Newly hired at puerto ricos san juan star newspaper, paul must decide whether to report on social injustice issues or shill for arrogantly rapacious real estate developers. Thompson, the rum diary has all the trademarks youd expect in this film adaptation from writerdirector bruce robinson plenty of rum and booziness between the lead and his happygolucky sidekick, hallucinogenic drugs although, you see nowhere near as much as fear and loathing in las vegas and last but certainly not least, actor johnny depp. But its an unofficial followup to 1998s fear and loathing in las vegas, and it marks the return of filmmaker bruce robinson, whose withnail and i. Filming began in puerto rico in march 2009 and was released on october 28, 2011. American journalist paul kemp takes on a freelance job in puerto rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island. Offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film rum diary. It 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 on october 28, 2011. Oct 28, 2011 in rum diary, kemp travels to puerto rico to take a job with the islands newspaper and find his voice as a writer. O filme e dirigido por bruce robinson e conta com johnny depp e amber heard no elenco. The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper, the daily news, in san juan, puerto rico. The rum diary official trailer 2011 hd johnny depp new. American journalist paul kemp takes on a freelance job in puerto rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the rum diary at the discogs marketplace. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in owensboro, kentucky. By the time he was 20, he had already been fired as a copy boy for time magazine for insubordination and from the middletown n. With his legal action against a rupert murdochowned tabloid on hold in the uk due to coronavirus lockdowns, johnny depp on friday saw amber heards. The novel was more brutal than depps film, with a gang rape of chenault, sandy thompsons fictional standin. The rum diary, based on an early novel by the rogue us journalist hunter s thompson, is johnny depps homage to his late friend. Yeaman completed preparatory studies and studied law. A cynical photographer, sala michael rispoli, the taking of pelham 1 2 3. This career path looks marginally sunnier in the rum diary, based on a novel he wrote in the early 1970s. Where fear and loathing was specific, rum diary is.
Directed by cult filmmaker bruce robinson, the rum diary has all the ingredients of a cult classic in the making, but only for adults. The rum diary abenteuercomedydrama, usa 2011 filmverleih. As the eisenhower era draws to a close, journalist paul kemp johnny depp decides hes had enough of new york and takes a job in puerto rico. You can, however, have some fun tracking down exactly where it was filmed, not to mention where it. Depp plays paul kemp a prototype of the young thompson, who. Stills from the rum diary thompson wrote the rum diary, his second attempt at a novel, in the early 1960s, after having spent a year or. The story behind the rum diary is as interesting as the film itself. Its too long and very sluggish in places, and theres no real payoff. Goodreads members who liked the rum diary also liked.
The rum diary filme wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The story goes that johnny depp found the manuscript among thompsons papers in his colorado cabin on woody creek, and was instrumental in getting it published and now produced as a film. Sexual content the main character flirts with a woman a great deal. The rum diary bluray and dvd arrive february 14th dec 19, 2011. A journalist travels to puerto rico and becomes entangled with an attractive american woman. The primary location was the historic and oldest areas in the capital city of san juan. Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of american entrepreneurs who are determined to convert puerto rico. Depp hacks out horoscopes and other spacefillers, and drinks heavily in the long hours in.
Johnny depp stars as rum soaked journalist paul kemp in this adaptation of the hunter s. The films trailers made rum diary into a rollicking comedy, in contrast to. Daily record for destroying the office candy machine. Rent the rum diary 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Oct, 2011 the rum diary bluray and dvd arrive february 14th dec 19, 2011. The rum diary rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Thompsons novelmemoir of the same name, was, like the book, set entirely in puerto rico. Recruited by sanderson to write an article that praises an. The rum diary on dvd february 14, 2012 starring johnny depp, amber heard, aaron eckhart, richard jenkins. It is currently set to be released on october 28, 2011. Oct 29, 2011 the rum diary, the movie made of hunter s. The rum diary 2011 as the eisenhower era draws to a close, journalist paul kemp johnny depp decides hes had enough of new york and takes a job in puerto rico. Thomson novel the rum diary a book not published until the late 90s went before cameras with.
The rum diary definitely is not another fear and loathing in las vegas pharmaceuticalfueled freak show, in other words. Yeaman was born in hardin county, kentucky, the son of lucretia sneed helm and steven minor yeaman. You can, however, have some fun tracking down exactly where it was filmed, not to mention where it wasnt. Johnny depp stars as rumsoaked journalist paul kemp in this adaptation of the hunter s. Tired of the noise and madness of new york and the crushing conventions of late eisenhowerera america, kemp travels to the pristine island of puerto rico to write for a local san juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor lotterman richard jenkins. The rum diary stronger on dreamy, seedy atmosphere than on narrative coherence, filmdistricts exotic curio should draw the overlapping deppthompson fanbases but will command general auds in. Starring johnny depp, giovanni ribisi, aaron eckhart, amber heard, michael rispoli. The manuscript, begun in 1959, was discovered amongst thompsons papers by johnny depp.
Sexy dancing scene from the rum diary starring johnny depp and amber heard. But its an unofficial followup to 1998s fear and loathing in las vegas, and it marks the return of filmmaker bruce robinson, whose withnail and i has already attained cult classic status. Thompson never managed to get it published then, despite numerous attempts and a number. Billed as the long lost novel upon its release, the rum diary is narrated by a young journalist named paul kemp who leaves new york for puerto rico and a. Oct 14, 2011 the rum diary stronger on dreamy, seedy atmosphere than on narrative coherence, filmdistricts exotic curio should draw the overlapping deppthompson fanbases but will command general auds in.
The rum diary is an early novel by american writer hunter s. Thompsons fear and loathing in las vegas lay in gilliams ability to find a stylistic analog to thompsons acidsoaked misadventures in the desert. The rum diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist paul kemp johnny depp. The demented genius of terry gilliams adaptation of hunter s. The rum diary opens with depp stumbling a day late into the offices of the san juan star, a twobit newspaper hampered by striking union workers and an editorinchief with no apparent love for the profession the alwaysindispensible richard jenkins. The rum diary quotes showing of 70 i was not proud of what i had learned but i never doubted that it was worth knowing. The visual overload grows nearly intolerable, but the endless bingeing sessions and surreal psychedelics give the hungover moments of clarity and insight that much more pop.
The movie is adapted from a book that hunter s thompson, the heroic crusader, started writing during his unsuccessful but eventful sting as a journalist in puerto rico in the early 60s. Stills from the rum diary thompson wrote the rum diary, his second attempt at a novel, in the early 1960s, after having spent a year or so trying, without much success, to be a newspaper. It stars johnny depp, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli, amber heard, richard jenkins, and giovanni ribisi. Everything you need to know about the rum diary movie 2011.
In 2009, after spending several years in development hell, a film based upon the early hunter s. The rum diary is a novel thompson wrote when he was 22 though not published until much later and still trying to figure out his path in life. The rum diary sexy dance scene amber heard hd youtube. It was written in the early 1960s but was not published until 1998. Watch the rum diary online stream full movie directv. The johnny deppproduced adaptation of hunter s thompsons semiautobiographical novel is lovingly made, but its bit of a vanity project. With johnny depp, giovanni ribisi, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli. Find books like the rum diary from the worlds largest community of readers. Jul 03, 2012 offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film rum diary. Tiring of the noise and madness of new york and the crushing conventions of late eisenhowerera america, itinerant journalist paul kemp joh. Bruce robinson wrote the screenplay and directed the film, which stars johnny depp as journalist paul kemp. George helm yeaman november 1, 1829 february 23, 1908 was a u. Rent the rum diary 2011 starring johnny depp and aaron eckhart on dvd and bluray. The rum diary, written and directed by bruce robinson, expertly cannonballs into the grit and glam with raw exuberance.