Poison

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Todd Haynes

Writers

Todd Haynes

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

5 April 1991

Budget

$250,000

Box office

$609,524

Ensemble

Cast

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  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")