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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 7,155 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:

Getting to the root of the problem is like pulling teeth. 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): On all drug vials in the movie, "pharmaceuticals" is misspelled "pharmacueticals." See more »

Quotes

Frank: I trust people, but I'm no dummy. I knew she was scamming me, and I should have thrown her out right then but I didn't. You see, that's the nature of attraction. You find yourself doing things, and you have no idea why, but you do them anyway.
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Crazy Credits

Remote recording by Guy Charbonneau and crew. See more »

Connections

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

Soundtracks

"Menilmontant"
Written and Performed by Charles Trenet
Published by Editions Raoul Breton
Courtesy of Arkadia Chansons
By Arrangement with Bacon Soundtrack Services See more »