Poison (1991)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 5, 1991Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
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')
James Bennett
Composer
Larry Maxwell
Dr. Graves ('Horror')
Susan Norman
Nancy Olsen ('Horror')
Al Quagliata
Deputy Hansen ('Horror')
Michelle Sullivan
Prostitute ('Horror')
Parlan McGaw
Newscaster ('Horror')
Frank O'Donnell
Old Doctor ('Horror')
Melissa Brown
Woman in the Alley / Additional Voices ('Horror')
Joe Dietl
Man in the Alley ('Horror')
Don Damico
Doctor 1 / Cop 2 / Additional Voices ('Horror')
Charles Cavalier
Cop 1 ('Horror')
Kyle De Camp
Neighbor ('Horror')
Aimee Scheff
Neighbor ('Horror')
Jessica
Nurse ('Horror')
Lorraine Traverson
Nurse ('Horror')
Phil W. Petrie
Doctor ('Horror')
John C. Nadeau
Doctor ('Horror') / Gaffer
James Cagnard
Bartender ('Horror')
Lauren Zalaznick
Waitress ('Horror') / Associate Producer
Chris Henricks
Sleazy Man ('Horror')
Leah Mullen
Little Girl ('Horror')
Elyse Steinberg
Little Girl ('Horror')
Bruce Cook
Dr. Strick ('Horror')
Andrew Bishop
Child's Hands ('Horror')
Tom McCullough
Townsperson ('Horror')
Chava Tiger
Townsperson ('Horror')
Jack Tiger
Townsperson ('Horror')
Frankie Waters
Townsperson ('Horror')
Richard Hansen
Narrator (voice) (segment 'Horror')
Gary Ray
Additional Voices / Canon ('Horror' / 'Homo')
Joe Glick
Additional Voices ('Horror')
Scott Renderer
John Broom ('Homo')
James Lyons
Jack Bolton ('Homo') / Editor
John R. Lombardi
Rass ('Homo')
Tony Pemberton
Young Broom (segment 'Homo')
Andrew Harpending
Young Bolton ('Homo') / Casting / Second Assistant Director
Tony Gigante
Inspector ('Homo')
Douglas Gibson
Van Roven ('Homo')
John Leguizamo
Chancho ('Homo')
Les Simpson
Miss Tim ('Homo')
Joey Grant
Jamoke ('Homo')
David Danford
Basco ('Homo')
Jason Bauer
Doran ('Homo')
Ken Schatz
Preacher ('Homo')
Maurice Clapisson
Guard 1 ('Homo')
Matthew Ebert
Guard 2 ('Homo') / Set Dresser
Marie-Françoise Vachon
Foster Mother ('Homo')
Michael Silverman
Foster Father ('Homo')
Shaun Wilson
Broom Age 6 ('Homo')
Nino Bua
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Wayne Compton
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Ray Dragon
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
John Duffy
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
John McGhee
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Michael A. Miranda
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Anthony J. Ribustello
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Jonathan Smit
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Oscar Tevez
Fontenal Inmate ('Homo')
Gideon Joslyn Brown
Baton Inmate ('Homo')
John Gleeson Connolly
Baton Inmate ('Homo')
Tom Cross
Baton Inmate ('Homo')
Eric Cubano
Baton Inmate ('Homo')
Dani Michaeli
Baton Inmate ('Homo')
Jim Fletcher
Background Voices ('Homo')
Tom Wayland
Background Voices ('Homo')
Norman Yugutta
Background Voices ('Homo')
Kelly Reichardt
Townsperson ('Horror') (uncredited) / Set Dresser / Property Master
Todd Haynes
Director / Writer / Editor
Bill Sherwood
Thanks
Karim Aïnouz
Assistant Editor / Electrician / Casting
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
James Bennett
Original Music Composer
Christine Vachon
Producer / First Assistant Director
Chas Plummer
Art Direction
James Schamus
Executive Producer
John Michael Kelsey
Casting
Sarah Stollman
Production Design
Brian Greenbaum
Executive Producer
Laura Barnett
Casting
Jessica Haston
Costume Design
Angela Johnson
Makeup & Hair
Scott Sliger
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mark Haffenreffer
Second Assistant Director
John Hansen
Set Dresser
Reilly Steele
Sound Mixer
Julie Wilde
Boom Operator
Mary Ellen Porto
Sound Editor
Neil Danziger
Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 5, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Budget$250,000
Box Office$609,524
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
prison
sexuality
love
punishment
scientist
murder
domestic abuse
lgbt
1980s
hiv/aids epidemic
Wiki.
Poison is a 1991 American science fiction drama horror film written and directed by Todd Haynes, starring Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, and James Lyons.
Composed of three intercut narratives inspired by the novels of Jean Genet, the gay themes in Poison marked an emerging "queer new wave" in cinema. The film received generally positive reviews.
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