Sliver (1993)

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers (WGA):

Ira Levin (novel)
Joe Eszterhas (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 May 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

You like to watch...don't you

Plot:

Sliver Heights has everything a girl could want. Panoramic views of the city, a fully functional gym...

Plot Keywords:

Building | Apartment | Apartment Building | Killer | Landlord

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Sharon Stone	...	Carly Norris
William Baldwin	...	Zeke Hawkins
Tom Berenger	...	Jack Landsford
Polly Walker	...	Vida Warren
Colleen Camp	...	Judy Marks
Amanda Foreman	...	Samantha Moore
Martin Landau	...	Alex Parsons
CCH Pounder	...	Lt. Victoria Hendrix
Nina Foch	...	Evelyn McEvoy
Keene Curtis	...	Gus Hale
Nicholas Pryor	...	Peter Farrell
Anne Betancourt	...	Jackie Kinsella
Tony Peck	...	Martin Kinsella
Frantz Turner	...	Doorman #1
Dr. Melvyn Kinder	...	Dr. Palme

Also Known As:

Щепка (Russia) [ru]
Acosada (Spain) [es]
Invasão de Privacidade (Brazil) [pt]
Nekdo se dívá (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sliver (Norway) [no]
Sliver (France) [fr]
Sliver (Denmark) [da]
Sliver - Gier der Augen (Germany) [de]
Sliver - Invasión a la privacidad (Argentina) [es]
Sliver: Una Invasión a la Intimidad (Mexico) (video title) [es]
Sliver: acosada (Spain) [es]
Taivaansilpoja (Finland) [fi]
Violação de Privacidade (Portugal) [pt]
Vrocica (Slovenia) [sl]

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2006) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (also unrated version) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:R21 | Philippines:R-18 (re-rating) | Philippines:X (original rating) | Peru:18 | Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

According to his autobiography, producer Robert Evans initially wanted Roman Polanski to direct the film. Since Polanski will not return to the United States, Evans planned on having a second unit director shoot some footage of New York, whilst Polanski would direct the film in Paris.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Carly locked herself into the video room and Zeke could only enter the room by breaking into the circuit board. The room surely must have been kept locked when he was away. How did he usually get inside?

Quotes:

Carly Norris: Get a life.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Burns' Heir (#5.18)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Dimentia 66 (The Ballad of Lucy Western)

At least it keeps you guessing....

"Sliver" was not nearly as bad as most reviewers have suggested, in my opinion. It may be true that Joe Eszterhas rehashes his basic formula one more time here - "Is the person with whom the hero/heroine gets sexually involved a murdered or an innocent victim, framed by someone else?" - but it's a formula that works, that grabs your attention instinctively. The plot is flimsy, yet inherently interesting. Maybe this thriller would've been tighter if the gratuitously protracted (and not very erotic) sex scenes had been trimmed down in length, but Baldwin is magnetic in his role and Sharon Stone, great to look at as always, also gives a decent performance; they both overshadow Tom Berenger who doesn't make even the slightest impression. (**)