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Poison is a 1991 American science fiction drama horror film written and directed by Todd Haynes, starring Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, and James Lyons. Composed of three intercut narratives inspired by the novels of Jean Genet, the gay themes in Poison marked an emerging "queer new wave" in cinema.
Aug 16, 1991 · Poison: Directed by Todd Haynes. With Edith Meeks, Millie White, Buck Smith, Anne Giotta. A boy shoots his father and flies out the window. A man falls in love with a fellow inmate in prison. A doctor accidentally ingests his experimental sex serum, wreaking havoc on the community.
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- Drama, Horror, Romance
- Todd Haynes
- 1991-08-16
80% Tomatometer 25 Reviews. 68% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. Three stories: "Hero," about a boy who kills his father; "Horror," black-and-white sci-fi; and "Homo," set in prison. Content ...
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- Edith Meeks
- Todd Haynes
- Drama
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.
Nov 5, 2010 · “Poison” will be screened at the IFC Center with “Last Address,” a short film by Ira Sachs (“Forty Shades of Blue”) that memorializes the final residences of New York City artists who died of...
Nov 19, 2015 · Original 1991 theatrical trailer for Todd Haynes's POISON.
- 2 min
- 82.7K
- ZeitgeistFilms
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous fight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring...
