Poison (1991)
18
11/10/1991 (GB)
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
1h 25m
- 60% (87 votes)
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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.
- Todd HaynesDirector, Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$250,000
Revenue
$609,524
Keywords
- prison
- sexual abuse
- sexuality
- poetry
- punishment
- love
- murder
- domestic abuse
- disease
- scientist
- lgbt
- 1980s
- hiv/aids epidemic
- queer allegory
Top Billed 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")
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