diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js b/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
index b707e0d7..054f3186 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by CoffeeScript 1.6.3
 (function() {
-  var Access, Arr, Assign, Base, Block, Call, Class, Closure, Code, CodeFragment, Comment, Existence, Extends, For, HEXNUM, IDENTIFIER, IDENTIFIER_STR, IS_STRING, If, In, Index, LEVEL_ACCESS, LEVEL_COND, LEVEL_LIST, LEVEL_OP, LEVEL_PAREN, LEVEL_TOP, Literal, METHOD_DEF, NEGATE, NO, NUMBER, Obj, Op, Param, Parens, RESERVED, Range, Return, SIMPLENUM, STRICT_PROSCRIBED, Scope, Slice, Splat, Switch, TAB, THIS, Throw, Try, UTILITIES, Value, While, YES, addLocationDataFn, compact, del, ends, extend, flatten, fragmentsToText, last, locationDataToString, merge, multident, parseNum, some, starts, throwSyntaxError, unfoldSoak, utility, _ref, _ref1, _ref2, _ref3,
+  var Access, Arr, Assign, Base, Block, Call, Class, Closure, Code, CodeFragment, Comment, Existence, Extends, For, HEXNUM, IDENTIFIER, IDENTIFIER_STR, IS_REGEX, IS_STRING, If, In, Index, LEVEL_ACCESS, LEVEL_COND, LEVEL_LIST, LEVEL_OP, LEVEL_PAREN, LEVEL_TOP, Literal, METHOD_DEF, NEGATE, NO, NUMBER, Obj, Op, Param, Parens, RESERVED, Range, Return, SIMPLENUM, STRICT_PROSCRIBED, Scope, Slice, Splat, Switch, TAB, THIS, Throw, Try, UTILITIES, Value, While, YES, addLocationDataFn, compact, del, ends, extend, flatten, fragmentsToText, last, locationDataToString, merge, multident, parseNum, some, starts, throwSyntaxError, unfoldSoak, utility, _ref, _ref1, _ref2, _ref3,
     __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty,
     __extends = function(child, parent) { for (var key in parent) { if (__hasProp.call(parent, key)) child[key] = parent[key]; } function ctor() { this.constructor = child; } ctor.prototype = parent.prototype; child.prototype = new ctor(); child.__super__ = parent.prototype; return child; },
     __indexOf = [].indexOf || function(item) { for (var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++) { if (i in this && this[i] === item) return i; } return -1; },
@@ -678,8 +678,16 @@
       return !!this.properties.length;
     };
 
+    Value.prototype.bareLiteral = function(type) {
+      return !this.properties.length && this.base instanceof type;
+    };
+
     Value.prototype.isArray = function() {
-      return !this.properties.length && this.base instanceof Arr;
+      return this.bareLiteral(Arr);
+    };
+
+    Value.prototype.isRange = function() {
+      return this.bareLiteral(Range);
     };
 
     Value.prototype.isComplex = function() {
@@ -691,11 +699,15 @@
     };
 
     Value.prototype.isSimpleNumber = function() {
-      return this.base instanceof Literal && SIMPLENUM.test(this.base.value);
+      return this.bareLiteral(Literal) && SIMPLENUM.test(this.base.value);
     };
 
     Value.prototype.isString = function() {
-      return this.base instanceof Literal && IS_STRING.test(this.base.value);
+      return this.bareLiteral(Literal) && IS_STRING.test(this.base.value);
+    };
+
+    Value.prototype.isRegex = function() {
+      return this.bareLiteral(Literal) && IS_REGEX.test(this.base.value);
     };
 
     Value.prototype.isAtomic = function() {
@@ -710,6 +722,10 @@
       return true;
     };
 
+    Value.prototype.isNotCallable = function() {
+      return this.isSimpleNumber() || this.isString() || this.isRegex() || this.isArray() || this.isRange() || this.isSplice() || this.isObject();
+    };
+
     Value.prototype.isStatement = function(o) {
       return !this.properties.length && this.base.isStatement(o);
     };
@@ -847,6 +863,9 @@
       this.isNew = false;
       this.isSuper = variable === 'super';
       this.variable = this.isSuper ? null : variable;
+      if (variable instanceof Value && variable.isNotCallable()) {
+        variable.error("literal is not a function");
+      }
     }
 
     Call.prototype.children = ['variable', 'args'];
@@ -1742,7 +1761,7 @@
         fromDecl = fromRef = '0';
       }
       if (to) {
-        if ((from != null ? from.isSimpleNumber() : void 0) && to.isSimpleNumber()) {
+        if (from && from instanceof Value && (from != null ? from.isSimpleNumber() : void 0) && to instanceof Value && to.isSimpleNumber()) {
           to = +to.compile(o) - +fromRef;
           if (!exclusive) {
             to += 1;
@@ -3057,6 +3076,8 @@
 
   IS_STRING = /^['"]/;
 
+  IS_REGEX = /^\//;
+
   utility = function(name) {
     var ref;
     ref = "__" + name;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 525bb8ec..e5783dc4 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -469,17 +469,25 @@ exports.Value = class Value extends Base
   hasProperties: ->
     !!@properties.length
 
+  bareLiteral: (type) ->
+    not @properties.length and @base instanceof type
+
   # Some boolean checks for the benefit of other nodes.
-  isArray        : -> not @properties.length and @base instanceof Arr
+  isArray        : -> @bareLiteral(Arr)
+  isRange        : -> @bareLiteral(Range)
   isComplex      : -> @hasProperties() or @base.isComplex()
   isAssignable   : -> @hasProperties() or @base.isAssignable()
-  isSimpleNumber : -> @base instanceof Literal and SIMPLENUM.test @base.value
-  isString       : -> @base instanceof Literal and IS_STRING.test @base.value
+  isSimpleNumber : -> @bareLiteral(Literal) and SIMPLENUM.test @base.value
+  isString       : -> @bareLiteral(Literal) and IS_STRING.test @base.value
+  isRegex        : -> @bareLiteral(Literal) and IS_REGEX.test @base.value
   isAtomic       : ->
     for node in @properties.concat @base
       return no if node.soak or node instanceof Call
     yes
 
+  isNotCallable  : -> @isSimpleNumber() or @isString() or @isRegex() or
+                      @isArray() or @isRange() or @isSplice() or @isObject()
+
   isStatement : (o)    -> not @properties.length and @base.isStatement o
   assigns     : (name) -> not @properties.length and @base.assigns name
   jumps       : (o)    -> not @properties.length and @base.jumps o
@@ -570,6 +578,8 @@ exports.Call = class Call extends Base
     @isNew    = false
     @isSuper  = variable is 'super'
     @variable = if @isSuper then null else variable
+    if variable instanceof Value and variable.isNotCallable()
+      variable.error "literal is not a function"
 
   children: ['variable', 'args']
 
@@ -1257,7 +1267,8 @@ exports.Assign = class Assign extends Base
     else
       fromDecl = fromRef = '0'
     if to
-      if from?.isSimpleNumber() and to.isSimpleNumber()
+      if from and from instanceof Value and from?.isSimpleNumber() and
+                    to instanceof Value and to.isSimpleNumber()
         to = +to.compile(o) - +fromRef
         to += 1 unless exclusive
       else
@@ -2182,8 +2193,9 @@ METHOD_DEF = ///
   $
 ///
 
-# Is a literal value a string?
+# Is a literal value a string/regex?
 IS_STRING = /^['"]/
+IS_REGEX = /^\//
 
 # Utility Functions
 # -----------------
diff --git a/test/function_invocation.coffee b/test/function_invocation.coffee
index 4f514eab..efda21b2 100644
--- a/test/function_invocation.coffee
+++ b/test/function_invocation.coffee
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # shared identity function
 id = (_) -> if arguments.length is 1 then _ else [arguments...]
 
+# helper to assert that a string should fail compilation
+cantCompile = (code) ->
+  throws -> CoffeeScript.compile code
 
 test "basic argument passing", ->
 
@@ -649,3 +652,25 @@ test "Loose tokens inside of explicit call lists", ->
   bar = first( first
                one: 1)
   eq bar.one, 1
+
+test "Non-callable literals shouldn't compile", ->
+  cantCompile '1(2)'
+  cantCompile '1 2'
+  cantCompile '/t/(2)'
+  cantCompile '/t/ 2'
+  cantCompile '///t///(2)'
+  cantCompile '///t/// 2'
+  cantCompile "''(2)"
+  cantCompile "'' 2"
+  cantCompile '""(2)'
+  cantCompile '"" 2'
+  cantCompile '""""""(2)'
+  cantCompile '"""""" 2'
+  cantCompile '{}(2)'
+  cantCompile '{} 2'
+  cantCompile '[](2)'
+  cantCompile '[] 2'
+  cantCompile '[2..9] 2'
+  cantCompile '[2..9](2)'
+  cantCompile '[1..10][2..9] 2'
+  cantCompile '[1..10][2..9](2)'
diff --git a/test/slicing_and_splicing.coffee b/test/slicing_and_splicing.coffee
index 5d37d840..a126ec00 100644
--- a/test/slicing_and_splicing.coffee
+++ b/test/slicing_and_splicing.coffee
@@ -144,3 +144,12 @@ test "#1723: operator precedence in unbounded splice compilation", ->
   list = [0..9]
   list[..if n then n else 0] = n
   arrayEq [n..9], list
+
+test "#2953: methods on endpoints in assignment from array splice literal", ->
+  list = [0..9]
+
+  Number.prototype.same = -> this
+  list[1.same()...9.same()] = 5
+  delete Number.prototype.same
+
+  arrayEq [0, 5, 9], list
diff --git a/test/soaks.coffee b/test/soaks.coffee
index 97130c4d..330a99b2 100644
--- a/test/soaks.coffee
+++ b/test/soaks.coffee
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ test "soaked constructor invocations with caching and property access", ->
   eq 1, semaphore
 
 test "soaked function invocation safe on non-functions", ->
-  eq undefined, 0?(1)
-  eq undefined, 0? 1, 2
+  eq undefined, (0)?(1)
+  eq undefined, (0)? 1, 2