The People Under the Stairs Poster

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

R 11/01/1991 Horror, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller 1h 43m
65%
User
Score
6.4/10
70%
57/100

In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.

Overview

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.

Wes Craven

Director

Top Billed Cast

Brandon Quintin Adams

Brandon Quintin Adams

Fool

Everett McGill

Everett McGill

Man

Wendy Robie

Wendy Robie

Woman

A. J. Langer

A. J. Langer

Alice

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Leroy

Sean Whalen

Sean Whalen

Roach

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Grandpa Booker

Kelly Jo Minter

Kelly Jo Minter

Ruby

Jeremy Roberts

Jeremy Roberts

Spencer

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Media

Fool's Basement Terror

Fool's Basement Terror

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Fool Meets Alice

Fool Meets Alice

Actress Wendy Robie Remembers the Bathtub Scene

Actress Wendy Robie Remembers the Bathtub Scene

Special Make Up Effects Team Interview

Special Make Up Effects Team Interview

Fool Escapes From The Basement

Fool Escapes From The Basement

The Arrow Video Story

The Arrow Video Story

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Reviews

A review by tmdb28039023

Written on August 27, 2022

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 they just drive off, leaving the getaway vehicle right where it is (but then cops are always incompetent in a Wes Craven film; cf. The Last House on the Left).

The inside of the house, which appears to have been designed by serial killer H.H. Holmes, is full of booby traps, including a door whose knob has been rigged to deliver electric shocks – in one hilarious scene, young Fool (Brandon Quinti...

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