8. With Zosia Mamet, Matthew Shear, Deirdre O'Connell, Sarah Ramos. Authorities allege he was starved and locked inside a small closet under the stairs of a Houston-area home. The Boy was released in the United States on January 22, 2016, by STXfilms. You never know what horrors will be revealed in this film that the San Francisco Chronicle calls, "Wes Craven's most satisfying movie." He stays in the room and spies on them through a small hole in the wall. A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building. Share this Rating. Unbeknown to him, she dies in surgery and another family buys his house and moves in while he is still hiding there. Directed by Wes Craven, of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET fame, THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS harks back to horror movies of the 1970s in … The cupboard was described as small and dusty, with lots of spiders. The People Under the Stairs is a 1991 American horror comedy film written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer, Ving Rhames, and Sean Whalen. The boy is a misfit.....his single Mom has to go to the hospital for surgery, so she creates a room for him under the stairs in their house....fills it with everything he will need while she is gone. The People Under the Stairs is the story of a young boy (Fool) from the ghetto and takes place on his 13th birthday. 20. In an attempted burglary (along with two others) of the home of his family's evil landlords, he becomes trapped inside their large suburban house and discovers the secret of the "children" that the insane brother and sister have been "rearing" under the stairs. The film is a little slick for my taste, too engineered. Title: A Dr. Phil Exclusive: The Boy Under the Stairs? Filming began on March 10, 2015, in Victoria, British Columbia. The boy is a misfit.....his single Mom has to go to the hospital for surgery, so she creates a room for him under the stairs in their house....fills it with everything he will need while she is gone. The Cupboard Under the Stairs This was a very good read. The Boy is a 2016 horror film directed by William Brent Bell and written by Stacey Menear. Not only that, but the owners who live their are not only your landlords, but also total psychotics! Eldon was portrayed by Everett McGill and Mrs. Robenson was portrayed by Wendy Robie. The People Under the Stairs is the story of a young boy (Fool) from the ghetto and takes place on his 13th birthday. “The Boy Downstairs” is not (as I, at least, feared) a sequel to “The People Under the Stairs.” That doesn’t mean there aren’t scary situations, especially for those who have experienced an awkward break-up. The People Under the Stairs is a 1991 American horror comedy film written and directed by Wes Craven and starring Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer, Ving Rhames, and Sean Whalen.The plot follows a young boy and two adult robbers who become trapped in a house belonging to a strange couple after breaking in to steal their collection of rare coins.