zaterdag 4 januari 2025

90s Movie Review - The People Under the Stairs

Director:
Wes Craven
Genre: Horror/ Comedy
Runtime: 102 minutes
Year: 1991
Starring: Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Ving Rhames, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, Sean Whalen, Bill Cobbs, Kelly Jo Minter, Jeremy Roberts

Description: When Fool (Brandon Adams) breaks into the home of his family’s landlords, he discovers they have mutilated several boys and kept them imprisoned under the stairs. As Fool attempts to flee, he meets their daughter Alice (A.J. Langer). Can Fool and Alice escape?

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2025 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 1: A FILM FROM 1991
 
Review: 13-year old Fool is persuaded by his sister’s boyfriend to break into the landlord’s house, that has been taking advantage of the entire neighborhood. However, the house turns out to be a prison from which escape is almost impossible. Inside, Fool gets to know his fellow inmates.

“The People Under the Stairs” is a film directed by Wes Craven, horror with elements of dark comedy. Inspired about a news report about a couple who kept their children locked in the house for years, Craven made an amusing and critical fable about the America of Reagan and Bush.

It’s not one of Craven’s best films, but certainly one that will entertain you. It’s funny and ridiculous, though also creepy. But the film is self-aware. I don’t think many people know this Craven flick.

Rating: 3 / 5

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