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Novocaine (2001)
Starring: Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter Director: David Atkins Rating: R
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Dr. Frank Sangster (Steve Martin) is a straight-laced dentist who, because of one innocent lie, finds his tidy, prosperous life transformed into a comic quagmire of illicit sex, illegal drugs and inexplicable murder in this brilliantly offbeat, bitingly comedic film!
Frank Sangster (Steve 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 (Laura Dern). His perfectly managed life quickly unravels, however, when Susan Ivy (Helena 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 (Scott 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 (Elias 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. |
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Starring:
Steve Martin | Helena Bonham Carter | Laura Dern | Elias Koteas | Scott Caan | Keith David | Lynne Thigpen | Chelcie Ross | ...more
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Directed By:
David Atkins
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Genre:
Comedy, Thriller/Suspense
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
R
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Year:
2001
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
English, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition - 1.85:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
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Running Time:
95 minutes
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Studio:
Universal
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UPC/Barcode Number:
012236123507
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- "Getting The Shot"- The Making of Novocaine
- "Bitten"- An Exploration into Forensic Dentistry
- Deleted Scenes
- Director's Commentary
- Music of Novocaine
- Trailers
- Trailer Gallery
- Production Notes
- Cast and Crew Bios
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Index
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