Poison (1991)

60% User Rating

1h 25min

"The whole world is dying of panicky fright."

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.

Todd HaynesDirector

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")

Justin Silverstein

Jake ("Hero")

Chris Singh

Chris ("Hero")

Edward Allen

Fred Beacon ("Hero")

Carlos Jimenez

Jose ("Hero")

Larry Maxwell

Dr. Graves ("Horror")

Susan Norman

Nancy Olsen ("Horror")

Al Quagliata

Deputy Hansen ("Horror")

Michelle Sullivan

Prostitute ("Horror")

Parlan McGaw

Newscaster ("Horror")

Frank O'Donnell

Old Doctor ("Horror")

Melissa Brown

Woman in the Alley / Additional Voices ("Horror")

Joe Dietl

Man in the Alley ("Horror")

Don Damico

Doctor 1 / Cop 2 / Additional Voices ("Horror")

Charles Cavalier

Cop 1 ("Horror")

Kyle De Camp

Neighbor ("Horror")

Aimee Scheff

Neighbor ("Horror")

Jessica

Nurse ("Horror")

Lorraine Traverson

Nurse ("Horror")

Phil W. Petrie

Doctor ("Horror")

John C. Nadeau

Doctor ("Horror")

James Cagnard

Bartender ("Horror")

Lauren Zalaznick

Waitress ("Horror")

Chris Henricks

Sleazy Man ("Horror")

Leah Mullen

Little Girl ("Horror")

Elyse Steinberg

Little Girl ("Horror")

Bruce Cook

Dr. Strick ("Horror")

Andrew Bishop

Child's Hands ("Horror")

Tom McCullough

Townsperson ("Horror")

Chava Tiger

Townsperson ("Horror")

Jack Tiger

Townsperson ("Horror")

Frankie Waters

Townsperson ("Horror")

Richard Hansen

Narrator (voice) (segment "Horror")

Gary Ray

Additional Voices / Canon ("Horror" / "Homo")

Joe Glick

Additional Voices ("Horror")

Scott Renderer

John Broom ("Homo")

James Lyons

Jack Bolton ("Homo")

John R. Lombardi

Rass ("Homo")

Tony Pemberton

Young Broom (segment "Homo")

Andrew Harpending

Young Bolton ("Homo")

Tony Gigante

Inspector ("Homo")

Douglas Gibson

Van Roven ("Homo")

John Leguizamo

Chancho ("Homo")

Les Simpson

Miss Tim ("Homo")

Joey Grant

Jamoke ("Homo")

David Danford

Basco ("Homo")

Jason Bauer

Doran ("Homo")

Ken Schatz

Preacher ("Homo")

Maurice Clapisson

Guard 1 ("Homo")

Matthew Ebert

Guard 2 ("Homo")

Marie-Françoise Vachon

Foster Mother ("Homo")

Michael Silverman

Foster Father ("Homo")

Shaun Wilson

Broom Age 6 ("Homo")

Nino Bua

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Wayne Compton

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Ray Dragon

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

John Duffy

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

John McGhee

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Michael A. Miranda

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Anthony J. Ribustello

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Jonathan Smit

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Oscar Tevez

Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")

Gideon Joslyn Brown

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

John Gleeson Connolly

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

Tom Cross

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

Eric Cubano

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

Dani Michaeli

Baton Inmate ("Homo")

Jim Fletcher

Background Voices ("Homo")

Tom Wayland

Background Voices ("Homo")

Norman Yugutta

Background Voices ("Homo")

Kelly Reichardt

Townsperson ("Horror") (uncredited)

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griggs79

Rating 60%

March 28, 2025

Watched _Poison_ at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake

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