Did Meryl Streep train for The River Wild?

Did Meryl Streep train for The River Wild?

Streep spent four months on location filming The River Wild, a thriller about a family on a rafting vacation that is tormented by some wackos, including one played by Kevin Bacon. To prepare for her role, Streep had to do some things she hated. “I thought they would fake most of the rafting,” she says.

How did Meryl Streep get in shape for River Wild?

Meryl Streep in “The River Wild” She had been paddling in the raft all day when director Curtis Hanson asked her to do one last stunt. “I remember sinking down to the bottom with this powerful and freezing water pulling me in deeper,” Streep told the Orlando Sentinel.

Who are the actors in the River Wild?

The River Wild. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The River Wild is a 1994 American adventure thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt, and Joseph Mazzello as Roarke.

When did the song the river is wide come out?

The Kingston Trio released a version under the title “The River is Wide” in 1961. The New Christy Minstrels recorded this same melody in 1963 with entirely different lyrics, arranged by Randy Sparks and retitled “Last Farewell”.

Where was the movie the River Wild filmed?

After completing filming all the whitewater sequences in Montana & Oregon, the main cast & crew then went to Boston, Massachusetts to film the remaining scenes from the beginning of the film. Production was completed in November.

Who was the original composer of the River Wild?

The film was initially scored by Maurice Jarre, but after the producers threw his work out, Jerry Goldsmith was signed to rescore the project (footage of the Goldsmith scoring sessions was used in the 1995 documentary Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith, with extended footage of same as a DVD bonus).