In ‘Novocaine’ Jack Quaid is no pain, all gain : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Jack Quaid in Novocaine.

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Jack Quaid in Novocaine.

Paramount Pictures

In the gleefully grisly action movie Novocaine, Jack Quaid plays a sweet, nerdy guy who does not experience physical pain. He falls for a woman (Amber Midthunder) who’s determined to get him to leave his safe, risk-averse life behind. That happens in a big and very bloody way when she gets kidnapped by bank robbers, and he sets out to rescue her.

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