The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Cast

Ving Rhames
as Leroy
Bill Cobbs
as Grandpa Booker
Everett McGill
as Man
A.J. Langer
as Alice

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Genres & Description

Action Comedy Horror Mystery Thriller

6.4 / 10

The People Under the Stairs is the story of a young boy (Fool) from the ghetto and takes place on his 13th birthday. In an attempted burglary (along with two others) of the home of his family's evil landlords, he becomes trapped inside their large suburban house and discovers the secret of the "children" that the insane brother and sister have been "rearing" under the stairs.

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Vii Vicious

I was like 8 or 9 when this came out in video & my dad rented it. This movie is the reason I got into Tarot card & got my frist deck after I saw this movie. I been reading ever since, moved to Crowley's Thoth deck now. - @Sunday, February 28, 2016 8:21 AM

TopFlightSecurity415

like this movie a lot - @Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:52 AM

Zerlono1

Ya it's definitely no horror movie that's for sure, I know people love this movie, I thought it was good, but not great, I'd give it a 6.5/10, it's worth watching. - @Monday, April 29, 2013 9:31 PM

Melvin Richardson

Whats the name of the last song of this movie? - @Tuesday, November 20, 2012 3:42 AM

Christian Pool

I woke up in the middle of the night and found out this movie was on, but never heard of it.. Besides, this movie is sad and creepy as hell.. - @Wednesday, July 11, 2012 7:53 AM

Gregory Van Loan

RUN FOOL!!! - @Tuesday, November 15, 2011 1:59 AM

FeistyMcFeisty1

LOL GONNA KILL YEWWWW - @Monday, June 6, 2011 3:26 PM

Eden Black

...'more than 2.7 million dollars in video rentals'...hahaha...it's a lot more than that, by now... - @Monday, January 10, 2011 5:00 PM

moonyprongs

omgod i love you right now. this is one of the movies i've been looking for. now i know what's it called. - @Sunday, June 6, 2010 4:19 AM

realmadridstyle

" coming on videocassette this april " LOOL . - @Monday, October 5, 2009 10:04 PM

glasgowdmon

i seen this years ago, i thought it was pretty shit at the time, although i cant remember the gimp with the shotgun, il need to watch this one again! - @Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:19 PM

roeroe305

WTF that trailer wasnt funny at all what are you guys talking bout?? it didnt look that scary though - @Tuesday, September 1, 2009 3:52 AM

Lawrence Lavergne

fuck you - @Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:45 PM

The Truest

Um Wes Craven is most definently not dead!! - @Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:43 PM

Katrina Lakosky

Wes Craven isn't dead yet. - @Saturday, July 4, 2009 6:06 AM

AutoEnthusiast6901

i saw this movie its supposed to be scary but its more funny than scary... - @Monday, June 29, 2009 5:15 PM

Macnavor

that trailer was poor!!!!! - @Tuesday, June 9, 2009 2:20 AM

Whackowitch Astrology

I think I would agree with you if I weren't so new to the world and deprived of movie experiences. - @Thursday, June 4, 2009 6:12 PM

diablo diabolus

uh... they make know scents ay't... do you know what you're sayin'? LOL! - @Tuesday, June 2, 2009 8:13 AM

Magnolia296

Classic horror movie from Wes Craven. Awesome. I love his other masterpiece too - Shocker (1989) - @Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:08 PM

frankie clemetson

lmao.dat boy tried to get out the house and got his ass shocked 2.38 - @Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:24 PM

fSouL

"Moesha" .... Aaron (4 episodes, 1998-1999) hahaha - @Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:47 AM

warlockuk

This movie kicks as :) FOOO! FOOO! - @Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:08 PM

MrDrProfessor4

This movie was actually pretty good in my opinion. - @Friday, January 30, 2009 12:00 AM

Spookloops

Seriously?? <3333 "Burn in Hell!" - @Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:47 AM

Brad Sooy

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? - @Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:32 AM