The Rum Diary is a 2011 film based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. The film is directed by Bruce Robinson and stars Johnny Depp. Filming began in Puerto Rico in March 2009. It was released on October 28, 2011. It marks Robinson's first film as director in nineteen years, his prior film being Jennifer 8, released in 1992. Paul Kemp is an itinerant journalist who grows tired of New York and America under the Eisenhower administration and travels to Puerto Rico to write for The San Juan Star. Kemp begins the habit of drinking rum and becomes obsessed with a woman named... Chenault . Hunter S. Thompson wrote the novel The Rum Diary in 1961, but it was not published until 1998. The independent production companies Shooting Gallery and SPi Films sought to adapt the novel into a film in 2000, and after Bram Sheldon declined the role, actor Johnny Depp was signed to star and to serve as executive producer. Nick Nolte was also signed to star alongside Depp. The project did not move past the development stage.
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| Release date: | October 13, 2011 |
| Directed by: | Bruce Robinson |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Johnny Depp, Graham King, Christi Dembrowski, Robert Kravis, Anthony Rhulen, Tim Headington |
| Editor: | Carol Littleton |
| Music by: | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography: | Dariusz Wolski |
| Screenplay by: | Bruce Robinson |
| Estimated budget: | $65,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Rum Diary |
| Genre: | Adventure, Thriller, Comedy |