Movie
The People Under the Stairs
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-11-01
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Horror, Comedy, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alive Films, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Brandon Quintin Adams as Fool
- Everett McGill as Man
- Wendy Robie as Woman
- A. J. Langer as Alice
- Ving Rhames as Leroy
- Sean Whalen as Roach
- Bill Cobbs as Grandpa Booker
- Kelly Jo Minter as Ruby Williams
- Jeremy Roberts as Spencer
- Conni Marie Brazelton as Mary
- Josh Coxx as Young Cop
- David Robinson as Person Under the Stairs (uncredited)
Crew
- Wes Craven - Director
- Wes Craven - Writer
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