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The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.

20115.92h 0m

Overview

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

Directed by Bruce Robinson
Written by Bruce Robinson, Hunter S. Thompson
Produced by Graham King, Johnny Depp, Robert Kravis
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $24.0M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Paul Kemp

Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Chenault

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Sanderson

Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli

Sala

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Moberg

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Lotterman

Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco

Segurra

Marshall Bell

Marshall Bell

Donavon

Bill Smitrovich

Bill Smitrovich

Zimburger

Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Wolsley

Themes & Keywords

newspaperjournalistbased on novel or bookalcoholvoodoopuerto ricocarnivalprotestdebatefire breathingvomitingcockfightrumbrochuretonguedrunkenness1960s

About The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary is a comedy, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of newspaper, journalist, based on novel or book, alcohol, voodoo, puerto rico. Directed by Bruce Robinson, it stars Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart. Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

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