The Rum Diary is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson, published 1998. The film stars Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, and …

With Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard. 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.

Feb 14, 2012 · Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard) the wildly attractive fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart), an American businessman involved in shady development deals.

This career path looks marginally sunnier in “The Rum Diary,” based on a novel he wrote in the early 1970s. The story goes that Johnny Depp found the manuscript among Thompson’s papers in his Colorado cabin on Woody Creek, and was instrumental in getting it published and now produced as a film.

Oct 27, 2011 · In The Rum Diary, adapted from the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, actress Amber Heard plays Chenault, the beautiful Connecticut-born fiancée of a shady businessman named Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart).

The Rum Diary Plot Summary. Paul Kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels as he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction. Trailer

He's staying at a hotel and meets Chenault (Amber Heard), who's avoiding a Union Carbide party there. Kemp is immediately smitten with her. Kemp is an alcoholic and his boss Lotterman (Richard Jenkins) tells him to stop drinking. Kemp also meets Moberg (Giovanni Ribisi), a deadbeat who can't be fired.

May 6, 2022 · Amber Heard Takes the Stand in Johnny Depp Defamation Trial. Find out how to stream, rent and purchase The Rum Diary starring exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

Nov 3, 2023 · Johnny Depp could’ve chosen a more seasoned actor for ‘The Rum Diary' in Scarlett Johansson, but he went with Amber Heard instead.