The rum diary is an early novel by american writer hunter s. He mutters in a low voice, as if marginally short on breath, or as if fearful of jarring something loose inside his head. Find out where the rum diary is streaming, if the rum diary is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Get the latest the rum diary news, movie spoilers, casting info and more on. The johnny deppproduced adaptation of hunter s thompsons semiautobiographical novel is. Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property. The manuscript, begun in 1959, was discovered amongst thompsons papers by johnny depp. The rum diary is a 2011 american comedydrama film written and directed by bruce robinson, based on the novel of the same name by hunter s. The rum diary movie news and cast updates tv guide. Theres also plenty of sexual innuendo and suggestions of sex, but no actual nudity. The rum dairy je adaptacija istoimenog romana jednog od mojih omiljenih autora hantera s. The rum diary official trailer 2011 hd johnny depp new.
Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Toepfer introduces us to joey yeaman, owner of five hearts vintage. Find all 48 songs in the rum diary soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Thompson had became close friends during the years they were part of the hollywood machinery. Its colorful and amiable enough, and depps heart is clearly in the right place, but the rum diary fails to add sufficient focus to its rambling source material. He served as judge of daviess county in 1854, and served as member of the kentucky house of representatives. Made into a major motion picture starring johnny depp, the rum diarya national bestseller and new york times notable bookis hunter s. Intriguing performances help the rum diary successfully capture the spirit of the source material even if the result is a scattered piece of filmmaking. Johnny depp stars as rumsoaked journalist paul kemp in this adaptation of the hunter s. Thompsons brilliant love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent lust in the caribbean. Filming began in puerto rico in march 2009 and was released on october 28, 2011.
It stars johnny depp, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli, amber heard, richard jenkins, and giovanni ribisi. Depp plays paul kemp a prototype of the young thompson, who. The rum diary 2011 stream and watch online 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. The rum diary is a mediocre movie made with the best of intentions. It was written in the early 1960s but was not published until 1998. Thompsons work, so i am not tempted to make comparisons with the original book. You can, however, have some fun tracking down exactly where it was filmed, not to mention where it wasnt. The rum diary soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Its the story of a young man johnny depp, a frustrated novelist, who gets a job on a struggling newspaper in puerto rico in the early. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rum diary. 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. Yeaman was born in hardin county, kentucky, the son of lucretia sneed helm and steven minor yeaman.
Johnny depp, bruce robinson, graham king buzzine film interview excerpt. Thompson, its especially appropriate that actor johnny depp is headlining the authors latest novelturnedfilm adaptation, the rum diary as both men are known for especially intense. Truer words have never been spoken, and theyre spoken in the rum diary. Thompson than anyone else and thompson would be the first to appreciate the films departure from his. The rum diary originele film soundtrack muziek door christopher young. Thompson, the rum diary, follows itinerant journalist paul kemp johnny depp on an alcoholfueled journey across the pristine island of puerto rico.
The rum diary is a film of a novel and feels like a film of a novel. Thompsons novelmemoir of the same name, was, like the book, set entirely in puerto rico. The rum diary original soundtrack christopher young. He never seems particularly drunk, but sometimes its more like he went through drunk and came out the other side. Tiring of the noise and madness of new york and the crushing conventions of late eisenhowerera america, itinerant journalist paul kemp joh.
He had his highs and his lows, but even at his worst. The rum diary on dvd february 14, 2012 starring johnny depp, amber heard, aaron eckhart, richard jenkins. In 2011, the novel was made into a movie starring depp, aaron eckhart, amber heard, and giovanni ribisi. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and. The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper. Joey, his wife brooke and three children travel the states, searching for charming vintage items including motorcycles to restore and resell. Yeaman completed preparatory studies and studied law. Rent the rum diary 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Filled with footage of thompson himself, dating back from 1998 through 2002, the documentary chronicles the novels publishing with several flyonthewall meetings between the author and his. Paul kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a rundown newspaper in the caribbean. The rum diary bluray and dvd arrive february 14th dec 19, 2011. The rum diary 2011 stream and watch online moviefone.
Rent the rum diary 2011 starring johnny depp and aaron eckhart on dvd and bluray. Having read the book a few years ago, i was looking forward to the movie. Everything you need to know about the rum diary movie 2011. A novel kindle edition by thompson, hunter s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The rum diary manages to successfully capture the spirit of the source material even if the result is a scattered piece of filmmaking. The rum diary is a film directed by bruce robinson with johnny depp, amber heard, aaron eckhart, richard jenkins, year. Thompson, the rum diary is a brilliantly tangled love. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in owensboro, kentucky. Violence comes mostly in the form of threats, but there are brief squabbles, cuts and bruises, burns, and beatings. With johnny depp, giovanni ribisi, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli.
And, it is most likely that it will remain so, because this film is an outstanding achievement in which the otherwise unpalatable story of us. Thompson had a speaking style that depp recreates accurately in the rum diary. Bruce robinsons film is a prequel of sorts to 1998s fear and loathing in las vegas in the same way that that film was a biography of its writer, the paranoiacturnedprophet hunter s. The rum diary sexy dance scene amber heard hd youtube. Thompson, the rum diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist paul kemp johnny depp. In the rum diary, a respectfully disrespectful adaptation of a lesserknown salvo from the thompson canon, depp plays paul kemp, a young newspaperman on a roundabout path to fame and fortune in. Media in category the rum diary film the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The rum diary 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. A short film by one of the custom scenes favourite filmmakers. The rum diary, based on an early novel by the rogue us journalist hunter s thompson, is johnny depps homage to his late friend. Depp hacks out horoscopes and other spacefillers, and drinks heavily in the long hours in.