The Rum Diary

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.

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Cast

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

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Natalia Rivera

Chenault's Friend

Jimmy Ortega

Cop on Fire

Guillermo Valedón

Xanadu Maitre d'

Bruno Irizarry

Lazar

Karen Austin

Mrs. Zimburger

Andy Umberger

Mr. Green

Fran Mendez

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Chris Seagers Production Design
• Dawn Swiderski Art Direction
• Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration

Camera

• Dariusz Wolski Director of Photography
• Peter Mountain Still Photographer
• Jeffrey Waldron Epk Camera Operator
• Daniele Massaccesi Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Colleen Atwood Costume Design
• Nathan J. Busch II Key Hair Stylist
• Lizzie Ibarra Hairstylist
• Diana Noris Costume Design
• Candace Neal Additional Hairstylist
• Christine L. Cantella Assistant Costume Designer

Crew

• G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
• Shawnna Thibodeau Stunt Double
• Aakomon Jones Choreographer
• Jake Rice Post Production Supervisor
• Kimberly Shannon Murphy Stunt Double

Directing

• Bruce Robinson Director
• Coraly Santaliz Script Supervisor

Editing

• Carol Littleton Editor

Lighting

• Ismael 'Izzy' Gonzalez Rigging Gaffer
• Rafael E. Sánchez Chief Lighting Technician

Production

• Christi Dembrowski Producer
• Johnny Depp Producer
• Tim Headington Producer
• Graham King Producer
• Robert Kravis Producer
• Anthony Rhulen Producer
• Denise Chamian Casting
• Patrick McCormick Executive Producer
• A.J. Dix Executive Producer
• William Shively Executive Producer
• Colin Vaines Executive Producer
• George Tobia Jr. Executive Producer

Sound

• Christopher Young Original Music Composer
• John Ross Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Edward Tise Production Sound Mixer
• Mark Mangini Supervising Sound Editor
• Curt Schulkey Supervising Sound Editor
• Richard L. Anderson Sound Effects Editor
• Piero Mura Sound Effects Editor
• George Simpson Sound Effects Editor
• Thomas Milano Music Editor
• Paul Rabjohns Music Editor
• James Morioka Dialogue Editor
• Vanessa Lapato Dialogue Editor

Visual Effects

• Bill Gilman Visual Effects Supervisor
• Jeffrey Waldron VFX Director of Photography
• Kiel Figgins CG Artist

Writing

• Bruce Robinson Screenplay
• Hunter S. Thompson Novel

Photos