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The People Under the Stairs (1991) [R]

Release Date:
November 1, 1991

Original Title:
The People Under the Stairs

Alternate Titles:
El sótano del miedo
La Gente Detrás De Las Paredes
Le sous-sol de la peur
Prisioneros del destino
Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs
壁の中に誰かがいる

Genres:
Comedy | Horror

Production Companies:
Alive Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: +13  AU: M  BR: 18  CA: 18A  DE: 16  ES: 18  FR: 16  GB: 18  IE: 18  IT: VM14  NL: 16  PT: M/18  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 103

In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.

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Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

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Production

Art Direction:
Steven Lloyd Shroyer

Associate Producer:
Peter Foster

Casting:
Eileen Mack Knight

Cinematography:
Sandi Sissel

Co-Producer:
Dixie J. Capp

Costume Design:
Ileane Meltzer

Director:
Wes Craven

Editor:
James Coblentz

Executive Producer:
Shep Gordon
Wes Craven

Makeup Supervisor:
Robert Kurtzman
Greg Nicotero

Original Music Composer:
Don Peake
Graeme Revell

Producer:
Stuart M. Besser
Marianne Maddalena

Production Assistant:
Carl Beyer

Production Design:
Bryan Jones

Set Decoration:
Molly Flanegin

Stunts:
Dane Farwell
Paula Moody
Marian Green
Sandra Lee Gimpel

Writer:
Wes Craven

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