The People Under the Stairs

The People Under the Stairs

102 mins | Horror, Mystery | Nov. 1, 1991

Poindexter "Fool" Williams, his brother Leroy, and their family face eviction from their rented home in South Central Los Angeles. Their landlords are a greedy, uncaring couple who live in a mansion that's as huge as it is eerie. Leroy has a plan to burglarize the mansion, but what the boys find inside is not what they expected.

The People Under the Stairs

102 mins | Horror, Mystery | Nov. 1, 1991

The People Under the Stairs
Poindexter "Fool" Williams, his brother Leroy, and their family face eviction from their rented home in South Central Los Angeles. Their landlords are a greedy, uncaring couple who live in a mansion that's as huge as it is eerie. Leroy has a plan to burglarize the mansion, but what the boys find inside is not what they expected.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Universal Pictures, Alive Films
Original title The People Under the Stairs
Directors Wes Craven
Writers Wes Craven

Cast

Brandon Quintin Adams

as Poindexter 'Fool' Williams

Everett McGill

as Man / Dad / Eldon Robeson

Wendy Robie

as Woman / Mom

Ving Rhames

as Leroy

A.J. Langer

as Alice

Sean Whalen

as Roach

Bill Cobbs

as Grandpa Booker

Kelly Jo Minter

as Ruby

Jeremy Roberts

as Spencer

Joshua Cox

as Young Cop

David Robinson

as Person Under the Stairs (uncredited)

John Hostetter

as Veteran Cop

George R. Parker

as Attic Cop

John Mahon

as Police Sergeant

Teresa Velarde

as Social Worker