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Poison
Sign in to save1991 film directed by Todd Haynes
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5.9A 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.
Released: 1991-04-0585 minDir: Todd HaynesDrama, Horror, Science FictionBudget: $250,000Box office: $609,524
Cast
- Edith Meeks as Felicia Beacon ("Hero")
- Millie White as Millie Sklar ("Hero")
- Buck Smith as Gregory Lazar ("Hero")
- Anne Giotta as Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")
- Lydia Lafleur as Sylvia Manning ("Hero")
- Ian Nemser as Sean White ("Hero")
Themes
- prison
- sexual abuse
- sexuality
- poetry
- punishment
- love
- murder
- domestic abuse
- disease
- scientist
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- Poison
- review score
- 80%
- publication date
- 1991-11-27
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1990s satirical films1990s science fiction drama films1991 American films1991 drama films1991 English-language films1991 films1991 horror films1991 independent films1991 LGBTQ-related films1991 science fiction films1991 science fiction horror filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican satirical filmsAmerican science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFilms about patricideFilms based on French novelsFilms based on works by Jean GenetFilms directed by Todd HaynesFilms distributed by Zeitgeist Films