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 (Ving Rhames), 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 (Everett McGill) and Mommy (Wendy Robie) live in a large home in a residential neighborhood with their daughter Alice (A.J. Langer) 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. They find the house is heavily fortified against all forms of escape: doors have industrial locks, and all windows are sound- and shatterproof glass wired and padlocked from
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