Novocaine
Release Date:
November 16, 2001
Studio: Artisan Entertainment
Director: David Atkins
Screenwriter:
David Atkins
Starring: Steve Martin, Helena Bonham-Carter, Laura Dern, Scott Caan, Kevin Bacon, Elias Koteas
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating:
R (for violence, sexuality, language and drug content)
Official Website: Novocaineonline.com
Review: 2.5/5 stars
DVD/VHS:
Click here to buy!
Movie Poster: Buy at AllPosters.com
Plot Summary: Frank Sangster (Martin) is living
the American Dream. Blessed with a thriving dental practice and a sleek modernist home, Frank is happily engaged to his ambitious dental hygienist, Jean Noble (Dern). His perfectly managed life
quickly unravels, however, when Susan Ivy (Bonham-Carter), a seductive new patient with an appetite for pain-killers, settles into his dentist chair. Before long, drugs are missing from his
office, Susan's psychotic brother Duane (Caan) is stalking him, and Frank himself is wanted by both the DEA and the police for drug trafficking and murder. As he flees from authorities, Frank
becomes increasingly drawn to Susan, and through her learns he is the victim of an elaborate con scheme, which may also involve his wayward brother, Harlan (Koteas). Fueled by the desire to
create a new life for himself and Susan, Frank plunges into a shadowy world of drugs and violence in order to prove his innocence, only to discover that breaking the law might provide his only
hope for freedom.
Trailer:
QuickTime, Hi-Res, 23.7MB
QuickTime, Med-Res, 10.7MB
QuickTime, Lo-Res, 3.5MB |
