Poison
Fox Lorber (1991)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Horror, Science Fiction
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IMDB   6.5
85 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   US - R
James Lyons
Larry Maxwell
Edith Meeks
Susan Norman
Scott Renderer
Edith Meeks Felicia Beacon
Millie White Millie Sklar
Buck Smith Gregory Lazar
Anne Giotta Evelyn McAlpert
Lydia Lafleur Sylvia Manning
Ian Nemser Sean White
Rob LaBelle Jay Wete
Evan Dunsky Dr. MacArthur
Marina Lutz Hazel Lamprecht
Barry Cassidy Officer Rilt
Richard Anthony Edward Comacho
Angela M. Schreiber Florence Giddens
Justin Silverstein Jake
Chris Singh Chris
Edward Allen Fred Beacon
Carlos Jimenez Jose
Larry Maxwell Dr. Graves
Susan Norman Nancy Olsen
Al Quagliata Deputy Hansen
Michelle Sullivan Prostitute
Parlan McGaw Newscaster
Frank O'Donnell Old Doctor
Melissa Brown Woman in the Alley
Joe Dietl Man in the Alley
Don Damico Doctor #1
Director/Choreographer
Todd Haynes
Producer Brian Greenbaum
James Schamus
Writer/Composer Jean Genet
Todd Haynes
Cinematography Maryse Alberti
Music James Bennett


Three intercut stories about outsiders, sex and violence. In "Hero," Richie, at age 7, kills his father and flies away. After the event, a documentary in cheesy lurid colors asks what Richie was like and what led up to the shooting. In the black and white "Horror," a scientist isolates the elixir of human sexuality, drinks it, and becomes a festering, contagious murderer; a female colleague who loves him tries to help, to her peril. In "Homo," a prisoner in Fontenal prison is drawn to an inmate whom he knew some years before, at Baton juvenile institute, and whose humiliations he witnessed. This story is told in dim light, except for the bright flashbacks.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1