Novocaine is a 2001 film written and directed by David Atkins and starring Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Lynne Thigpen and Elias Koteas.
The film was shot in the Chicago, Illinois area, during a limited 32-day schedule. The film received extra publicity during production and as its release approached because of an off-the-screen romance between Martin and Carter.
The movie starts out with shots of "jaws in action" (talking, eati...
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Novocaine is a 2001 film written and directed by David Atkins and starring Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Lynne Thigpen and Elias Koteas.
The film was shot in the Chicago, Illinois area, during a limited 32-day schedule. The film received extra publicity during production and as its release approached because of an off-the-screen romance between Martin and Carter.
The movie starts out with shots of "jaws in action" (talking, eating etc.), as would be seen on x-rays. Frank Sangster (Steve Martin) is a prosperous dentist with a loving hygenist-fianceé, Jean (Laura Dern). After an exhibit of his life running smoothly, Susan Ivey (Helena Bonham Carter) shows up with a tooth in need of a root canal. He gives her some Ibuprofen for the pain but she claims that she is allergic. She asks for a prescription for the addictive pain-killer, Demerol and surprisingly, she gets a prescription for 5 tablets and an appointment for 7:30 A.M.
Later in the day, a pharmacist calls Dr....
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