The People Under the Stairs
"In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid."
HorrorComedy
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
🎬 DirectorWes Craven
📅 Release1991-11-01
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioAlive Films, Universal Pictures
🗳 Votes735
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$6,000,000
💵 Revenue$31,400,000
🎭 Cast
Brandon Quintin Adams
Fool
Everett McGill
Man
Wendy Robie
Woman
A. J. Langer
Alice
Ving Rhames
Leroy
Sean Whalen
Roach
Bill Cobbs
Grandpa Booker
Kelly Jo Minter
Ruby
Jeremy Roberts
Spencer
Conni Marie Brazelton
Mary
Josh Coxx
Young Cop
David Robinson
Person Under the Stairs (uncredited)
John Hostetter
Veteran Cop
George R. Parker
Attic Cop
John Mahon
Police Sergeant
🎥 Crew
DirectorWes Craven
WriterWes Craven
StuntsDane Farwell
StuntsPaula Moody
StuntsMarian Green
Original Music ComposerDon Peake
StuntsSandra Lee Gimpel
ProducerStuart M. Besser
Co-ProducerDixie J. Capp
Executive ProducerWes Craven
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
child abuseescapeshotgunserial killerlandlordwrongful imprisonmentcannibalincestbluntmental illnessbreak inpsychotic
💬 Reviews
The plot follows a boy and two adult thieves who, after breaking in to steal a collection of rare coins, become trapped in a house belonging to a strange couple. These thieves are so inept they leave their van parked next to the house, in full view of a couple of policemen who are even more inept; “This truck was used to rob a liquor store last night,” they inform the homeowners, whereupon the…
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