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In every neighborhood there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.Plot:
Two adults and a juvenile burglar break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children and can't escape. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
'The People Under the Stairs' delivers Craven's weirdest moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Brandon Quintin Adams | ... | Fool (as Brandon Adams) | |
| Everett McGill | ... | Man; Dad | |
| Wendy Robie | ... | Woman; Mom | |
| A.J. Langer | ... | Alice | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Leroy | |
| Sean Whalen | ... | Roach | |
| Bill Cobbs | ... | Grandpa Booker | |
| Kelly Jo Minter | ... | Ruby | |
| 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 |
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102 min | Germany:99 min (cut version)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2002) | UK:18 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1992) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1992) (uncut) | Norway:(Banned) (1991-2003) (cinema release)MOVIEmeter: 
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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). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious (taller) stunt double, when Fool falls off the edge of the bathtub. moreSoundtrack:
THRENODY TO THE VICTIMS OF HIROSHIMA FOR 52 STRING INSTRUMENTS moreFAQ
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People Under the Stairs, The (1991) Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, Ving Rhames, Sean Whalen, Bill Cobbs, Kelly Jo Minter, Jeremy Roberts, D: Wes Craven.
Hoping to get his ailing mother an operation, 13-year-old ghetto slum Adams attempts to break and enter into the suburban house belonging to his greedy landlords (McGill, Robie) to steal a fortune of gold coins. Unfortunately, he gets more than he bargains for when he gets trapped in their mansion of horrors.
Writer-director Craven makes one strange horror film. Uneven but quirky and ambitious-enough to establish new Craven country.
Running Time: 102 minutes and rated R for horror violence, some gore, and language.
RATING: ** ½ (out of ****)