Why is it called SLIVER?!?!? - Sliver (1993) Discussion

Well, it takes place in a "sliver building."

a sliver building -- one of those tall, narrow, and often-criticized residential structures that, in most instances, tower over adjacent low-rise town houses or apartment buildings.

It could mean something else, something more symbolic, but I think it's just as simple as that.

I'M SO EXCITED! I'M SO EXCITED! I'M SO...SCARED!!!

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[–] blondie62 17 years ago

The name of the apartment building is "SLIVER". DUHHHHHHHHHHHH

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[–] tramky 17 years ago

There are references to the fact that the building used in "Sliver" is actually the Morgan Court apartment building in New York City, on Madison Avenue. The approval & construction of this & other buildings in 1985 generated a storm of protest, and changes to New York City's zoning laws were eventually made to prevent this kind of tall structure from being built when such a structure is out of character with surrounding older buildings.

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[–] LetThemEatCake01 8 years ago

Could it be spying through the sliver of a door too? Is that an actual expression?

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[–] x75008 17 years ago

It is because the building, whatever his name is, is located in Sliver Heights, witch is an area of New York.
Easy enough...

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[–] leighton_mueller 17 years ago

'Sliver' buildings were also known as perfect residents for young, rich, upwardly-mobile types, usually single. 'Sliver' buildings are also unusually shaped, like a 'sliver' glass.

Note - Not once in the movie is the apartment block referred to as 'Sliver' or 'Sliver Heights' as some users have erroneously pointed out. The word does not crop in any of the movie's dialogue either.

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[–] Gf6 15 years ago

She´s reading the news about Naomi´s death and there it says another death in the sliver building or some of that sort.

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[–] TheAlfer 14 years ago

Around 30 minutes into the movie when Carly (Stone) is looking through micro-fiche newspaper articles investigating what happened to Naomi. The caption below Naomi's picture in the article read:

NAOMI SINGER, 33, plunged to her death from the the 20th floor of the East Side Sliver Building.

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[–] janX9 15 years ago

Moviebaby, SLIVERING just like a snake? I've known snakes to slither, but not sliver. No offence, really, but, It sounds like your talking out your arse.

P.S. I'm not trolling or trying to start an argument, but I felt the need to call you on what I think is B.S.

grrr arg

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[–] reeseradu 15 years ago

The building type is a sliver, each floor is one appartment. This movie was based on the book 'Sliver' by Ira Levin.
other movies based on his works(novels, short stories, plays)
A Kiss Before Dying 1956
No Time For Sergeants 1958
Critic's Choice 1963
Rosemary's Baby 1968
Dr. Cook's Garden 1971
The Stepford Wives 1975
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby 1976
The Boys From Brazil 1978
Revenge of the Stepford Wives 1980
Deathtrap 1982
The Stepford Children 1987
A Kiss Before Dying 1991
Silver 1993
The Stepford Husbands 1996
Footsteps 2003
The Stepford Wives 2004

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[–] mermaid78 14 years ago

I absolutely love the apartment building!.It looks like a very large complex.You see Carly walking in the door at the front and she's in like a lobby.then she walks through a big courtyard and she looks up at the sliver building and then walks into a second lobby.It must be very expensive but cool to live there

Katrina

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[–] Maverick84 14 years ago

The building is called Morgan Court. It is a luxury high rise condominium in Murray Hill NYC. Most of the units there occupy full floors and some of them are duplexes. The units range from about $1.5 million to $3 million. Pretty expensive indeed!

www.morgancourtcondo.com

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[–] alanhudson-1 15 years ago

Er...don't you mean slithering?

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