Novocaine

2001
R
1h 35m

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5.8/10

12K

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Dark Comedy Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him and steals all of the drugs from his practice.A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him and steals all of the drugs from his practice.A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him and steals all of the drugs from his practice.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

12K

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POPULARITY

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Freaky

This has been a quite entertaining movie. Not really a top notch movie, not really working as a comedy, but still pretty entertaining. It started out veeery slow and boooring - it took a little too long for it to evolve. But when it started to it got better and better. There's that very freaky story and a wrecked Bonham-Carter (she's good playin such characters ;-) adding most to this film. However the ending was a little too fantastic since it shouldn't be a problem for the forensics to ... no, I won't spoil hehe.

My favourite scene was Martin's call where he spoke to that guy who answered the phone with "barbie's bakery. it's mr. muffin man speakin." LOL

My overall rating is: 6.5/10 - if you're not sure what to watch, try this one. It works pretty well as entertainment.

elcinematico
Mar 18, 2004
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Trivia
Steve Martin and Scott Caan did not get along during filming because of Caan's reckless behavior toward a stuntperson in a scene in which his character smashes a beer bottle over the head of a man in a bar.

Goofs
When Frank enters the bathroom for the first time, the reflection of a cameraman is visible in the shower door.

Quotes
Frank: [Pulling his own teeth to fake his death] Strange as it may seem, it didn't hurt like I thought it would. In fact, with each tooth I pulled, I felt a little better... a little less trapped... a little more free. Until I felt so free that what I had to do didn't seem so bad at all.

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown over X Ray images of people.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Heist/Shallow Hal/Maze (2001)

Soundtracks
Concerto No. 3 in G for Violin and Orchestra, K.216
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Takako Nishizaki
Soloist Capella Istropolitana, Conducted by Stephen Gunzenhauser (as Stephen Gunzehauser)
Courtesy of Naxos of America by arrangement with Source/Q