
Film
Poison
1991 · 1h 25m · Drama · Horror · Science Fiction
- IMDb
- 6.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 80%
- Metacritic
- 67
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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.
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Cast

Edith Meeks
Felicia Beacon ("Hero")
Millie White
Millie Sklar ("Hero")
Buck Smith
Gregory Lazar ("Hero")
Anne Giotta
Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")
Lydia Lafleur
Sylvia Manning ("Hero")
Ian Nemser
Sean White ("Hero")

Rob LaBelle
Jay Wete ("Hero")

Evan Dunsky
Dr. MacArthur ("Hero")
Marina Lutz
Hazel Lamprecht ("Hero")
Barry Cassidy
Officer Rilt ("Hero")

Richard Anthony
Edward Comacho ("Hero")
Angela M. Schreiber
Florence Giddens ("Hero")
Justin Silverstein
Jake ("Hero")
Chris Singh
Chris ("Hero")
Edward Allen
Fred Beacon ("Hero")
Carlos Jimenez
Jose ("Hero")
Crew
- Todd HaynesDirector · Writer · Editor
- Christine VachonProducer
- Brian GreenbaumExecutive Producer
- James SchamusExecutive Producer
- Maryse AlbertiDirector of Photography
- James BennettOriginal Music Composer
- James LyonsEditor
- Karim AïnouzCasting
- Laura BarnettCasting
- Andrew HarpendingCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 5, 1991
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NC-17
- Budget
- $250,000
- Revenue
- $609,524
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
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