The People Under the Stairs
Directed by Wes Craven
With hopes of stealing a stash of gold, Fool (Brandon Quintin Adams), a 13-year-old breaks into his landlords' creepy house with two friends. Things soon go terribly wrong as the trio finds they can't get out! Soon, the landlords (Everett McGill and Wendy Robie) return, and Fool and his friends uncover a horrible secret: cages of deformed children kept in captivity under the stairs! King of Horror Wes Craven delivers a freaky, fun, socially savvy scare in this 90s gem.
A young boy is trapped in a nightmarish home full in Wes Craven's 90s gem.
Cast: Brandon Adams, Ving Rhames, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A J Langer
Member Reviews
Lit
This film fails to engage with the social injustice and human rights topics it raises on any meaningful level. Instead it descends into screwball horror, with hammy performances from two Twin Peaks cast members, predictable jump-scares, and action-movie one-liners. The film's treatment of child abuse is particularly egregious, as it turns the victims into extras from Michael Jackson's Thriller rather than humanizing them. The people under the stairs are not the monsters here. The film makes the mistake of acknowledging real-world horrors and then consciously looking away from them, in favor of providing a fun-house ride with a 100% safe ending.
fun af
Absolutely one of my favorite movies
I love this movie so much. it's terrifying and brilliant and relevant. it's amazing