Poison
88
Three interwoven tales — a boy who murders his father and flies away, a scientist who unleashes a disfiguring plague, and two prisoners locked in sexual obsession.
Why watch: A $25,000 NEA grant triggered a culture-war firestorm. Senator Helms attacked it on the Senate floor.
Cast
Edith Meeks as Felicia Beacon ("Hero")
Millie White as Millie Sklar ("Hero")
Buck Smith as Gregory Lazar ("Hero")
Anne Giotta as Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")
Lydia Lafleur as Sylvia Manning ("Hero")
Ian Nemser as Sean White ("Hero")
Rob LaBelle as Jay Wete ("Hero")
Evan Dunsky as Dr. MacArthur ("Hero")
Marina Lutz as Hazel Lamprecht ("Hero")
Barry Cassidy as Officer Rilt ("Hero")
Richard Anthony as Edward Comacho ("Hero")
Angela M. Schreiber as Florence Giddens ("Hero")
Justin Silverstein as Jake ("Hero")
Chris Singh as Chris ("Hero")
Edward Allen as Fred Beacon ("Hero")
Crew
Todd Haynes — Director
Todd Haynes — Writer
Christine Vachon — Producer
Brian Greenbaum — Executive Producer
James Schamus — Executive Producer
Karim Aïnouz — Casting
Laura Barnett — Casting
Andrew Harpending — Casting
John Michael Kelsey — Casting
Maryse Alberti — Director of Photography
Todd Haynes — Editor
James Lyons — Editor
Sarah Stollman — Production Design
Chas Plummer — Art Direction
Jessica Haston — Costume Design
James Bennett — Original Music Composer
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