LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – One of the biggest movie stars in the world suffered one of the biggest box-office flops of his career this weekend. Thompson-themed “Rum Diary” couldn’t scrape up more than $5 million at 2,272 North American locations. …

Is The Rum Diary a true story?

Although one could claim any Thompson book to be a novel, due to the dubious claims and distorted versions of true events, The Rum Diary is almost entirely fictional. It is, however, based on the world around Thompson at a certain time. Thompson found himself living in a beach shack, in some strange paradise.

Is The Rum Diary a prequel to fear and loathing?

“The Rum Diary,” directed by Bruce Robinson (“Withnail and I”) and based on an early novel of the same title by Hunter S. Thompson’s alter ego, a young writer named Paul Kemp, is played by Johnny Depp. This makes the new film a prequel of sorts to Terry Gilliam’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998), in which Mr.

When did The Rum Diary come out?

October 13, 2011 (USA)
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Does Johnny Depp like rum?

Johnny Depp prefers authenticity Also, as reported by Cheatsheet, when Depp was working on “The Rum Diary,” he was determined to pay homage to his late friend, writer Hunter S. Thompson. The entire crew had quite a bit of whiskey while producing the film and stuck to Thompson’s drink of choice, Chivas Regal.

Where was Rum Diary filmed?

Puerto Rico
Filming on Rum Diary began on location in Puerto Rico, Mexico and Hollywood in early 2009. Johnny Depp, first unleashed as Raoul Duke in Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, resumes his role as Hunter S. Thompson.

Did Hunter S Thompson live in Puerto Rico?

Thompson escaped to Puerto Rico, where he took a job at a bowling magazine, lived on the beach with his common-law wife in a two-room shack, and spent nights swimming naked and drinking cheap rum.

What was the drug in Rum Diary?

The Rum Diary: Now with LSD.

What kind of alcohol does Johnny Depp drink?

Johnny Depp prefers authenticity Thompson. The entire crew had quite a bit of whiskey while producing the film and stuck to Thompson’s drink of choice, Chivas Regal. Depp’s drinking habit has also impacted his work in some ways.

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