credits include numerous television films such as Murder in Greenwich, At Risk, Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, Date with an Angel and the 2010 Lifetime Movie Network film The Wronged Man.

<i>Dread</i> (film) 2009 British film

Dread is a 2009 British horror film directed and written by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker. The story was originally published in 1984 in volume two of Barker's Books of Blood short story collections.

<i>The Hills Run Red</i> (2009 film) 2009 American slasher film by Dave Parker

The Hills Run Red is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Dave Parker and written by David J. Schow and starring Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink and William Sadler. The film was released as direct-to-DVD on September 29, 2009, and received mixed reviews.

<i>Frozen</i> (2010 film) 2010 film by Adam Green

Frozen is a 2010 American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by Adam Green, and starring Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, and introducing Emma Bell in her film debut. It tells the story of three friends stranded in a chairlift after a day of skiing, forced to make life-or-death choices in order to survive and get down.

<i>Hatchet II</i> 2010 American film

Hatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Hatchet and the second installment in the titular film series. Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.

<i>Secret of the Wings</i> 2012 American film

Secret of the Wings is a 2012 American animated fantasy film, and the fourth installment in the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by Disneytoon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his 1904 play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in subsequent adaptations, especially in Disney's animated works, and how she ventures to the Winter Woods and meets her twin sister, Periwinkle, who is a frost fairy. The film was directed by Peggy Holmes and co-directed by Bobs Gannaway. Starring the voices of Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, Megan Hilty, Raven-Symoné and Angela Bartys, it also features new cast members who include Matt Lanter, Timothy Dalton, Lucy Hale and Debby Ryan, while Anjelica Huston narrates.

<i>Psych 9</i> 2010 film

Psych: 9 is a 2010 American-Czech horror film directed by Andrew Shortell. It stars Sara Foster and Michael Biehn.

<i>Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings</i> 2011 film by Declan OBrien

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings is a 2011 American slasher film written and directed by Declan O'Brien. It is the fourth installment of the Wrong Turn film series and served as a prequel to the original Wrong Turn film. The film grossed $3.6 million in home sales.

<i>ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2</i> 2011 American film

ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 is a 2011 American slasher film written and directed by Robert Green Hall, and co-written by Kevin Bocarde. It is the sequel to 2009 film Laid to Rest.

<i>Dead in 3 Days</i> 2006 Austrian film

Dead in 3 Days is a 2006 Austrian horror film written and directed by Andreas Prochaska, and co-written by Thomas Baum. It was followed by a 2008 sequel titled Dead in 3 Days 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dread Central</span> American website

Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website four times and was selected as AMC's Site of the Week in 2008.

<i>American Zombie</i> 2007 American film

American Zombie is a 2007 American mockumentary horror film directed by Grace Lee, written by Rebecca Sonnenshine and Lee, and starring Lee and John Solomon as documentary filmmakers who investigate a fictional subculture of real-life zombies living in Los Angeles.

<i>Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead</i> 2011 American film

Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead is a 2011 American horror film directed by Douglas Schulze, written by Joshua Wagner and Schulze, and starring Allen Maldonado, Lauren Mae Shafer, Taylor Piedmonte, and David G.B. Brown.

<i>Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort</i> 2014 film by Valeri Milev

Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort is a 2014 American slasher film directed by Valeri Milev. It serves as a reboot and the sixth installment in the Wrong Turn film series.

<i>Beneath the Surface</i> (2007 film) 2007 American film

Beneath the Surface is a 2007 American horror comedy film written and directed by Blake Reigle. It stars Kyle Stanley as a high school student who uses voodoo to resurrect his crush, played by Dominique Geisendorff, when she dies.

<i>Witchslayer Gretl</i> 2012 American-Canadian dark fantasy television film

Witchslayer Gretl is a 2012 American-Canadian dark fantasy television film written by Brook Durham and Angela Mancuso, and directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, it stars Paul McGillion as Hansel, a witch hunter who comes into conflict with his witch-possessed sister, Gretl, played Shannen Doherty. It was one of several similarly-themed Hansel and Gretel films that were made in an attempt to "cash-in" on the 2013 film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.

References

  1. Jon Condit (July 26, 2006). "Clips from The Tooth Fairy!". Dread Central . Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. Steve Barton (July 25, 2006). "Tooth Fairy, The (DVD)". Dread Central . Retrieved 2016-08-10.