The Rum Diary Movie

One Part Outrage. One Part Justice. Three Parts Rum. Mix Well.

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Who's Involved:

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Rhulen, Greg Shapiro, William Shively, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins, A.J. Dix, Bruce Robinson, Robert S. Kravis

Release Date:

Friday, October 28, 2011 Nationwide

R   RESTRICTED MPA
language, brief drug use and sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr, 50 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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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Who stars in The Rum Diary: Cast List


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Who's making The Rum Diary: Crew List

A look at the The Rum Diary behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Screenwriter

Bruce Robinson

Producers

A.J. Dix
Robert S. Kravis
Anthony Rhulen
Greg Shapiro
William Shively

Production: What we know about The Rum Diary?

Key Facts

  1. Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2010 - April: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2008 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Production stars March 2009,

The Rum Diary Release Date: When was the film released?


The Rum Diary was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, October 28, 2011 in around 2,272 theaters. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Puss in Boots, In Time and The Double.

The Rum Diary DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Rum Diary was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 .

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