“Novocaine” partial poster featuring Jack Quaid.
Novocaine — an action comedy hit starring Jack Quaid — is coming soon to digital streaming.
Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, Novocaine opened in theaters on March 14. The official summary for Novocaine reads, “Nathan Caine (Quaid, The Boys) 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.”
Rated R, Novocaine also stars Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: No Way Home) Nate’s video game-playing partner Roscoe and Ray Nicholson (Smile 2) as Simon, who is the mastermind behind the bank heist. The cast also includes Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst and Conrad Kemp.
Paramount Home Entertainment announced Monday that Novocaine will debut on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, April 8.
Novocaine will be available for purchase on digital platforms such as Prime Video, AppleTV, and Fandango at Home for $24.99, while the film can also be rented on PVOD for $19.99 for a 48-hour period.
Per Paramount Home Entertainment, viewers who purchase Novocaine on PVOD will also have access to 35 minutes of bonus content, which consists of three featurettes:
- 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.
How Did Audiences And Critics Receive ‘Novocaine?
Novocaine has earned $19.7 million in North American theaters and $12.5 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $32.2 million to date. Novocaine had a production budget of $18 million before prints and advertising costs, Deadline reported.
Upon its release, Novocaine was a big hit with Rotten Tomatoes critics earning an 80% “fresh” rating based on 94 reviews.
The RT Critics Consensus for the film reads, “Getting an adrenaline shot from Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder’s considerable charm while finding increasingly demented ways to utilize its concept, Novocaine is the opposite of a pain to watch.”
Novocaine arrives on PVOD on Tuesday.
