Novocaine (2001) (R)

Quicklook Rating★½

synopsis

Frank Sangster is living the American Dream. Blessed with a thriving dental practice and a sleek modernist home, he is happily engaged to his ambitious dental hygienist, Jean Noble. His perfectly managed life quickly unravels, however, when Susan Ivey, a seductive new patient with an appetite for painkillers, settles into his dentist chair. Before long, drugs are missing from his office, Susan's psychotic brother Duane is stalking him and Frank himself is wanted by both the DEA and the police for drug trafficking and murder. As he flees from authorities, Frank becomes increasingly drawn to Susan and through her learns he is the victim of an elaborate con scheme, which may also involve his wayward brother Harlan. Fueled by the desire to create a new life for himself and Susan, Frank plunges into a shadowy world of drugs and violence in order to prove his innocence, only to discover that breaking the law might provide his only hope for freedom.

details

Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened November 16th, 2001

director

David Atkins

writer

David Atkins

MovieGoer Review

What is it about dentists that make people so squeamish? In the new dark comedy-thriller Novocaine, that question gets answered, but it's not the answer you think-or unfortunately, one you even care about.

Story

Dr. Fr... MORE

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synopsis

Frank Sangster is living the American Dream. Blessed with a thriving dental practice and a sleek modernist home, he is happily engaged to his ambitious dental hygienist, Jean Noble. His perfectly managed life quickly unravels, however, when Susan Ivey, a seductive new patient with an appetite for painkillers, settles into his dentist chair. Before long, drugs are missing from his office, Susan's psychotic brother Duane is stalking him and Frank himself is wanted by both the DEA and the police for drug trafficking and murder. As he flees from authorities, Frank becomes increasingly drawn to Susan and through her learns he is the victim of an elaborate con scheme, which may also involve his wayward brother Harlan. Fueled by the desire to create a new life for himself and Susan, Frank plunges into a shadowy world of drugs and violence in order to prove his innocence, only to discover that breaking the law might provide his only hope for freedom.

details

Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened November 16th, 2001

director

David Atkins

writer

David Atkins

MovieGoer Review

What is it about dentists that make people so squeamish? In the new dark comedy-thriller Novocaine, that question gets answered, but it's not the answer you think-or unfortunately, one you even care about.

Story

Dr. Fr... MORE