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Poison

Poison

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From the Oscar-nominated director of Far from Heaven, I'm Not There and the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce, this controversial masterpiece is the most fervently debated film of the 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of Queer Cinema. Todd Haynes' first feature-following the underground short sensation Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story-this groundbreaking American indie is a thrilling work of immense visual invention. Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, Poison deftly interweaves a trio of transgressive tales-"Hero," "Horror" and "Homo" that build toward a devastating climax. "Hero," shot in a mock tabloid-TV 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. A runaway hit which made national headlines when it was attacked by conservative figures including Dick Armey, Ralph Reed and minister Donald Wildmon, Poison is audacious, unforgettable and thoroughly entertaining.

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Title: Poison
Genre: Drama
Starring: Edith Meeks, Millie White, Buck Smith, Rob Labelle, Angela M Schreiber, Larry Maxwell, Susan Norman, Scott Renderer, James Lyons
Director: Todd Haynes
Attributes: Remastered, Anniversary Edition
Release Date: 6/21/2011
Original Year: 1991
Product Type: DVD
Rated: UNR
Catalog #: 1135
UPC: 795975113533
Item #: ZEI511353

Technical Information

Street Date: 6/21/2011
Original Language: ENG
Subtitles: ENG
Closed Caption: Yes
Run Time: 85 minutes
Studio: Zeitgeist Films