Poison

Poison
1991
★★★☆☆ 5.9/10
⏱️ 85 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaHorrorScience Fiction
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
Edith Meeks
Felicia Beacon ("Hero")
Millie White
Millie White
Millie Sklar ("Hero")
Buck Smith
Buck Smith
Gregory Lazar ("Hero")
Anne Giotta
Anne Giotta
Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")
Lydia Lafleur
Lydia Lafleur
Sylvia Manning ("Hero")
Ian Nemser
Ian Nemser
Sean White ("Hero")

User Reviews

griggs79
★ 6/10
March 28, 2025
Watched _Poison_ at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake

Crew

Director
Todd Haynes
Writer
Todd Haynes
Producer
Christine Vachon, Brian Greenbaum, James Schamus

Production

Bronze Eye Productions

Keywords

prisonsexual abusesexualitypoetrypunishmentlovemurderdomestic abusediseasescientist