The Rum Diary
One part outrage. One part justice. Three parts rum. Mix well.
2011 | 120m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Bruce Robinson |
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| Writer: | Bruce Robinson, Hunter S. Thompson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 13, 2011 |
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| Director: | Bruce Robinson |
| Writer: | Bruce Robinson, Hunter S. Thompson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | alcohol, journalist, based on novel or book, newspaper, puerto rico, voodoo, carnival, protest, debate, fire breathing, vomiting, cockfight, rum, brochure, tongue, drunkenness, 1960s |
| Production Companies | FilmEngine, Infinitum Nihil, GK Films, FilmDistrict, Mandate International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $24,000,000
Budget: $45,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Johnny Depp | Paul Kemp |
| Amber Heard | Chenault |
| Aaron Eckhart | Sanderson |
| Michael Rispoli | Sala |
| Giovanni Ribisi | Moberg |
| Richard Jenkins | Lotterman |
| Amaury Nolasco | Segurra |
| Marshall Bell | Donavon |
| Bill Smitrovich | Zimburger |
| Julian Holloway | Wolsley |
| Enzo Cilenti | Digby |
| Karimah Westbrook | Papa Nebo |
| Aaron Lustig | Monk |
| Natalia Rivera | Chenault's Friend |
| Jimmy Ortega | Cop on Fire |
| Guillermo Valedón | Xanadu Maitre d' |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bruce Robinson | Screenplay, Director |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Mark Mangini | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Hunter S. Thompson | Novel |
| Chris Seagers | Production Design |
| Paul Rabjohns | Music Editor |
| George Simpson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Diana Noris | Costume Design |
| Katy Wood | Dialogue Editor |
| Jake Rice | Post Production Supervisor |
| Thomas Milano | Music Editor |
| Steven Wayne | Production Supervisor |
| Bill Gilman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Peter Mountain | Still Photographer |
| Piero Mura | Sound Effects Editor |
| Curt Schulkey | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lizzie Ibarra | Hairstylist |
| Ismael 'Izzy' Gonzalez | Rigging Gaffer |
| Coraly Santaliz | Script Supervisor |
| Dawn Swiderski | Art Direction |
| John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nathan J. Busch II | Key Hair Stylist |
| Edward Tise | Production Sound Mixer |
| Russell Allen | Production Coordinator |
| Vanessa Lapato | Dialogue Editor |
| James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Dariusz Wolski | Director of Photography |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Aaron Glascock | Dialogue Editor |
| Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunt Double |
| Aakomon Jones | Choreographer |
| Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunt Double |
| Carol Littleton | Editor |
| Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration |
| G.A. Aguilar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rafael E. Sánchez | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Jeffrey Waldron | VFX Director of Photography, Epk Camera Operator |
| Kiel Figgins | CG Artist |
| Candace Neal | Additional Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Johnny Depp | Producer |
| Anthony Rhulen | Producer |
| A.J. Dix | Executive Producer |
| George Tobia Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Patrick McCormick | Executive Producer |
| Christi Dembrowski | Producer |
| Greg Shapiro | Executive Producer |
| Robert Kravis | Producer |
| Peter Kohn | Co-Producer |
| Colin Vaines | Executive Producer |
| William Shively | Executive Producer |
| Graham King | Producer |
| Tim Headington | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 68 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 63 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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