Novocaine: the movie action hero who’s immune to pain

“Meet Nathan Caine, he can’t feel pain," a real-life syndrome, according to Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol

March 31, 2025| Times2|01 min read
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Novocaine, a new action movie starring Jack Quaid, introduces a fresh take on the superhero genre. It features a hero whose superpower actually exists.

Mild-natured Nathan “Novocaine” Caine (Nate) is catapulted into the criminal underworld when his love interest is kidnapped by bank robbers. On his quest to save her from almost certain peril, he absorbs blades and bullets. He even manages to retrieve a gun from a scorching-hot deep-fat fryer that he then uses to shoot a baddy.

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