164. Tooth Fairy (Summer of Rock)

Well, a movie finally broke us. Horror and mortal terror have a face. In the absolutely dreadful "family film" Tooth Fairy (2010)—quite possibly the worst movie our podcast has ever covered—Dwayne Johnson plays Derek Thompson, a hockey player who specializes in knocking out opponents' teeth. He has a lot on his plate: He's dating Ashley Judd, who has two kids: An adorable little girl who loves him and a punk teenage boy who thinks he's full of crap (Because he is.). At the same time, Derek has some hotshot new competition in the form of Mick "The Stick" Donnelly, a hot-shot new prospect who is described in the span of 25 seconds by the team's coach as both "the future face of this (minor league) franchise" and "only here for a cup of coffee before he makes the NHL." Then he becomes the Tooth Fairy. Hilarity ensues. Watch this episode in full: https://youtu.be/Xw3G5pcBKrQ  Get more 1-Week Rental on Patreon: https://patreon.com/1weekrental  The Summer of Rock is our summer 2025 miniseries covering the movie career of Dwayne Johnson through nine movies, presented in chronological order. Starting with his attempt at crossing over from the world of wrestling, The Rock's career got off to a bumpy start before finally taking off in the 2010s. But it wasn't long before the bumps returned, and we'll be telling the story for you all summer long!   Time stamps: 00:09:30 — History segment: The Rock's wrestling career winds down in 2003 and 2004 as he turns heel and embraces his "Hollywood Rock" persona; his acting career sputters as he tries a number of lead roles that don't work out; he pivots to family films, where he becomes much more successful; genesis of Tooth Fairy under writer Jim Piddock and director Michael Lemdeck 00:36:15 — Movie discussion + Tooth Fairy film analysis 01:59:45 — Star ratings + final review of Tooth Fairy Bonus video: Matt explains how director Paul Verhoeven could predict how the future would feel, through examining three of his movies: RoboCop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pzK6CiMUMxM    Sources: "Interview with THE TOOTH FAIRY's Jim Piddock" by Clint Morris | Geek Week (2010) - https://bit.ly/4kVx6hL    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Summer of Rock" - https://youtu.be/dvRY72jNIEE  "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM "Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg "The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ "Summer of Rock" theme song credits: Words and music by Matt Stokes Engineered, mixed, and mastered by TJ Barends | Bare Sounds Personnel: TJ Barends - backing vocals Wade Hymel - drums/guitar/backing vocals Laci Roth - vocals Matt Stokes - vocals/guitar/bass Follow Wade on Instagram: @wadealready Follow TJ on Instagram: @baresoundstwitaj   Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Facebook: @1weekrental Instagram: @1weekrental TikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social   1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.