Poison

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Science Fiction
Drama
Horror

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.

Keywords

scientist
prison
love
murder
1980s
lgbt
gay theme
sexuality
poetry
disease
sexual abuse
punishment
domestic abuse
hiv/aids epidemic
queer allegory

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 5, 1991
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Foe Killer Films,Poison L.P.,Bronze Eye Productions
Cast: Justin Silverstein,Scott Renderer,Eric Cubano,Kyle De Camp,Elyse Steinberg,Charles Cavalier,Lydia Lafleur,Anne Giotta,Douglas Gibson,Parlan McGawand 72 more
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Todd Haynes
Producer: James Schamus,Brian Greenbaum,Christine Vachon
Cinematography: Maryse Alberti
Music: James Bennett
Budget: $250,000
Revenue: $609,524
IMDb: tt0102687