The River Wild

The River Wild (1994)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1994-09-30

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Turman-Foster Company, David Foster Productions, Universal City Studios

Genre

Adventure, Thriller, Drama

Budget

$45 000 000

Revenue

$94 216 343

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Director

Curtis Hanson

Actors

Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly, Joseph Mazzello, Benjamin Bratt, William Lucking, Stephanie Sawyer, Elizabeth Hoffman, Victor Galloway
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Scenario

Producer

David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Ilona Herzberg, Raymond Hartwick

Operator

Robert Elswit

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

Artist

Audition

Editing

Joe Hutshing, David Brenner
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• Meryl Streep felt so exhausted by the end of one shooting day that she refused to film another scene. However, director Curtis Hanson managed to persuade her. As a result, the actress was washed off a raft and nearly drowned. Upon returning to shore, Meryl told a pale and trembling Hanson: "From now on, when I say I'm unable to do something, please believe me." Hanson nodded in response without a word.
• Many scenes shot on the river were filmed in the same location as the famous scene from the film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).
• Meryl Streep performed most of the stunts herself.
• Meryl Streep felt so exhausted by the end of one shooting day that she refused to film another scene. However, director Curtis Hanson still managed to persuade her. As a result, the actress was swept off the raft and nearly drowned. Returning to shore, Meryl told a pale and trembling Hanson: "From now on, when I say I'm unable to do something, please, just believe me." Hanson nodded to her in response without a word.
• Many scenes on the river were filmed in the same location as the famous scene from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).