prison,sexuality,punishment,love,murder,domestic abuse,scientist,lgbt,1980s,hiv/aids epidemic

Poison (1991)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Todd Haynes
  • Profile picture of Edith Meeks
    Felicia Beacon ("Hero") Edith Meeks
  • Profile picture of Rob LaBelle
    Jay Wete ("Hero") Rob LaBelle
  • Profile picture of Evan Dunsky
    Dr. MacArthur ("Hero") Evan Dunsky
  • Profile picture of Richard Anthony
    Edward Comacho ("Hero") Richard Anthony
  • Profile picture of Susan Norman
    Nancy Olsen ("Horror") Susan Norman
  • Profile picture of Joe Dietl
    Man in the Alley ("Horror") Joe Dietl
  • Profile picture of James Cagnard
    Bartender ("Horror") James Cagnard
  • Profile picture of Frankie Waters
    Townsperson ("Horror") Frankie Waters

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Keywords

  • prison
  • sexuality
  • punishment
  • love
  • murder
  • domestic abuse
  • scientist
  • lgbt
  • 1980s
  • hiv/aids epidemic