Hollywood Action Hero

Why Jack Quaid needed his 'Novocaine' action hero to be 'a cupcake of a human'

Being a good guy isn't always painless but it is pretty fun for Jack Quaid, who gets a star vehicle with his new action comedy "Novocaine."

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An accidental hero feels no pain in ‘Novocaine,’ a brutal yet weightless action-comedy

Jack Quaid has chops that could take him much further than this violent live-action cartoon marked by cringeworthy misfortune and a distinct lack of consequence.

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‘Novocaine' Directors on Paying Tribute to ‘Die Hard' and ‘Lethal Weapon' with a New Kind of Action Hero in Jack Quaid

Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen tell IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast about mixing humor, character, and action to create a genre movie in the tradition they grew up on.

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'Novocaine' review: Jack Quaid crushes as an unlikely action hero who can't feel pain

Novocaine star Jack Quaid has carved himself a niche by playing the everyman archetype with a genre twist. In The Boys, he's a nobody thrust into a world of superheroes. In Star Trek: Lower Decks, he's an ambitious worker bee on a starship.

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Jack Quaid on transforming rare condition into a superpower in "Novocaine"

Actor Jack Quaid stars as a man who can't feel pain in "Novocaine," a new action film that opens in theaters Friday. Quaid, known for his role as Hughie in the hit series "The Boys," plays Nathan Cain,

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Denzel Washington Doesn't Get Enough Credit For Being A Hollywood Action Hero, & These 10 Movies Prove It

These explosive blockbuster movies prove that Denzel Washington has always been the Hollywood action star we needed, & should ...

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Before he was an action hero, he was a villain: this was Van Damme’s first big screen role

No Retreat, No Surrender’ (1985) was not Van Damme's movie debut, but his role as a villain was his first relevant role on ...

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10 Essential Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Movies, Ranked

The Terminator, Total Recall, and Predator are among the best and most essential Arnold Schwarzenegger action movies.

‘Novocaine’ Review: Sticks and Stones Will Never Hurt Him

In this gross-out action spectacle, Jack Quaid plays an unlikely action hero who, because of a genetic disorder, can’t feel any pain.

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The best action movies on Amazon Prime right now

The action movie lineup for Amazon Prime Video is a little ... Kurt Russell perfectly embodied a 1980s action hero in John Carpenter’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China.

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