Meryl Streep is addressing one of her grievances with fellow Hollywood star Goldie Hawn. In a new interview, Streep opened up about her dynamic with Hawn, which was memorably featured on the film "Death Becomes Her," showing two friends fighting over who is more beautiful.
© FREDERIC J. BROWNIn an interview with Vanity Fair, Streep discussed the film, which remains one of her most famous despite the fact that it came out in 1992. Streep revealed that Hawn was "always late to set," causing some friction.
"But she was always adorable. And I was always on time to set, and annoying, but she's late, and she'd have a red convertible, and she'd drive herself to set. That was probably the problem," she said. "She'd drive herself to set, and with her hair all blown out, she's like 'Oh gosh. Sorry!'" said Streep, in a perfect impression of Hawn's bubbly voice.
© Mike Coppola"And everybody thought, 'Aw, she's so cute!'. So I had a beef with her," said Streep. Still, she made it clear that the two remain close friends and are still surprised by the endurance of that film.
"I loved her. I love her. She's one of my buddies. Over the years, we've had some laughs about that movie because people love it. I always thought that it was a documentary about Beverly Hills," she added with an eyebrow raise.
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"Death Becomes Her" follows two friends, Madeline (Streep) and Helen (Hawn), who've long been jealous of each other, engaging in a jealous feud over a plastic surgeon, played by Bruce Willis. The women ultimately take a magic potion, granting them eternal life, resulting in them surviving through the years alongside each other. The film has now been adapted into a Broadway play.
Streep opened up about the challenges of making the film, which has many scenes of their contorted bodies and required the film to be made with a lot of special effects. "It's a completely different animal. Tedious is kind of a little word for what it is. It's excruciating," she said.
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