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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 1, 1991
Box Office
$31.4M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
5.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 30, 2023
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Alive Films, Universal Pictures
Keywords
child abuse
shotgun
escape
serial killer
landlord
wrongful imprisonment
cannibal
incest
blunt
mental illness
break in
psychotic
guard dog
bad landlord
disfigurement
tarot
greedy developer
neighborhood
landlord tenant relationship
shocking
poor kid
murderous pair
trapped in a house
class warfare
in the walls
mother daughter relationship
brother sister relationship
sexual fetish
absurd
antagonistic
ridiculous
Quotes
See all →Questioning Parental Identity and Reality
Fool
Listen Alice, they're not your real parents.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Communication Barriers in a Troubling Environment
Fool
Thanks.
[''After Roach rescues him from "Daddy"'']
Fool
He doesn't talk much, does he?
[''To Alice'']
Alice
His tongue's cut out.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Brandon Quintin Adams
Fool
E
Everett McGill
Man
W
Wendy Robie
Woman
A
A. J. Langer
Alice
Ving Rhames
Leroy
S
Sean Whalen
Roach
B
Bill Cobbs
Grandpa Booker
K
Kelly Jo Minter
Ruby Williams
J
Jeremy Roberts
Spencer
C
Conni Marie Brazelton
Mary
J
Josh Coxx
Young Cop
D
David Robinson
Person Under the Stairs (uncredited)
J
John Hostetter
Veteran Cop
G
George R. Parker
Attic Cop
J
John Mahon
Police Sergeant
T
Teresa Velarde
Social Worker
Y
Yan Birch
Stairmaster
M
Michael Kopelow
Stairperson 2
