New Theatrical
Romantic Release:
"Novocaine"

Frank Sangster 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.

Release Date: November 16, 2001
Director: David Atkins
Screenwriter: David Atkins
Executive Producer: Michele Weisler
Cinematographer: Vilko Filac
Editor: Melody London
Production Designer: Sharon Seymour
Casting: Mary Colquhoun
Costume Designer: Denise Wingate
Composers: Danny Elfam and Steve Bartek
Art Director: Craig Jackson
Starring: Steve Martin, Laura Dern, Helena Bonham-Carter, Scott Caan, Elias Koteas, Kevin Bacon, James Chisem, and Lynn Thigpen
Rating: R for violence, sexuality, language and drug content.
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills
Review: Movie Review

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