Poison

Apr 5, 1991

1h 25m

★ 5.9

The whole world is dying of panicky fright.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Bronze Eye Productions

Poison Trailers

Cast

Felicia Beacon ("Hero")

Edith Meeks

Millie Sklar ("Hero")

Millie White

Gregory Lazar ("Hero")

Buck Smith

Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")

Anne Giotta

Sylvia Manning ("Hero")

Lydia Lafleur

Sean White ("Hero")

Ian Nemser

Jay Wete ("Hero")

Rob LaBelle

Dr. MacArthur ("Hero")

Evan Dunsky

Hazel Lamprecht ("Hero")

Marina Lutz

Officer Rilt ("Hero")

Barry Cassidy

Edward Comacho ("Hero")

Richard Anthony

Florence Giddens ("Hero")

Angela M. Schreiber

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