Poison

Unrated

4/19/19911h 25m

Premiere Release (US)

~ The whole world is dying of panicky fright. ~

Overview:

A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.

Director:

Todd Haynes

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$250,000.00

Revenue:

$609,524.00

Key words:

prison
sexual abuse
sexuality
poetry
punishment
love
murder
domestic abuse
disease
scientist
lgbt
1980s
hiv/aids epidemic
queer allegory

Cast

Edith Meeks

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Felicia Beacon ("Hero")

Millie White

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Millie Sklar ("Hero")

Buck Smith

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Gregory Lazar ("Hero")

Anne Giotta

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Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")

Lydia Lafleur

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Sylvia Manning ("Hero")

Ian Nemser

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Sean White ("Hero")

Rob LaBelle

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Jay Wete ("Hero")

Evan Dunsky

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Dr. MacArthur ("Hero")

Marina Lutz

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Hazel Lamprecht ("Hero")

Barry Cassidy

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Officer Rilt ("Hero")

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Reviews (1)

griggs79
Written 3 month(s) ago
6
Watched Poison at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake