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the people under the stairs (1991)

the people under the stairs
The People Under the Stairs
R
Comedy
Documentary
Horror
Mystery
Thriller

Release Date
November 1, 1991
Director
Wes Craven
Cast
Brandon Quintin Adams , Everett McGill , Wendy Robie , A.J. Langer , Ving Rhames , Sean Whalen
Runtime
102
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Wes Craven
Tagline
In every neighborhood there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.

Summary

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 "Mom" and "Dad" have been "rearing" under the stairs.

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