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5.9Tired 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.
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp
- Amber Heard as Chenault
- Aaron Eckhart as Sanderson
- Michael Rispoli as Sala
- Giovanni Ribisi as Moberg
- Richard Jenkins as Lotterman
Themes
- newspaper
- journalist
- based on novel or book
- alcohol
- voodoo
- puerto rico
- carnival
- protest
- debate
- fire breathing
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
109,428 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Bruce Robinson
- Screenplay by
- Bruce Robinson
- Based on
- The Rum Diary , by Hunter S. Thompson
- Produced by
- Johnny Depp Graham King Christi Dembrowski Anthony Rhulen Robert Kravis Tim Headington Greg Shapiro
- Starring
- Johnny Depp Aaron Eckhart Michael Rispoli Amber Heard Richard Jenkins Giovanni Ribisi
- Cinematography
- Dariusz Wolski
- Edited by
- Carol Littleton
- Music by
- Christopher Young
- Production companies
- GK Films Infinitum Nihil FilmEngine
- Distributed by
- FilmDistrict
- Release dates
- October 13, 2011 ( 2011-10-13 ) ( Los Angeles ) October 28, 2011 ( 2011-10-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 120 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $30.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 120.0
- FilmAffinity ID
- 405926
- Official website
- www.rumdiarythemovie.com
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- Commons category
- The Rum Diary (film)
- publication date
- 2012-08-02
- title
- The Rum Diary
- review score
- 56/100
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The Rum Diary is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson, published 1998. The film stars Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, and Giovanni Ribisi.
Filming began in Puerto Rico in March 2009 and was released by FilmDistrict on October 28, 2011. The film received mixed reviews and grossed just $30.1 million against its $45 million budget.