Poison
Poison
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Poison (1991)

R (US) | USA | English | 85 min
Directed by: Todd Haynes
6.4

Three intercut stories about outsiders, sex and violence. In "Hero," Richie, at age 7, kills his father and flies away. After the event, a documentary in cheesy lurid colors asks what Richie was like and what led up to the shooting. In the black and white "Horror," a scientist isolates the elixir of human sexuality, drinks it, and becomes a festering, contagious murderer; a female colleague who loves him tries to help, to her peril. In "Homo," a prisoner in Fontenal prison is drawn to an inmate whom he knew some years before, at Baton juvenile institute, and whose humiliations he witnessed. This story is told in dim light, except for the bright flashbacks.

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Release Date

USA
(Sundance Film Festival)
1991-01
Germany
(Berlin International Film Festival)
1991-02
Sweden
(Göteborg Film Festival)
1991-02-01
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Poison
(Original title)
Veneno
Brazil
Poison
Canada (English title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Severe
Violence & Gore
Moderate
Profanity
Moderate
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Moderate