Novocaine (2025) is an action-comedy film directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, featuring a screenplay by Lars Jacobson. The story centres on Jack Quaid’s mild-mannered bank employee, Nathan “Nate” Caine. Suffering from a rare condition that prevents him from feeling pain, Nate finds himself in a whole load of trouble when his co-worker and love interest, Sherry Margrave (Amber Midthunder), is abducted by ruthless bank robbers. Nate must turn his unusual affliction into an asset to save her.
The film also stars Ray Nicholson as villain du jour Simon Greenly and Jacob Batalon as Roscoe Dixon, Nate’s mysterious gaming buddy. Meanwhile Betty Gabriel plays Officer Mincy Langston, and Matt Walsh stars as Officer Coltraine Duffy. As Nate embarks on his high-stakes rescue mission, he finds himself entangled in a web of crime, danger, and unexpected twists.
The movie balances high-octane action sequences with comedic moments and a suspenseful kidnapping plot. The mix of genres makes it tonally unique, much like John Wick meets The Nice Guys.
HeyUGuys chatted to the cast and directors of the movie about working on this hugely original action movie and how they dealt already hugely popular movie stateside. We talked about the film’s rated status, the need for more fun action narratives, and about the cast’s experience shooting in South Africa.
Novocaine is in cinemas nationwide from Friday March 28.
