Hailed as “non-stop fun” (Jonathan Sim, Coming Soon), “an absolute blast” (Perri Nemiroff, Collider), and “a genuine riot” (Jeff Ewing, Collider), NOVOCAINE is Certified Fresh™ on Rotten Tomatoes® and has earned a stellar 86% Popcornmeter score*. Jack Quaid “absolutely kills it” (Rachel LaBonte, ScreenRant) as an unlikely hero whose only superpower is that he can’t feel pain.
Fans who purchase NOVOCAINE on Digital** or 4K Ultra HD will have access to over 35 minutes of action-packed bonus content. Find out how this genre-busting concept went from page to screen, go behind the scenes of the eye-popping stunts, and see how special effects makeup dialed up the carnage.
Bonus content is detailed below:
- Prepare For Pain: Pre-Production—Filmmakers take us from concept to casting and the process of creating the world of NOVOCAINE.
- A World of Hurt: Production—Co-directors Robert Olsen and Dan Berk discuss the film's unique stunts, production design, cinematography, and special effects.
- Maximum Physical Damage: Makeup Effects—Blood, bones, and bodies…find out the secrets behind the guts and gore that made the action really pack a punch.
Synopsis
Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) was born with a rare genetic disorder, where he can't feel any pain. When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is taken hostage in a bank heist, he turns his inability to feel physical pain into an unexpected strength in the fight to get her back.
NOVOCAINE is rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, and language throughout.
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents In Association with INFRARED PICTURES and DOMAIN ENTERTAINMENT
A SAFEHOUSE PICTURES / CIRCLE MANAGEMENT + PRODUCTION Production
A Film by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN “NOVOCAINE” JACK QUAID AMBER MIDTHUNDER RAY NICHOLSON
BETTY GABRIEL MATT WALSH and JACOB BATALON Casting by RONNA KRESS Music Supervisor ROB LOWRY
Music by LORNE BALFE & ANDREW KAWCZYNSKI Costume Designer DANIELLE KNOX Edited by CHRISTIAN WAGNER Production Designer KARA LINDSTROM
Director of Photography JACQUES JOUFFRET Executive Producers PAUL BARBEAU GLEN BASNER JOSH ADLER LARS JACOBSON
ALISON COHEN PETE CHIAPPETTA ISABELA SALAS PAUL NEINSTEIN
Produced by DREW SIMON TORY TUNNELL JOBY HAROLD SAM SPEISER MATT SCHWARTZ JULIAN ROSENBERG
Written by LARS JACOBSON Directed by DAN BERK & ROBERT OLSEN
*As of 3/26/25
**Availability of bonus content varies by digital retailer
