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Poison(Movie, 1991)

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| 1h 25min | Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
PoisonRating: 3.1/5 (with 3232 votes)
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. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Poison

Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

About Poison

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/05/1991
Director: Todd Haynes
Screenwriter: Todd Haynes
Director of Photography: Maryse Alberti
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Dilitirio"
"Veneno"
Budget: 250,000 USD
Revenue: 609,524 USD (= 244%)
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: Poison (US, 1924), Poison (FR, 1933), Poison (FR, 1951), Poison (1997), Poison (CA/DE/US, 2000), Poison (IT, 2017), Poison (DE/LU/NL, 2023)

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