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Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, Poison deftly interweaves trio of transgressive tales-“Hero,” “Horror” and “Homo”-that build toward a devastating climax. “Hero,” shot in mock TV-documentary style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice; “Horror,” filmed like a delirious ’50s B-movie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague; while “Homo” explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
Original Release
04/05/1991
US Release
04/05/1991
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Edith Meeks | Felicia Beacon / Felicia Beacon (segment "Hero") |
Millie White | Millie Sklar / Millie Sklar (segment "Hero") |
Buck Smith | Gregory Lazar / Gregory Lazar (segment "Hero") |
Anne Giotta | Evelyn McAlpert / Evelyn McAlpert (segment "Hero") |
John Leguizamo | Chanchi (segment "Homo") / Chancho |
Rob LaBelle | Jay Wete / Jay Wete (segment "Hero") |
Lydia Lafleur | Sylvia Manning (segment "Hero") |
Ian Nemser | Sean White (segment "Hero") |
Evan Dunsky | Dr. MacArthur / Dr. MacArthur (segment "Hero") |
Marina Lutz | Hazel Lamprecht / Hazel Lamprecht (segment "Hero") |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Edith Meeks | Felicia Beacon / Felicia Beacon (segment "Hero") |
Millie White | Millie Sklar / Millie Sklar (segment "Hero") |
Buck Smith | Gregory Lazar / Gregory Lazar (segment "Hero") |
Anne Giotta | Evelyn McAlpert / Evelyn McAlpert (segment "Hero") |
John Leguizamo | Chanchi (segment "Homo") / Chancho |
Rob LaBelle | Jay Wete / Jay Wete (segment "Hero") |
Lydia Lafleur | Sylvia Manning (segment "Hero") |
Ian Nemser | Sean White (segment "Hero") |
Evan Dunsky | Dr. MacArthur / Dr. MacArthur (segment "Hero") |
Marina Lutz | Hazel Lamprecht / Hazel Lamprecht (segment "Hero") |
Barry Cassidy | Officer Rilt (segment "Hero") |
Richard Anthony | Edward Comacho (segment "Hero") |
Angela M. Schreiber | Florence Giddens / Florence Giddens (segment "Hero") |
Justin Silverstein | Jake (segment "Hero") |
Chris Singh | Chris (segment "Hero") |
Edward Allen | Fred Beacon (segment "Hero") |
Carlos Jimenez | Jose (segment "Hero") |
Larry Maxwell | Dr. Graves / Dr. Graves (segment "Horror") |
Susan Norman | Nancy Olsen (segment "Horror") / Nancy Olsen |
Al Quagliata | Deputy Hansen (segment "Horror") |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Brian Greenbaum | Executive Producer |
James Schamus | Executive Producer |
Christine Vachon | Producer |
Lauren Zalaznick | Producer |