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The Rum Diary
One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
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Synopsis
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
More about The Rum Diary
Cast
Johnny DeppPaul Kemp
Amber HeardChenault
Aaron EckhartSanderson
Michael RispoliSala
Giovanni RibisiMoberg
Richard JenkinsLotterman
Amaury NolascoSegurra
Marshall BellDonavonCredits
- Directed by
- Bruce Robinson
- Written by
- Bruce Robinson, Hunter S. Thompson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $45M
- Box office
- $24M
Production
FilmEngineUnited States
GK FilmsUnited States
Infinitum NihilUnited States
