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Novocaine (2001)

R  95 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama   -  23 November 2001 (Italy)
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Ratings: 5.8/10 from 6,898 users   Metascore: 45/100 
Reviews: 102 user | 83 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

Director:

David Atkins

Writers:

Paul Felopulos (story), David Atkins (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chelcie Ross ...
Steve Martin ...
Frank Sangster
Laura Dern ...
Lynne Thigpen ...
Pat
Polly Noonan ...
Helena Bonham Carter ...
JoBe Cerny JoBe Cerny ...
Elias Koteas ...
Yasen Peyankov Yasen Peyankov ...
'Sunshine Lounge' Bartender
Scott Caan ...
Duane
Teri Cotruzzola Teri Cotruzzola ...
Attractive Complaining Patient
Lucina Paquet Lucina Paquet ...
Preston Maybank Preston Maybank ...
Sally Kao Sally Kao ...
Chinese Wife
Quincy Wong Quincy Wong ...
Chinese Husband
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Storyline

Dr. Frank Sangster 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! Written by Thomas Nudi  

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Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Dentist | Murder | Sex | Handcuffs  | See more »

Taglines:

Crime Is Not Only Done By Criminals. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality, language and drug content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

(Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

A Paciente Misteriosa See more »

Filming Locations:

Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$418,098 (USA) (18 November 2001) (105 Screens)

Gross:

$2,036,682 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Steve Martin and Scott Caan did not get along during filming due to Caan's reckless behavior toward a stunt person in a scene in which his character smashes a beer bottle over the head of a man in a bar. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the DEA agent arrives at Frank's office, he explains he is from the Drug Enforcement Agency, despite the fact that DEA stands for Drug Enforcement Administration. See more »

Quotes

Lance Phelps: There's no way that you did it.
Frank: Yeah, I didn't.
Lance Phelps: Yeah, of course not. Because... it's way too obvious. The audience would never believe it.
Frank: What audience?
Lance Phelps: You know. You know. Like if this was a movie.
Frank: This is not a movie, Lance. This is real life.
Lance Phelps: I know that. But do they know that?
Frank: Who?
Lance Phelps: You know. The audience.
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Crazy Credits

Thanks to the Atkins family, the Mones family and the Rosenberg family. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Game K N B: Episode dated 5 October 2006" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Le Monde de Frank Sangster"
Written by Pierre Begon-Lours, Stéphane Luginbühl, Patrick Woodcock and David Atkins
Performed by Mellow
Published by Music of V2 America, Inc./Mellow Workshop (Administered
by BMG Songs, Inc.) and On The Way Music
Courtesy of CyberOctave Music, a division of Higher Octave Music, Inc. See more »