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Poison
The whole world is dying of panicky fright.
Genres
DramaHorrorScience Fiction
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.
Details
Budget
$250000
Revenue
$609524
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1991-04-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
89
Vote Average
5.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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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