The People Under the Stairs is a 1991 horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer, Ving Rhames and Sean Whalen. Poindexter Williams, known as 'Fool', is a resident of a ghetto of Los Angeles. Fool learns that he and his family have been evicted from their apartment by their landlords, the Robesons. Leroy , an acquaintance of Fool's sister Ruby, offers to help Fool provide for his family by planning a burglary of the Robesons' residence after discovering evidence of gold coins in their possession. The Robesons themselves, known only... as Daddy and Mommy live in a large home in a residential neighborhood with their daughter Alice whom they terrorize and abuse incessantly. Leroy and his associate Spencer take Fool to the house for reconnaissance, but are foiled; Spencer, posing as a municipal worker, succeeds, but when the Robesons leave the home, the pair become suspicious and decide to break in.
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| Release date: | November 1, 1991 |
| Directed by: | Wes Craven |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Marianne Maddalena, Stuart M. Besser |
| Editor: | James Coblentz |
| Screenplay by: | Wes Craven |
| Estimated budget: | $6,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |