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Nov 16, 2001 · Novocaine. Comedy. 95 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2001. Roger Ebert. November 16, 2001. 4 min read. In the flat, too-calm tone of a man who still cannot understand why he was singled out for such bad luck, Steve Martin narrates “Novocaine.”. It is the story of Dr. Frank Sangster, a dentist who wants only to do a good day’s work at the side of his ...
Box office. $2.5 million [3] Novocaine is a 2001 American black comedy thriller film written and directed by David Atkins and starring Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Lynne Thigpen and Elias Koteas. It was shot in the Chicago, Illinois area. The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival and went on to screen ...
19 hours ago · DeWitt is best known for her roles as Laura in La La Land and Amy in 2015's Poltergeist. ... Next year, Nicholson is set to appear in the action-comedy Novocaine, and the thriller Borderline, ...
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Generally, the film is a dark and quirky "tragicomedy". The "everyman" protagonist, Dr. Frank Sangster (Steve Martin), is a dentist with a fairly pleasant but rather innocuous, ordinary and uneventful life. But all of this gets derailed, and Frank's life descends into an increasingly complex mess, from the minute a beautiful and seductive new patie...
Steve Martin as Dr. Frank SangsterHelena Bonham Carter as Susan IveyLaura Dern as Jean NobleElias Koteas as Harlan SangsterScott Caan as Duane IveyLynne Thigpen as PatJoBe Cerny as Pharmacist Wayne PonzePreston Maybank as Melvin Gelding, DEA AgentKevin Bacon as Lance PhelpsKeith David as Detective LuntLen Bajenskias Trooper Jarvis
The film received a decided mix of reviews. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times found the "screwball film noir" funny "all the way through," and declared its "loopholes" forgivable for a comedy. The Los Angeles Times review had high praise for Martin's portrayal, and most of director Atkins' work, but found the appearance by Kevin Bacon "ludicrous...
Steve Martin is Frank Sangster in Novocaine, a smugly prosperous dentist whose fortunes begin to buckle when he falls for a patient, Susan Ivey (Helena Bonham Carter), the clue being right there ...
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Oct 24, 2023 · By Stefania Sarrubba Published: 24 October 2023. Jack Quaid has joined upcoming action thriller Novocaine in the lead role. Quaid appeared in last year's Scream movie, and is also known for ...
