The People Under the Stairs

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R,1hr 42min

Genres:

Comedy,Horror

Released:

November 1, 1991

Distributor:

Universal Pictures

Starring:

Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie ... More

Synopsis: Wes Craven wrote and directed this surrealistic horror-comedy, which was inspired by a true story of parents keeping their children locked in a basement for years. Fool (Brandon Adams), an African-American teen, breaks into the home of the wealthy landlords who evicted his family from a ghetto tenement. A fortune in gold coins is rumored to exist inside, but Fool discovers that the mansion is a chamber of horrors presided over by a pair of incestuous, serial killer siblings (Everett McGill and Wendy ... Full Synopsis

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	Donald Guarisco, AMG Review Of all the films Wes Craven made between the commercial peaks of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, this blackly comedic exercise ranks up there with The Serpent And The Rainbow as the best. Craven's clever script mixes fairy tale elements (wicked parents, lost children, a hidden fortune, etc.) with a storyline that touches on serious subjects like racism and child abuse to create an intelligent, ... Read Review

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	Brandon Adams Fool Everett McGill Daddy Wendy Robie Mommy A.J. Langer Alice

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