Poison

This groundbreaking American Indie was the most fervently debated film of the 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of queer cinema. A work of immense visual invention, Haynes' spectacular follow-up to his legendary "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" is audacious, disturbing and thrillingly cinematic.

A runaway theatrical hit and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, which made national headlines and the network news when it was attacked by right-wing minister Donald Wildmon, POISON is unsettling, unforgettable and thoroughly entertaining.

Winner of the Teddy for Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. Nominated for Best First Feature and Best Director at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

"Arguably the strongest American debut feature of the '90s." - Rob Nelson, Village Voice