
The People Under the Stairs
1991
In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.
Directed by Wes Craven
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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.
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- Director
- Wes Craven
- Written by
- Wes Craven
- Produced by
- Marianne Maddalena, Stuart M. Besser
- Composers
- Don Peake, Graeme Revell
- Cinematographer
- Sandi Sissel
- Editor
- James Coblentz
- Studios
- Universal Pictures, Alive Films
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs
- TMDB
- 6.6/10 (746 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 57/100
- IMDb
- 6.4/10 (42,266 votes)
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
Teresa Velarde
Social Worker

Yan Birch
Stairmaster
Wayne Daniels
Stairperson 1
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Score
Don Peake
The People Under the Stairs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — HOME INVASION Pt 19: The People Under the Stairs (1991) & Panic Room (2002)

























