Release Date
November 16, 2001 (Limited)
Director
David Atkins
Writer
David Atkins
Cast
Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Kevin Bacon, Scott Caan, Elias Koteas, Lynne Thigpen
Studio
Running Time
95 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence, sexuality, language and drug content
What is Novocaine about?
A dentist thinks he has the perfect life until a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her some drugs, and he ends up becoming a murder suspect. ... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Steve Martin has been all but missing from theaters in the last couple of years, and it seems that at least a couple of his films - The Spanish Prisoner for one - have taken darker twists. His latest venture, the limited release, darkly comical thriller Novocaine, about a dentist who is unwittingly drawn into a web of lies and betrayal, and becomes a murder suspect, shows that he is once again trying to broaden his range from light comedies to more serious fare. But, is Martin up to the task? Full movie review »
