Poison (1991)

04/05/1991 (US) • 1h 25m

Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

The whole world is dying of panicky fright.

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.

Top Billed 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")


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$250,000.00

Revenue

$609,524.00

Keywords

prison

sexual abuse

sexuality

poetry

punishment

love

murder

domestic abuse

disease

scientist

lgbt

1980s

hiv/aids epidemic

queer allegory

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