The Rum Diary
One Part Outrage. One Part Justice. Three Parts Rum. Mix Well.
| In Movie Theaters: | Friday, October 28, 2011 in 2,272 theaters |
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| On Blu-ray & DVD: | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Released; Now Available Buy or Rent Availability |
| Director: | Bruce Robinson |
| Cast: more cast | Johnny Depp Amber Heard Aaron Eckhart Richard Jenkins Giovanni Ribisi |
| Companies: | FilmDistrict & 4 more |
| Rating: | R for language, brief drug use and sexuality. |
| Runtime: | 1 hour, 50 minutes |
Storyline
Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). 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 into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen’s financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.
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Additional Notes:
Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson.
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News & Updates (36)
- From Sat., January 21, 2012 to Tue., July 31, 2007
- Amazon Sat., January 21, 2012
- added the US DVD release date of February 14, 2012
- added the US Blu-ray release date of February 14, 2012
- Emagine-entertainment.com Sat., October 22, 2011
- added a running time of 110 minutes
- Filmdistrict.com Fri., October 21, 2011
- added a synopsis
- YouTube Fri., October 21, 2011
- added Soundtrack Preview to trailers & videos
- added Video Clip: 'Driving Into the Sea' to trailers & videos
- added Video Clip: 'Are you outta your mind?' to trailers & videos








