Poison

Poison (1991)

The whole world is dying of panicky fright.

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.

star 6.1 6.3 67 80%
  • Release Date: 1991-04-05
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: Todd Haynes

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  • Trailer

    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")

    • 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")

    • James Cagnard

      Bartender ("Horror")

    • Lauren Zalaznick

      Waitress ("Horror")

    • 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")

    • John R. Lombardi

      Rass ("Homo")

    • Tony Pemberton

      Young Broom (segment "Homo")

    • Andrew Harpending

      Young Bolton ("Homo")

    • 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")

    • 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)

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