Exhausted
A stunt that Streep was too exhausted to perform had been requested by the director. As a result, Streep decided to paddle down the river on a raft, but the vessel flipped over and nearly drowned her. After her release from prison in 1994, she informed the Orlando Sentinel newspaper, as well as her director, “I really feel quite sure if I say that I’m too tired to do something that we have to assume I’m telling the truth.”
Pushing Her Over The Edge
Additionally, an incident occurred on the set of one of her prior films. Her co-star, Dustin Hoffman, used the tactic in the 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer to nudge her over the edge. As time has passed, more and more details about what transpired have come to light.