Movie Review: Tooth Fairy (2010)
Movie Review: Tooth Fairy (2010)
“Derek Thompson is ‘The Tooth Fairy,’ a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek “can’t handle the tooth” � bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homes�doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams Written by 20th Century Fox”
- Director: Michael Lembeck
- Release Date:
22 January 2010 (USA)
- Country: USA , Canada
- Genre: Comedy , Fantasy
- MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action.
Tagline: The tooth hurts.
Trivia: The script for this film has been in development since 1992, originally titled “Sweet Tooth”. The original story involved a U.S. Marine whose father, the original tooth fairy, was dying and who had to take over the family business. For years, Arnold Schwarzenegger strongly considered taking on the starring role.