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“Novocaine” is a screwball film noir with a lot of medium laughs and a few great big ones, written and directed by David Atkins. All I know about him for sure is that he wrote the screenplay for “Arizona Dream” (1993), the only American film of the Yugoslavian mad genius Emir Kusturica.
Nov 16, 2001 · The quirky Novocaine flirts with both dark comedy and noir suspense, but the result is a jarring mix of tones which never quite mesh. Read Critics Reviews
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- David Atkins
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- Steve Martin
After an intriguing set up, everything has less and less logic. The proverbial happy ending is totally unbelievable, as is the supposed motivation for the entire storyline. If you want to see a pretty good Steve Martin performance and can overlook Novocaine's many flaws, it is definitely watchable. - MERK.
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Novocaine causes numbness in a localized area for a brief amount of time. It is used for procedures that don't require a longer-lasting anesthetic. It's also used when people are allergic to amide-based drugs (a group of local anesthetic compounds). Novocaine is administered via injection and used before medical or dental procedures that don't requ...
Novocaine is generally well-tolerated and comes few adverse side effects. The most common adverse reactions occur at the injection site. The most commonly reported adverse reactions to local anesthesia include: 1. Cold sweats (diaphoresis) 2. Dizziness 3. Paleness or "loss of color" (pallor) 4. Heart palpitations Anxiety, flushing, itching, shortne...
Severe allergic reactions to local anesthetics like novocaine are extremely rare. At most, they represent less than 1% of the reported adverse reactions to local anesthetics.This means over 99% of side effects are mild. Although novocaine allergies are rare, ester anesthetics do contain para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), which is a known allergen. Nota...
Novocaine is a broadly used term referring to any type of local anesthetic. Technically speaking, novocaine is the same as procaine, which is an ester local anesthetic. Today, lidocaine is more commonly used than novocaine. Most of novocaine's adverse side effects occur at the injection site and are mild. In extremely rare cases, some people can't ...
Novocaine is a helpful tool that can reduce pain during uncomfortable or even frightening procedures. Be sure to discuss what, if any, anesthetics your healthcare provider may be using during your procedure so that you feel safe and comfortable at your visit.
Novocaine (also called procain) is a local anesthetic that targets a specific area of your body. It causes numbness in that area but doesn’t put you to sleep. Novocaine works by blocking the ...
This dark and stylish tale of lies, cheating, extortion, incest, betrayal, and murder centers on dentist Frank Sangster (Steve Martin). Frank has a successful dental practice that is operated with efficient precision by his fiancée, Jean Noble (Laura Dern), yet he is vaguely unsatisfied.
This Hitchcockian yarn compensates for its leading man's rather anonymous performance with some well-placed shocks, a morbid sense of humour, and a climax that will literally put your teeth on ...
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