The People Under the Stairs (1991)
6.5|1 Nov, 1991|103 min
In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.
6.5|1 Nov, 1991|103 min
Released
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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.
Language
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $31,400,000
English
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $31,400,000
Keywords
child abuse
escape
shotgun
serial killer
landlord
wrongful imprisonment
cannibal
incest
blunt
mental illness
break in
psychotic
guard dog
bad landlord
disfigurement
tarot
greedy developer
neighborhood
landlord tenant relationship
shocking
poor kid
murderous pair
trapped in a house
class warfare
in the walls
mother daughter relationship
brother sister relationship
sexual fetish
absurd
antagonistic
ridiculous
Casts
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
Michael Kopelow
Stairperson 2
Brutus
Prince the Dog
Bubba
Prince the Dog
Schultz
Prince the Dog
Zeke
Prince the Dog
Nic Cramer
Jon Kinney
Danny Kopel
Crews
Wes Craven
Writer
Wes Craven
Director
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Paula Moody
Stunts
Marian Green
Stunts
Don Peake
Original Music Composer
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Stuart M. Besser
Producer
Dixie J. Capp
Co-Producer
Peter Foster
Associate Producer
Robert Kurtzman
Makeup Supervisor
James Coblentz
Editor
Molly Flanegin
Set Decoration
Shep Gordon
Executive Producer
Eileen Mack Knight
Casting
Ileane Meltzer
Costume Design
Greg Nicotero
Makeup Supervisor
Carl Beyer
Production Assistant
Steven Lloyd Shroyer
Art Direction
Bryan Jones
Production Design
Wes Craven
Executive Producer
Marianne Maddalena
Producer
Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
Sandi Sissel
Director of Photography
Backdrops & Posters
