The People Under the Stairs

1991

Action / Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

59
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 36 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 44169 44.2K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Wes Craven Photo
Wes Craven

Top cast

A.J. Langer Photo
A.J. Langer as Alice
Ving Rhames Photo
Ving Rhames as Leroy
Everett McGill Photo
Everett McGill as Man
Bill Cobbs Photo
Bill Cobbs as Grandpa Booker
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
810.63 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
TV-MA
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 4
1.65 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
TV-MA
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tmdb28039023 6 / 10

The plot follows a boy and two adult

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 Quintin Adams) grabs the doorknob with one hand while holding Leroy's (Ving Rhames) hand with the other; Leroy’s other hand is currently between a Rottweiler’s fangs, and the electrical charge travels through the two intruders and knocks out the dog. The People Under the Stairs is like a Scooby Doo episode with a lot more blood in it; it’s indeed so ludicrous that the stolen coins are meant to pay for “mom's operation.” Having said that, there’s no question it was Craven’s intention all along to make a comedy. Moreover, it's impossible not to have a soft spot for a movie that includes a kid punching a Rottweiler in the face, an homage to The Shining, and the aforementioned dog going on an unexpected ride down a homemade slide, all in the space of just over three minutes.
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Reviewed by michaelRokeefe 6 / 10

All in the name of perfection.

Once again director/writer Wes Craven delivers the thrills and chills. A young boy(Brandon Adams)is persuaded by a hapless crook(Ving Rhames) to break into his landlord's house to steal a gold coin collection. The house turns out to be an overly secured mansion that was formerly a funeral home. The demented landlord(Everett McGill)and his wife(Wendy Robie) and daughter(A.J. Langer)are not the only weirdness to be found. There is the mangled denizens under the stairs...in the basement...between the walls. The husband and wife are actually brother and sister. This tale of horror turns into a campy riot and easy to gain a cult following.

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