The Rum Diary  M (Drug use, sex scenes, coarse language and violence)

Rating M (Drug use, sex scenes, coarse language and violence)

Release DateThursday, 15 March 2012

Length 2hrs 0min

Main Cast Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins, Bill Smitrovich, Michael Rispoli, Julian Holloway, Amaury Nolasco, Marshall Bell, Karen Austin, Jason Smith

Movie DirectorBruce Robinson

Distributor

Johnny Depp again portrays legendary Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson (after 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) in this adaptation of Thompson's novel about his experiences working in Puerto Rico in the late 50s. Directed by Bruce Robinson (Withnail and I). Depp plays Paul (the story's Thompson stand-in), a young American journalist who accepts a job working on a small newspaper in the Caribbean. Upon arrival, he finds the paper's self-destructive employees fuelled by booze and maniacal ideas. As he struggles to find his groove on the island he gets entangled in a violent love triangle as his obsessions with rum and the woman Chenault (Zombieland's Amber Heard) begin to consume him. Aaron Eckhart and Giovanni Ribisi also star.