The People Under the Stairs
1991 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 41,650 VOTES · DIR. Wes Craven
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,090 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:45 [ Girl ] Swords and staves.
00:03:49 Fine print in the lease says you gotta pay triple else get out. Now, your mama and Ruby ain't got triple.
00:07:24 [ Siren Wailing ] The landlord of this building? Yeah.
00:11:27 Bad girls... burn in hell.
00:15:59 Neighborhood's changing. Has us all a bit on edge.
00:20:07 That's one mean motherfucker! You see that? He came at me like an airplane or somethin'!
00:26:03 Huh! Spenser?
00:31:20 A man ain't dead just 'cause he's layin' on the floor.
00:34:18 Get in there, Daddy.! Get in there and get 'em.! Clear it out.! Make it safe for Mommy.
00:39:44 I'm a whole other thing.
00:43:05 Come on. Come on.
00:47:16 Gonna kill you!
00:51:18 No, wait a minute-- Aah! Aah! Aah!
00:55:47 [ Barking ]
01:00:48 [ Alice ] Shh! If he can't hear us, he can't shoot us.
01:05:01 What were you doing with him? Come here.
01:08:52 [ Woman ] 1 4th Precinct. Hello. Police?
01:13:52 Say your prayers like a good boy? Oh. I forgot.
01:18:19 Here, hold this.
01:22:20 [ Voice Murmuring, Faint ]
01:26:16 [ All Shouting ]
01:30:49 Open the door.!
01:36:44 Holy shit!
01:39:49 #Do the right thing #
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,090
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:45
Final line01:39:49
Production Record
DirectorWes Craven
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$31,400,000
IMDb votes41,650