Meryl Streep has revealed that the rivalry she had with Goldie Hawn in cult classic Death Becomes Her manifested in real life back when filming was taking place.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 star, 76, candidly admitted she was left frustrated by Hawn failing to show up on time when starring in the black comedy, directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1992.
This trait particularly frustrated Streep, who said she always arrives promptly on set, but said Hawn got away with it as everyone thought she was so charming.
'Goldie, she was always late to set,' Streep said in a Vanity Fair interview. “I'm always on time, you know, and annoying, but she's late. She had a red convertible, I remember, and she'd drive herself to set. And so that was probably the problem. She'd drive herself to set.”
Streep continued: “She had her hair all over. She's like, ‘Oh gosh, sorry!’ And everybody thought, ‘Oh, she's so cute.’ Yeah, so I had a beef with her.”
However, the three-time Oscar winner said they had “a great laugh” shooting the film, and said she remains friends with Hawn, 80, to this day.
Death Becomes Her follows Madeline Ashton (Streep) and Helen Sharp (Hawn), who engage in a fight to the death over a man (Bruce Willis) after drinking a magic potion that grants them immortality.
Praised for the hilarious dynamic between its performers, the film earned an Oscar for its visual effects as well as a Broadway musical adaptation.
Reflecting on its enduring appeal, Streep said: “Over the years, we've had some laughs about that movie because people love it. I thought it was like a documentary on Beverly Hills.”
She also hailed Willis as divine, stating: “We had so much fun with him. He was such a gent and so game and willing to be ridiculous.”
Streep currently stars as fashion editor Miranda Prisetly in the sequel to 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, which also brings bac Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.
The Independent’s film critic Clarisse Loughrey awarded the film four stars, writing in her review: “The main quartet were so well-suited to their original roles that all Streep needs to do is play thoughtfully with a beaded necklace and, instantly, it’s like Miranda never left us.”
She’ll next star in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, playing an undisclosed role.
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