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| Directed by | Phillip Noyce |
| Produced by | Robert Evans |
| Written by | Ira Levin (novel) Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) |
| Starring | Sharon Stone William Baldwin Tom Berenger |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Editing by | Richard Francis-Bruce William Hoy |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 1993 |
| Running time | 108 min. Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950 is an Australian Film director. Robert Evans may refer to Bob Evans (race driver (born 1947 Formula One driver from England Bob Evans (restaurateur (1918&ndash2007 Ira Levin ( August 27 1929 &ndash November 12 2007) was an American Novelist, Playwright, and Songwriter Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian - American Writer, known for his screenplays for the films Basic Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former William "Billy" Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American Actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American Actor known mainly for Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award -winning Canadian Composer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC (born June 16, 1930) is a Hungarian - American Cinematographer. Richard Francis-Bruce (born 10 December 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Film editor who has received several nominations William Hoy is a Film editor with more than 25 credits dating from 1987 Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) |
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Sliver is a 1993 film based on the Ira Levin novel Sliver about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York highrise apartment building. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Ira Levin ( August 27 1929 &ndash November 12 2007) was an American Novelist, Playwright, and Songwriter Sliver ( 1991) is a Novel by US Author Ira Levin about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York The City of New York A high-rise is a tall Building or structure Normally the function of the building is added for example high-rise Apartment building or Phillip Noyce directed the film. Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950 is an Australian Film director. Because of a major battle with the MPAA (which originally gave the film an NC-17 rating), the filmmakers were forced to make extensive reshoots before release.
According to the movie, the tall and narrow sliver building is located at 113 East 38th Street in Manhattan, placing it at 38th Street and Park Avenue. Sliver buildings are tall slender buildings constructed on lots with a narrow Frontage, typically 45 feet or less This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City Borough of Manhattan The actual building used in the film is known as Morgan Court,[1] located at 211 Madison Avenue New York, one block west and two blocks south of the fictional address. It was built in the 1980s and has 32 floors. While the movie made use of the building's courtyard, the lobby was a Los Angeles film set.
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Synopsis
Phillip Noyce's film version (1993, screenplay by Joe Eszterhas, who also wrote Basic Instinct) deviates considerably from the plot of the book. Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950 is an Australian Film director. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian - American Writer, known for his screenplays for the films Basic Basic Instinct is an American thriller / Neo-noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas The film starred Sharon Stone and William Baldwin. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former William "Billy" Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American Actor, known for his starring roles in such films as The movie takes rather a simplistic stance on voyeurism, suggesting that wanting to secretly observe people and thus invading their privacy is part of human nature. Voyeurism is the sexual interest in spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors such as undressing sexual activity or urinating Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively Human nature is the concept that there are a set of logical characteristics including ways of thinking feeling and acting that all 'normal' human beings have in common Levin's novel, on the other hand, tries to draw a line between man's innate curiosity and pathological and compulsive behaviour patterns.
MPAA Ratings issues
According to a Showtime special about the film prior to the late-night premier showing of the original NC-17 version, the debate over the NC-17 vs R rating was linked solely to the display of male frontal nudity. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United
DVD Releases
In March of 2006, to coincide with the theatrical release of Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct sequel, Sliver was released on DVD as an unrated edition (the original NC-17 version). Basic Instinct is an American thriller / Neo-noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas There are no special features and although the film was presented theatrically in the 2. 35 aspect ratio, the DVD features a matted, 2. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height 0 aspect ratio transfer. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height The release also contained what some reviewers have noted as an unusual amount of dirt and scratches for a film print that is only a little over a dozen years old, though the casual viewer is unlikely to detect anything errant. In May of 2006 an R-rated for-rent-only version was released to rental outlets.
See also
Trivia
- The film was referenced in The Simpsons episode Burns' Heir, as Mr. Burns has cameras in everyone's home in Springfield, and he claims, "I got the idea from that movie 'Sliver', what a delightful romp!"
- The film is referenced in rapper Nas' song "Take It In Blood" from his album It Was Written - "I told the judge snakes Sliver like Sharon Stone, but like Capone I'm thrown"
References
External links
- Sliver (1993) at the Internet Movie Database
- Trailer
- Entertainment Weekly article about the building.
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