Country
United States
Date
Jan 11, 1991
Note
Sundance Film Festival
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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") |
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| 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) |
Genres
DramaHorrorScience Fiction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Poison |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Bronze Eye Productions |
| Data di uscita | 5 aprile 1991 |
| Exec. Producer | Brian Greenbaum, James Schamus |
| Producer | Christine Vachon, Lauren Zalaznick |
| Writer | Todd Haynes |
| Casting | Andrew Harpending, Laura Barnett, John Michael Kelsey, Karim Aïnouz |
| Editors | James Lyons, Todd Haynes, Karim Aïnouz |
| Cinematography | Maryse Alberti, Barry Ellsworth |
| Asst. Directors | Mark Haffenreffer, Andrew Harpending, Christine Vachon, Todd Haynes |
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| Lighting | Karim Aïnouz, John C. Nadeau |
| Camera Operators | Maryse Alberti, Barry Ellsworth |
| Add. Photography | Barry Ellsworth, Maryse Alberti |
| Production Design | Sarah Stollman, Kelly Reichardt, Chas Plummer, Matthew Ebert, John Hansen |
| Art Direction | Chas Plummer, Kelly Reichardt, Sarah Stollman, Matthew Ebert, John Hansen |
| Set Decoration | Kelly Reichardt, Sarah Stollman, Chas Plummer, Matthew Ebert, John Hansen |
| Composer | James Bennett, Reilly Steele, Julie Wilde, Mary Ellen Porto, Neil Danziger, Julie Lindner |
| Sound | James Bennett, Reilly Steele, Julie Wilde, Mary Ellen Porto, Neil Danziger, Julie Lindner |
| Costume Design | Jessica Haston, Angela Johnson, Scott Sliger |
| Makeup | Jessica Haston, Angela Johnson, Scott Sliger |
| Hairstyling | Jessica Haston, Angela Johnson, Scott Sliger |
| Budget | 250.000 € |
| Incasso | 609.524 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 01, 1991
Note
Berlin International Film Festival
Country
Sweden
Date
Feb 01, 1991
Note
Göteborg Film Festival
Country
Israel
Date
Jul 01, 1991
Note
Jerusalem film festival
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Country
New Zealand
Date
Jul 18, 1991
Note
Wellington film festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 05, 1991
Certification
NC-17
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 16, 1991
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 07, 1992
Theatrical release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 11, 1991
Certification
18
Country
France
Date
Nov 27, 1991
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 01, 1992
Note
Fantasporto film festival
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 28, 1992
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Country
Australia
Date
May 21, 1992
Country
Denmark
Date
Nov 09, 1992
Country
Finland
Date
Mar 05, 1993
Digital
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
Canada
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
Denmark
Date
Dec 10, 2025
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Country
Finland
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
Iceland
Date
Dec 10, 2025
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Country
Ireland
Date
Dec 10, 2025
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
New Zealand
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
Norway
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 10, 2025
Note
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Country
United States
Date
Dec 10, 2025
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Physical media
Country
Spain
Date
Jan 30, 1995
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