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Novocaine | 
 enlarge | Director: David Atkins
Actors: Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Chelcie Ross, Laura Dern, Lynne Thigpen
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Sales Rank: 116200
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: IVED12350D
UPC: 012236123507
EAN: 0012236123507
ASIN: B000062WWZ
Publication Date: April 1, 2002
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Product Description
Darkly funny comedy/thriller loaded with "bite" features Steve Martin as a strait-laced dentist whose quiet life with hygienist/fiancee Laura Dern is imperiled when mysterious patient Helena Bonham Carter enters Martin's office, steals his heart, and gets him mixed up in drugs, deception and murder. Writer/director David Atkins' neo-noir tale also stars Scott Caan, Elias Koteas, and Kevin Bacon in a cameo as a self-absorbed actor. 95 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish; "making of" documentary; featurette; audio commentary; deleted scenes; photo gallery; biographies; theatrical trailers.
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A screwball noir comedy that marks a promising directorial debut by first-timer David Atkins, Novocaine has a knack for the offbeat, beginning with the casting of Steve Martin as Frank, a dentist who traps himself in an escalating series of secrets and lies. Frank likens his dilemma to the insidious rot of tooth decay, personified by quirky drug addict Susan (Helena Bonham Carter), who enters his office, steals his narcotics, and draws him into an unexpected flirtation with disaster. Frank's brother (Elias Koteas) complicates matters almost as much as Susan's psycho brother (Scott Caan), but it's Frank's fiancée and hygienist (Laura Dern) who shotguns the movie to its outrageous and gruesomely off-putting conclusion. Erratic in tone and briefly amusing, Novocaine offers a few surprises (including an unbilled appearance by Kevin Bacon), but the movie never really finds its groove, and its curiously numbing effect makes the title just a bit too apropos. --Jeff Shannon
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