The rum Diary

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Call Number: DVD Comedy Rum
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson.
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Special features: Inside The rum diary ; back-story.
Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins.
Tired of the noise and madness of New York, journalist Paul Kemp moves to Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper. Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Kemp becomes obsessed with the fiancee of Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. When he is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, Kemp is presented with the choice to use his words for the corrupt businessman's financial benefit, or use them to take him down.
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Contents: Rum Diary.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Good submitted by crazypockets on July 25, 2013, 12:35pm This movie is not as good as "Fear and Loathing," but it's still a fairly funny depiction of a chapter of Hunter S. Thompson's life. There were some very funny moments, and some completely crazy moments like you'd expect.