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Open Wide

John and Mike Mew's fringe orthodontic theories have found a passionate audience online-but now Mike must fight the establishment to keep his practice.

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Sara Goldblatt

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A24,Muck Media

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The old phrase, - Open Wide

The old phrase,

There is, no doubt,
a correct-shaped human face, - Open Wide

There is, no doubt, a correct-shaped human face,

What worries me is the fact - Open Wide

What worries me is the fact

Everybody is programmed - Open Wide

Everybody is programmed

But the development
of our face has gone wrong. - Open Wide

But the development of our face has gone wrong.

{\an8}We are no longer very beautiful. - Open Wide

{\an8}We are no longer very beautiful.

My job is to create
beautiful faces. - Open Wide

My job is to create beautiful faces.

I thought the treatment
would be a lot worse. - Open Wide

I thought the treatment would be a lot worse.

People say, "John, - Open Wide

People say, "John,

The problem is, - Open Wide

The problem is,

{\an8}I actually stopped talking
about what I did - Open Wide

{\an8}I actually stopped talking about what I did

Everyone says, "Oh, what do you do?" - Open Wide

Everyone says, "Oh, what do you do?"

You know, look at the car crash, - Open Wide

You know, look at the car crash,

Modern orthodontics,
particularly fixed braces, - Open Wide

Modern orthodontics, particularly fixed braces,

People don't like to change. - Open Wide

People don't like to change.

So the jaw, physically, - Open Wide

So the jaw, physically,

'Cause this area here,
as he starts building his muscles up, - Open Wide

'Cause this area here, as he starts building his muscle...

So if we get him here, up like that,
and we achieve that - Open Wide

So if we get him here, up like that, and we achieve that

I've got this ability, I know, - Open Wide

I've got this ability, I know,

Children that look like this - Open Wide

Children that look like this

It has been really, really hard work. - Open Wide

It has been really, really hard work.

- Monday.
- Monday. - Open Wide

- Monday. - Monday.

Now, we change you with an appliance - Open Wide

Now, we change you with an appliance

If she drops her jaw down, - Open Wide

If she drops her jaw down,

Life is full of surprises. - Open Wide

Life is full of surprises.

So what's it like
to be a father/son team? - Open Wide

So what's it like to be a father/son team?

- What do you--
- I don't see myself as a team. - Open Wide

- What do you-- - I don't see myself as a team.

I see myself as a chap
who likes orthodontics - Open Wide

I see myself as a chap who likes orthodontics

- Well, no.
- I've been trying for years - Open Wide

- Well, no. - I've been trying for years

At the age of 16,
I had a little black book, - Open Wide

At the age of 16, I had a little black book,

{\an8}♪Whenever I had significant thoughts,
I would note them down. - Open Wide

{\an8}♪Whenever I had significant thoughts, I would note the...

And so I spent most of my life puzzling - Open Wide

And so I spent most of my life puzzling

Traditional truths are not always correct. - Open Wide

Traditional truths are not always correct.

Once you've come up with the answer, - Open Wide

Once you've come up with the answer,

A delicate subject
to talk about other people, - Open Wide

A delicate subject to talk about other people,

But if you walk down the street,
you'll find a huge number of people - Open Wide

But if you walk down the street, you'll find a huge num...

Now, most people think,
"Well, I've just got a flat face." - Open Wide

Now, most people think, "Well, I've just got a fla...

I spent most of my life - Open Wide

I spent most of my life

I started off
very much part of the establishment. - Open Wide

I started off very much part of the establishment.

We'll fix it." - Open Wide

Most orthodontic treatment flattens faces. - Open Wide

Most orthodontic treatment flattens faces.

It's a bit like taking a cardboard box. - Open Wide

It's a bit like taking a cardboard box.

It's better to try and lodge the jaws
to take the whole lot forward, - Open Wide

It's better to try and lodge the jaws to take the whole...

My dear wife, Jo, and I
were treated traditionally. - Open Wide

My dear wife, Jo, and I were treated traditionally.

{\an8}William, my older one,
I was just forming these ideas. - Open Wide

{\an8}William, my older one, I was just forming these ideas.

{\an8}His younger sister, - Open Wide

{\an8}His younger sister,

And therefore, some of
the contraptions I wore - Open Wide

And therefore, some of the contraptions I wore

{\an8}I remember Bill being
taped up to this headgear - Open Wide

{\an8}I remember Bill being taped up to this headgear

Well, initially, they hadn't
got the alarm quite right, - Open Wide

Well, initially, they hadn't got the alarm quite right,

If my jaw dropped, it would be-- - Open Wide

If my jaw dropped, it would be--

We were fair game for experimentation. - Open Wide

We were fair game for experimentation.

Pretending it was breastfeeding,
as if you were breastfeeding. - Open Wide

Pretending it was breastfeeding, as if you were breastfeedin...

We used to breastfeed children
for two to three years. - Open Wide

We used to breastfeed children for two to three years.

And I'm sure it's the main reason
why there are so many ugly people around. - Open Wide

And I'm sure it's the main reason why there are so...

Everyone would have their Sunday dinner, - Open Wide

Everyone would have their Sunday dinner,

And I'd be given this bottle, - Open Wide

And I'd be given this bottle,

- Yes.
- Because I had - Open Wide

- Yes. - Because I had

And I think my mother, I was about three, - Open Wide

And I think my mother, I was about three,

And he created the largest expansion
that he'd ever done on anyone before, - Open Wide

And he created the largest expansion that he'd ever don...

...place to quite a big jaw,
as I have now, so... - Open Wide

...place to quite a big jaw, as I have now, so...

So he created the problem and-- - Open Wide

So he created the problem and--

to create the problem. - Open Wide

to create the problem.

No, she'd probably be horrified.
No, I think, late 40s, perhaps. - Open Wide

No, she'd probably be horrified. No, I think, late 40s,...

Anyway, but she's got
lovely bone formation. - Open Wide

Anyway, but she's got lovely bone formation.

I experimented on my children,
and it worked. - Open Wide

I experimented on my children, and it worked.

I'm sure I should be put
in prison for that. - Open Wide

I'm sure I should be put in prison for that.

The human, when brought up naturally, - Open Wide

The human, when brought up naturally,

"Sell your house,
buy a cave in the top of a mountain, - Open Wide

"Sell your house, buy a cave in the top of a mountain,

John has created an island for himself. - Open Wide

John has created an island for himself.

{\an8}And it gets a bit hazy after that. - Open Wide

{\an8}And it gets a bit hazy after that.

My journey to orthotropics
has not been a straight line. - Open Wide

My journey to orthotropics has not been a straight line.

We're taught that genetics
plays the primary role - Open Wide

We're taught that genetics plays the primary role

I didn't know it wasn't
traditional, you know, orthodontistry. - Open Wide

I didn't know it wasn't traditional, you know, ort...

That I was one of the first people - Open Wide

That I was one of the first people

We grew up on a farm. - Open Wide

We grew up on a farm.

{\an8}Not so much now,
but we used to be totally identical, - Open Wide

{\an8}Not so much now, but we used to be totally identical,

I was really conscious of my teeth. - Open Wide

I was really conscious of my teeth.

I had, you know, an overbite. - Open Wide

I had, you know, an overbite.

So I never used to smile much,
and I was very conscious of my mouth. - Open Wide

So I never used to smile much, and I was very conscious of m...

We used to babysit for Dr. Mew, - Open Wide

We used to babysit for Dr. Mew,

Well, he only took one look at you
and realized you needed something doing. - Open Wide

Well, he only took one look at you and realized you needed s...

You would have been a perfect patient,
of course, 'cause you had a control. - Open Wide

You would have been a perfect patient, of course, 'caus...

Exactly, you're my control, - Open Wide

Exactly, you're my control,

When you want to do good research, - Open Wide

When you want to do good research,

{\an8}I had an appliance. - Open Wide

{\an8}I had an appliance.

It was like a medieval torture instrument. - Open Wide

It was like a medieval torture instrument.

And I had to sleep with my bottom teeth - Open Wide

And I had to sleep with my bottom teeth

My mouth did change. - Open Wide

My mouth did change.

{\an8}They became the first
of a series of six twins - Open Wide

{\an8}They became the first of a series of six twins

Probably because of this, - Open Wide

Probably because of this,

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John and Mike Mew's fringe orthodontic theories have found a passionate audience online-but now Mike must fight the establishment to keep his practice.

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Director: Sara Goldblatt

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Production: A24,Muck Media

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 5.8

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Released: 23 Jan 2024

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Homepage: https://a24films.com/docs/open-wide