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
User Rating
Intensity
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 42m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs
- TMDB
- 6.6/10 (791 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 57/100
- IMDb
- 6.4/10 (42,266 votes)
Awards
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best Wide Release Film(1992)
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)
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