The People Under The Stairs (1991)
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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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05.19.09
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A thirteen year old boy nicknamed Fool lives in the ghetto and has found out his family is going to get evicted from their run down apartment. On top of that he learns his Mother is dying of cancer. Fool is persuaded by family friend, Leroy to sneak into the landlords' home to steal a prized coin collection rumored to be in their home. Desperate to help save his Mother's life and the family from being thrown into the streets, Fool goes with Leroy and Leroy's friend, Spenser to the house. They use all sorts of disguises to get in, but it doesn't work. Once they force their way into the house, they realize they got a lot more than they were looking for. After Spenser and Leroy are tragically killed, Fool tries to escape. Running for his life, he bumps into the landlords' daughter, Alice, a young abused girl full of nothing but scars and fear. Fool feels sympathy towards Alice and persuades her to escape with him. Fool then finds out that the evil and sadistic landlords are not a married couple but brother and sister who kidnap young boys and keep them locked up in the cellar. Fool will stop at nothing to save them and in the end Fool becomes the movie's hero.
Movie Tagline:
In every neighborhood there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.
Title: People Under The Stairs, The
Release Date: November 01, 1991
Runtime: 102 mins
Genre: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Dolby
IMDB Rating: 5.9
Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.9 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With P
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA Rating Reason:
Rated R for terror/violence.
Director(s):
Wes Craven
Cast:
Brandon Quintin Adams ...Poindexter 'Fool' Williams (as Brandon Adams)
Everett McGill ...Man / Dad / Eldon Robeson
Wendy Robie ...Woman
Mom ...
A.J. Langer ...Alice
Ving Rhames ...Leroy
Sean Whalen ...Roach
Bill Cobbs ...Grandpa Booker
Kelly Jo Minter ...Ruby Williams
Jeremy Roberts ...Spenser
Conni Marie Brazelton ...Mary
Joshua Cox ...young cop
John Hostetter ...Veteran cop
John Mahon ...Police sergeant
Teresa Velarde ...Social worker
George R. Parker ...Attic Cop
yan Birch ...Stairmaster
Wayne Daniels ...Stairperson 1
Michael Kopelow ...Stairperson 2
Robert Micheal ...The People Under the Stairs
Nic Cramer ...The People Under the Stairs
Jon Kinney ...Drug Addict #1
Danny Kopel ...Drive-by Biker
David Robinson ...The People Under the Stairs
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Stuart M. Besser
Dixie J. Capp
Wes Craven
Peter Foster
Shep Gordon
Marianne Maddalena
Writer(s):
Wes Craven
Composer(s):
Don Peake
Trailer(s):
The People Under The Stairs Horror Film Trailer 1
The People Under The Stairs Horror Film Trailer 2
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"DO THE RIGHT THING"
"LULLABY FOR A LITTLE TREE"
"THRENODY TO THE VICTIMS OF HIROSHIMA FOR 52 STRING INSTRUMENTS"
More Movie Taglines:
- In every neighborhood there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.
Movie Quote(s):
- Leroy: He came at me like an airplane or something!
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Leroy: Just because a man's lying down doesn't mean he's dead!
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Leroy: Yeah, and maybe the President will make me Secretary of Pussy.
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Fool: That X-ray lady's back, she's out back right now by the van. She's got a man with her the size of Detroit.
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Fool: [after Roach rescues him from "Daddy"] Thanks. Roach: [smiles and nods] Fool: [to Alice] He doesn't talk much, does he? Alice: His tongue's cut out. Roach: [opens his mouth and shows a severed stump] Alice: Mommy caught him trying to call for help one day, and Daddy had to teach him to... Fool: Speak no evil, right? Alice: [nods] Fool: Your father's one sick mother, you know that? Actually, your mother's one sick mother, too! Alice: Shhh! You're speaking evil! They'd kill you if they heard a word you just said.
Movie Trivia:
- Wes Craven was inspired to write this film after seeing a real-life news story about parents who locked their children up inside their house, never allowing them outside.
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Wes Craven chose Wendy Robie and Everett McGill to play the parts of Mommy and Daddy after seeing them play husband and wife on the TV series, "Twin Peaks" (1990).
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Through out the entire movie you hear the Man and Woman call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy". You never hear their real names. But when Alice attacks the woman, you hear her yell for the Man and she calls him Eldon.
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Although Alice was a 12 year old girl, actress A.J. Langer was almost 17 when she played the character in this movie.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Fool, House, Landlord, Young Boy, Ghetto ...[more]
Keywords All:
Money, Cellar, Couple, Trapped, Nameless Character, Dog, Severed Extremity, Fireplace, Prodigal Child, Shotgun, Mental Illness, Terminal Illness, Los Angeles California, Killer Dog, Abused Child, Soul, Roof, Murder, Survival Horror, Kidnapping, Capture, Cannibal, Drug Use, Slasher, Disturbing, Masochist, Dog Killed, Pond, Mother Daughter Relationship, Spider, Light Fixture, Decapitation, California, Boy Scout, Black Comedy, Stabbed In The Throat, Bible Belt, Slum, Child Abuse, Satire, Dead Boy, Psychotronic, Van, Cult Horror, Maniac, Man Eating Dog, Hidden Treasure, Robbery, Schizophrenia, Goth, Missing Girl, Mutilation, Bondage Equipment, Child In Peril, Eviction, Animal Abuse, Psychopath, Manic Depression, Police, Scalding Water, Old Dark House, Cult Favorite, Wealth, Insanity, Child Murderess, Marriage, Greed, Severed Hand, Scheme, Butterfly Knife, Bayonet, Spring Cleaning, House Of Horrors, Mute Child, Heat Vent, Caged Human, Face Slap, Cynicism, Father Daughter Relationship, Brother Sister Relationship, Gothic, Claustrophobia, Suburbia, Sadomasochism, Television Set, Trapdoor, Door Handle, Cult Director, Tarot Card, Meter Inspector, Child In Wall, Furnace, Graphic Violence, Cockroach, Young Girl, Craziness, Inbreeding, Basement, Baby Snatcher, Castration, Child Murder, Incest, Cannibalism, Tenement, Blasphemy, Mansion, Severed Finger, Statue, Severed Tongue, Machete, Title Spoken By Character
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Rating: 6.9 out of 10.0 - 55 votes cast total
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