Cinematic background from The People Under the Stairs 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

1991

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Directors:
Wes Craven
Writers:
Wes Craven
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Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – An older man wearing a blue jacket and a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man in a black leather outfit holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – Two people in a living room with a fireplace in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a white dress looking out of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – Two children are standing in a room in front of a sink; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young black boy sitting on top of a white couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young man holding a coin in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people sitting at a wooden table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person holding a metro gas company employee id card; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person with red hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy looking out of a window at an older man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a white dress is kneeling on the floor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person looking surprised; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy is sitting in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people dressed up as vampires; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy looking out of a broken window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a blue dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a floral shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman sitting in a room with a book shelf in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A boy is lighting a candle in the dark; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy is sitting in front of a wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – People are walking down the street in a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A sign hanging off the side of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young woman with long hair and bangs looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl with a white collar and a pink dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man riding a skateboard down the middle of a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman standing in a kitchen holding a pair of scissors; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man in a leather mask and leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A crowd of people standing in front of a building at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy is painting a picture on a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young woman with long brown hair wearing a white top; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person holding something up to the sky; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl with brown curly hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman standing in a dark room with a light shining on her head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person with red hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman putting a necklace on a young girl's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young woman holding her hand up to her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman looking through a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man wearing a colorful hat looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man standing in front of a table with a bowl on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man in a black jacket with a red face paint; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl with long brown hair stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A street view of a house with a car parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a green suit standing in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman holding a gun while standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy sitting on a bed next to an older person; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a white dress holding a stuffed animal; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a floral shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a child are looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A police officer is pointing to a man's shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A hallway with a chair , lamp , and a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman standing on top of a brick building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young man in a green jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man sitting at a dining room table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man that has blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A group of people standing in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy is holding a pair of paper clips in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman with red hair is standing in a doorway; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person with a hand up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young girl with long brown hair stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A woman in a floral dress talking to a police officer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A boy and a girl are sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A man and a woman standing next to a boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy holding a lit candle in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A young boy holding a stick in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The People Under the Stairs” (1991), directed by Wes Craven – A person wearing a helmet with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle