Question 1

What dangerous incident occurred while Meryl Streep was filming a scene on the river?

Accepted Answer

Meryl Streep was swept off the raft and nearly drowned after attempting one more scene when exhausted, leading her to warn the director to believe her in the future.

Question 2

Which famous actress performed uncredited script work on the film?

Accepted Answer

Carrie Fisher served as an uncredited script doctor on the movie.

Question 3

What family connection emerged decades after the movie's release involving cast members?

Accepted Answer

Twenty-five years later, Meryl Streep's daughter Grace Gummer married David Strathairn's son Tay Strathairn.

Question 4

Why did the cast reportedly do most of their own stunts according to Kevin Bacon?

Accepted Answer

Kevin Bacon claimed it was necessary because shots with stunt doubles were always obvious.

Question 5

What event triggers the family's vacation turning into a nightmare in the plot?

Accepted Answer

The family meets two mysterious men whose desperation grows during their white-water rafting trip in Montana.

Question 6

What dangerous incident occurred while filming a rafting scene with Meryl Streep?

Accepted Answer

Meryl Streep was swept off the raft and nearly drowned during a scene, prompting her to tell director Curtis Hanson to believe her when she says she can't do something.

Question 7

Which cast member's children married 25 years after the film's release?

Accepted Answer

Meryl Streep's daughter Grace Gummer married David Strathairn's son Tay Strathairn 25 years after the movie came out.

Question 8

What family event prompts the rafting trip in the story?

Accepted Answer

Gail and Tom Hartman take a white-water rafting holiday in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday.

Question 9

Who performed uncredited script work on the film?

Accepted Answer

Carrie Fisher was an uncredited script doctor on The River Wild.

Question 10

Why did the cast do most of their own stunts according to Kevin Bacon?

Accepted Answer

Kevin Bacon said shots with stunt doubles were always obvious, making it necessary for the cast to do most stunts themselves.

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