Sala tags along with kemp, for a break from the puerto rican police. In the movie paul saves up funds from writing for the newspaper and odd writing jobs to buy his car and an apartment for himself. Kemp, the narrator gets involved with a woman who is with another man. Here and there i could see a patio or a screen porch where people sat beneath fans and drank rum. American journalist paul kemp takes on a freelance job in puerto rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there. Oct 27, 2011 the rum diary, written and directed by bruce robinson, expertly cannonballs into the grit and glam with raw exuberance. Stills from the rum diary thompson wrote the rum diary, his second attempt at a novel, in the early 1960s, after having spent a year or so trying, without much success, to be a newspaper.
The rum diary follows paul kemp johnny depp, a divorced alcoholic and struggling novelist who decides to kick around in san juan until his ship comes in, working as a journalist for a newspaper thats on its last legs, drinking gallons of rum and experimenting with lsd. The rum diary stars johnny depp and is a film adaptation of hunter s. 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. This movie is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, the rum diary. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including puss in boots, in time and like crazy. Extract from the rum diary, chapter 15 we went down a dark hall. We have him to thank genuinely or sarcastically, i suppose, for the writing style of so many bloggers. It is very much a young mans book, clearly based on thompsons own situation and some of the peoplemostly drunks and layabouts. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. I recently watched johnny depp in the rum diary film and i was curious to see the book. Find out where the rum diary is streaming, if the rum diary is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper. In regard to playing the character of kemp, depp compared and related it to his previous role in fear and.
They have accompanied kemp hunters character, whose voice carries the novel and a few locals they met to a local black club. The novel is based on the real life incidents of the author hunter s. The problem with the new, littleseen johnny depp film isnt that it appeals. In the movie paul kemp accompanies zimburger on his assignment to the island he intends on turning into a tourist paradise. Nov 03, 2011 the rum diary stars johnny depp and is a film adaptation of hunter s. Thankfully, not every book they adapt is bridget joness diary, as this list of 40 of the best film adaptations demonstrates. Although one line from the movie human beings are the only creatures on earth who claim a god, and the only living thing that behaves like it hasnt got one. In the early 1960s, after he had discovered booze but before he had stumbled across drugs, the young hunter s. The rum diary is a 2011 american comedydrama film written and directed by bruce robinson, based on the novel of the same. It stars johnny depp, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli, amber heard, richard jenkins, and giovanni ribisi.
Rent the rum diary 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The bluray edition of philosophers stone includes commentary from director chris columbus that reveals that the final scene of the film where harry, hermione and ron depart on the hogwarts express was the first scene shot. Buy the rum diary bloomsbury classic reads by hunter s. By the time he was 20, he had already been fired as a copy boy for time magazine for insubordination and from the middletown n. The difference between kemp and withnail is that withnail is seen from. I often drank there, but i was never accepted because. Oct 28, 2011 adopting the rumsoaked life of the island, paul soon becomes obsessed with chenault amber heard, the wildly attractive connecticutborn fiancee of sanderson aaron eckhart. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. I did enjoy the film though, it was quite different from the novel but it was a good piece. Johnny depp stars as rumsoaked journalist paul kemp in this adaptation of the hunter s. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration.
The manuscript, begun in 1959, was discovered amongst thompsons papers by johnny depp. The rum diary, then, plays as an origin story of journalist hunter s. Many drinks are poured so there is a bit of violence too. With johnny depp, giovanni ribisi, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli. There is a lot of jealousy and treachery in the novel. 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. Oct 27, 2011 but rum diary the book was never really about plot, and neither is rum diary the movie. Thompson this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the rum diary. Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. The rum diary gives us this side of him without apology. Its more about the theme, the romantic mood, and most of all, the exuberant wordplay. Thompsons early novel that didnt end up being published until 1998.
The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. Filming began in puerto rico in march 2009 and was released on october 28, 2011. The rum diary, the movie, lacked a lot of the intensity that i felt existed in the book. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It was written in the early 1960s but was not published until 1998. Find books like the rum diary from the worlds largest community of readers.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the rum diary near you. The novel has been the national best seller 1 in the us. Books similar to the rum diary meet your next favorite book. May 25, 2012 a bad book can always be turned into a great movie. The rum diary takes place in san juan, puerto rico during the late 1950s. Thompsons novel the rum diary as a starring vehicle for johnny depp, nick nolte and benicio del toro, with pearl harbor star josh hartnett also circling. Thompsons first novel, entitled prince jellyfish, still remains unpublished.
The rum diary 2011 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. Sexual content the main character flirts with a woman a great deal. A bad book can always be turned into a great movie. List of differences between the harry potter books and. Thompson, the rum diary, follows itinerant journalist paul kemp johnny depp on an alcoholfueled journey across the pristine island of puerto rico. In winter of 2001, gonzo fans were provided a rare treat, a pissed off fax from hst which first appeared on aintitcoolnews. There, he becomes obsessed with chenault amber heard, the fiancee of a shady businessman named sanderson aaron eckhart, who wants to turn the pristine island into a capitalists paradise. Club scene the background is that chenault is yeamons girlfriend. I walked a block or so, trying to get the feel of the place, and the bells kept coming closer. The background is that chenault is yeamons girlfriend. The differences were very significant and while the overall story remains, the differences are enough to let you enjoy both. Rent the rum diary 2011 starring johnny depp and aaron eckhart on dvd and bluray.
I was not proud of what i had learned but i never doubted that it. The primary location was the historic and oldest areas in the capital city of san juan. You can, however, have some fun tracking down exactly where it was filmed, not to mention where it wasnt. The rum diary is the 2011 movie based upon hunter s. It is very much a young mans book, clearly based on thompsons own situation and some of the peoplemostly drunks and layaboutswho gravitated to. The novel has been the national best seller 1 in the us the novel is based on the real life incidents of the author hunter s. Directed by cult filmmaker bruce robinson, the rum diary has all the ingredients of a cult classic in the making, but only for adults. Salon thompson flashes signs of the vitriol that would later be turned loose on society.
The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper, the daily news, in san juan, puerto rico. Whats the difference between the rum diary the book and the rum diary the movie. Written when he was still honing his skills, this novel shows peeks of the brilliant musical writing style thompson would become known for later in his career. The plot showcases a young writer who finds himself in the virgin territory of san juan. Thompsons brilliant love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent lust in the caribbean. The rum diary, written and directed by bruce robinson, expertly cannonballs into the grit and glam with raw exuberance. Thompson, whoas has been detailed countless times beforefamously or infamously imagined himself as the most important part. Review by mark dujsik october 27, 2011 this is the end of one story, the coda selfimportantly says, and the beginning of another.
Johnny depp stars as rum soaked journalist paul kemp in this adaptation of the hunter s. Thompson himself travelled from new york to san juan in 1960 to write for an illfated sports newspaper on the island of puerto rico. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper, the daily news, in san juan. The washington post book world a remarkably full and mature first novel. Thompson, whoas has been detailed countless times beforefamously or infamously imagined himself as the most important part of whatever story he might be telling. Thompson wrote rum diary while living in puerto rico and based it upon his experiences working for a local press, the san juan star. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. Theres some splendid front pagestyle dialogue, but the movie gets serious, indeed slightly solemn, when.
The johnny deppproduced adaptation of hunter s thompsons semiautobiographical novel is. I dont think a great book can always be turned in a great movie, in fact it is probaly easier to turn a great book into a bad movie. Its got an irony, irreverence and underlying postadolescent dread to it the narrator is supposedly 30, but he reads younger imo reminiscent of mike nichols the graduate. Differences between the rum diary book vs movie page 2. Made into a major motion picture starring johnny depp, the rum diarya national bestseller and new york times notable bookis hunter s.
New york variety producerfinancier filmengine has optioned gonzo journalist hunter s. The rum diary is an early novel by american writer hunter s. Theres some splendid front pagestyle dialogue, but the movie gets serious, indeed slightly solemn, when kemp writes an. Rum diary is a good young mans novel even if you knew nothing about the author. While the movie contained scenes and content different than the book itself, it was filled with.
Everyones drunk, chenault a bit more so, and is intent on dancing. This career path looks marginally sunnier in the rum diary, based on a. Oct 29, 2011 the rum diary, the movie made of hunter s. A then 22yearold thompson wrote the rum diary in 1959, but it was abandoned until johnny depp found it among thompsons papers decades later. It stars johnny depp, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli, amber heard, richard jenkins, and giovanni ribisi filming began in puerto rico in march 2009 and was released on october 28, 2011. Differences between the rum diary book vs movie page 1. But its an unofficial followup to 1998s fear and loathing in las vegas, and it marks the return of filmmaker bruce robinson, whose withnail and i has already attained cult classic status. Making the book more of a thinker rather than a viewer. The johnny deppproduced adaptation of hunter s thompsons semiautobiographical novel is lovingly made, but its bit of a vanity project. But rum diary the book was never really about plot, and neither is rum diary the movie. Sanderson lets him have a car from his garage and was going to have a place arranged for him. The great thompson hunt books the rum diary rum diary. Its more about the theme, the romantic mood, and most of. The rum diary bluray and dvd arrive february 14th dec 19, 2011.
Daily record for destroying the office candy machine. In late 1998, after the rum diary came out, there was talk of making another movie, again with johnny depp starring as hst. Thompsons novelmemoir of the same name, was, like the book, set entirely in puerto rico. Thompson, the rum diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust. There is the dim purpose, in the film and i guess in the novel, that kemp is. 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.
The rum diary is a ramshackle jalopy of a movie, a bumpy ride that yields amusements and diversions here and there, and several interesting. Its too long and very sluggish in places, and theres no real payoff. Johnny depp is back as a very different hunter s thompson film. Watch the rum diary online stream full movie directv. Everything you need to know about the rum diary movie 2011. Consequently after the drama at the carnival he takes back the keys of the car he gave to kemp. Thompson, the rum diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and. Somewhere up the street i heard bells, the sleepy tinkling of brahms lullaby.