Sliver (1993)
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A woman moving into a luxury New York high-rise becomes entangled in a web of voyeurism and murder.
The story
Carly Norris, a book editor, moves into '113', an exclusive New York City sliver building. She meets several tenants who inform her that she resembles the previous occupant, who died mysteriously. After beginning a relationship with Zeke Hawkins, a video game designer, Carly is stalked by Jack Landsford, a novelist who warns her about Zeke's behavior. The atmosphere turns deadly as neighbors begin to die under suspicious circumstances, leading Carly to uncover a dark secret regarding the building's owner and his extensive surveillance system.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Carly Norris moves into the exclusive New York City sliver building '113' and meets tenants who claim she resembles Naomi Singer, the previous tenant who fell to her death. Carly begins a sexual relationship with Zeke Hawkins, while Jack Landsford stalks her, warning her that Zeke is 'sick' and noting that Zeke's deceased mother resembles Carly. Tensions escalate as Gus Hale dies in the shower and Vida Warren is murdered; police suspect Jack. Zeke eventually reveals he owns the building and has installed a comprehensive video surveillance system to spy on all tenants. Through one of Zeke's secret recordings, Carly learns that Jack killed Naomi in a crime of passion. Jack attacks Carly in her apartment, and she shoots him dead. Angry at Zeke for withholding evidence of Naomi's murder and jealous of his liaisons with Naomi and Vida, Carly destroys Zeke's surveillance room and leaves him.
- First release year
- 1993
- Runtime (minutes)
- 107
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Phillip Noyce
- Writers
- Joe Eszterhas · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Sharon Stone · Carly Norris; William Baldwin · Zeke Hawkins; Tom Berenger · Jack Landsford; Martin Landau; Vida Warren · Vida Warren; Gus Hale · Gus Hale
- Genres
- erotic thriller; mystery thriller; psychological thriller
- Themes
- voyeurism; surveillance
- Tone and mood
- neo-Gothic; erotic
- Premise and plot tags
- apartment building; landlord; surveillance; mystery
- Source material / true-story basis
- Ira Levin novel of the same name
- Content notes
- male frontal nudity
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the script, character development, and the handling of voyeurism themes. It was a hit in the international market and found significant success in the home video market, becoming the 8th most rented film in the United States for 1994.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 21% · review count: 29; Metacritic · score: 38 · scale: 100 · review count: 21
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