Novocaine (2003-)

Movie Review

Director David Atkins makes his feature film debut with this crime thriller, filled with lust, betrayal, and dental instruments. Atkins had to look no further than his own family while researching “Novocaine.” Inspired by his father and two brothers who are dentists, Atkins wanted for years to make a film featuring a dentist as the central character. Atkins explains, “Growing up I was intrigued by phone calls that would always come around dinner time. My mother would get upset and I didn't know why. I discovered later that, more often than not, people would be trying to scam my father for drugs. I always thought that was a compelling scenario.”