The Rum Diary (2011) [R]

Featuring:
Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart

Written by:
Bruce Robinson
Hunter S. Thompson

Directed by:
Bruce Robinson


Release Date:
October 13, 2011

Original Title:
The Rum Diary

Alternate Titles:
Diario De Un Seductor
Diário de um Jornalista Bêbado
Los diarios del ron
O Diário a Rum
Rhum Express
朗姆酒日记
莱姆酒日记
醉後型男日記

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
FilmDistrict
FilmEngine
GK Films
Infinitum Nihil
Mandate International

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 16  CA: R  DE: 12  DK: 15  ES: 12  GB: 15  GR: Κ-12  HU: 16  IE: 15  JP: R15+  NL: 12  PL: 18  PT: M/12  RO: 15  RU: 16+  US: R 

Runtime: 120

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

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.

Hard-drinking journalist Paul Kemp takes a job at a besieged newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His volatile editor, Lotterman, assigns him to tourist pieces and horoscopes, but promises more. Paul rooms with Sala, an aging and equally alcoholic reporter, in a rundown flat. Sanderson, a wealthy entrepreneur, hires Paul to flack for a group of investors who plan to buy an island near the capital and build a resort. Sanderson's girl-friend, the beguiling Chenault, bats her eyes at Paul. His loyalties face challenges when he and Sala get in trouble with locals, when a Carnival dance enrages Sanderson, and when the paper hits the skids. Is the solution always alcohol?

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Rankings and Honors

The Rum Diary (2011) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 51%
Metacritic 56/100
Awards Won: 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Additional Hairstylist:
Candace Neal

Art Direction:
Dawn Swiderski

CG Artist:
Kiel Figgins

Casting:
Denise Chamian

Chief Lighting Technician:
Rafael E. Sánchez

Choreographer:
Aakomon Jones

Co-Producer:
Peter Kohn

Costume Design:
Colleen Atwood
Diana Noris

Dialogue Editor:
Aaron Glascock
James Morioka
Vanessa Lapato
Katy Wood

Director:
Bruce Robinson

Director of Photography:
Dariusz Wolski

Editor:
Carol Littleton

Epk Camera Operator:
Jeffrey Waldron

Executive Producer:
Greg Shapiro
A.J. Dix
Patrick McCormick
William Shively
George Tobia Jr.
Colin Vaines

Hairstylist:
Lizzie Ibarra

Key Hair Stylist:
Nathan J. Busch II

Music Editor:
Paul Rabjohns
Thomas Milano

Novel:
Hunter S. Thompson

Original Music Composer:
Christopher Young

Post Production Supervisor:
Jake Rice

Producer:
Graham King
Johnny Depp
Robert Kravis
Christi Dembrowski
Tim Headington
Anthony Rhulen

Production Coordinator:
Russell Allen

Production Design:
Chris Seagers

Production Sound Mixer:
Edward Tise

Production Supervisor:
Steven Wayne

Rigging Gaffer:
Ismael 'Izzy' Gonzalez

Screenplay:
Bruce Robinson

Script Supervisor:
Coraly Santaliz

Set Decoration:
Rosemary Brandenburg

Sound Effects Editor:
Richard L. Anderson
George Simpson
Piero Mura

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
John Ross

Still Photographer:
Peter Mountain

Stunt Coordinator:
G.A. Aguilar

Stunt Double:
Shawnna Thibodeau
Kimberly Shannon Murphy

Supervising Sound Editor:
Curt Schulkey
Mark Mangini

VFX Director of Photography:
Jeffrey Waldron

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Bill Gilman

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