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 li... Read allAmerican 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.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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Julio Ramos Velez
- Intruder
- (as Julio Ramos)
Rafael Alvarez
- Taxi Driver
- (as Rafa Alvarez)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaJohnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard first met while making this film. They became a couple in 2012 after Depp separated from his longtime girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, were married in February 2015, separated in May 2016 and officially divorced in January 2017, after a very public court battle, which was reignited in 2019 when Depp sued Heard for defamation.
- GoofsWhen Kemp drives the Corvette along the coast, as the camera pans the car and roadway from above, a cellular telephone tower appears in the shot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.16 (2011)
- SoundtracksVolare (Nel Blu Dipinto De Blue)
Written by Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci and Mitchell Parish
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Featured review
Interesting failure due to the screenplay
Johnny Depp in a Hunter S Thompson movie? It seems legit, but The Rum Diary falters more often than it shines. Most of the problems relate to the source material and the fuzzy, hazy nature of the narrative. From a cinematic perspective, it's an impressive production with an evocative re-creation of 1960 Puerto Rico. Depp is suave and charismatic, Aaron Eckhart, one of the few working actors who can convincingly wear a white hat or a black one, is in full mode. And Amber Heard is as sexy as a woman can be, especially during a nightclub dance. The Rum Diary fails because of the screenplay, and the screenplay stumbles because it shows too much reverence to its source material. The contrived romance is half-presented. The comedy is hit-and-miss. The main character's arc, which transforms him from a drunken libertarian to a crusader for the undertrodden, is half-described. The conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is left unresolved. In fact, the entire story has an unfinished, half-baked sensibility.
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- alaindellow
- Sep 5, 2019
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Hunter S. Thompson's The Rum Diary
- Filming locations
- Vega Baja, Puerto Rico(Cockfight scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,109,815
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,135,369
- Oct 30, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $30,134,958
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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