#The rum diary movie#
#The rum diary manual#
#The rum diary full#

Based on Thompson’s novel of the same name, his first, which until Depp found it buried in Thompson’s home, had never been published, THE RUM DIARY is a fictionalized version of an early Thompson in his pre-Gonzo days.įrustrated as a writer and unable to find his own voice and make it heard, Paul Kemp forces himself to leave New York and head to tropical, sunny Puerto Rico, certain that he can make a name for himself in this island paradise. Given the “balls out, nothing in moderation” style of Thompson with every aspect of life, literature and journalism, and after Depp’s uncanny and indelible portrayal of him in “Fear and Loathing”, THE RUM DIARY pales in comparison a very tepid and much tamer version of “Fear and Loathing” to say the least. And because of this, I have been impatiently awaiting THE RUM DIARY, another adventure of Hunter S. I am obsessive about “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, the first Depp incarnation as Thompson in one of Thompson’s best works. Thompson, as both a novelist, and columnist dating back to his early days writing for “Rolling Stone” in the 70’s. I have long had great respect and been a huge fan of Hunter S.

Wretched Hive: Parts of Puerto Rico may qualify.I have great respect and admiration for Johnny Depp, as both an actor and risk taker.

Where Da White Women At?: The bar/dance scene in St.

What Now? Ending: Kemp leaves the island on a stolen boat, and doesn't seem to know even where he's going.

What Happened to the Mouse?: What happened to the corrupt land deal?.

The Magic Cock Fighting Equation: Use El Monstro, win as much money as necessary.

Spiritual Prequel: to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The scene with Kemp monologuing while typing facing out a shuttered window is a direct lift from scene where Duke sits in the same pose and makes the famous Wave Speech from Fear and Loathing.

The bottle containing Moberg's drug looks to be a replica of the adrenochrome bottle.

Shout-Out: Multiple to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:.

#The rum diary full#

Shallow Love Interest: Chenault, full stop.

Screw the Rules, I Have Money: Sanderson's Modus Operandi.Rape as Drama: What is implied to happen to Chenault.It Will Never Catch On: Watching the 1960 Presidential debates.Hollywood Voodoo: Papa Nebo's chicken blessing.Intrepid Reporter: Paul Kemp could be considered this.

Gonzo Journalism: Possibly an origin story.Everything's Better with Chickens: The cock fighting sub-plot.Da Editor: Lotterman is a vaguely corrupt version of this trope.Booze Flamethrower: Used to fend off angry Puerto Ricans, and accidently used to fry a police officers face.The Alcoholic: Most of the main cast, but especially the side character Moberg whose booze consumption puts the rest of the cast drunken characters to shame.

#The rum diary movie#

The movie revolves around the many adventures Kemp gets himself into, eventually including a plot to purchase a nearby unspoiled island and turn it into yet another tourist destination. Kemp is introduced to his newest co-workers and cigar-chomping editor boss and is told he will be doing color stories for the paper. Paul Kemp arrives on the island of Puerto Rico after being enlisted to become the newest reporter for the San Juan Star. Thompson's lone Novel and written and directed by Bruce Robinson. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP.Ī 2011 film starring Johnny Depp, based on Hunter S. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace. All new trope pages will be made with the 'Trope Workshop' found on the 'Troper Tools' menu and worked on until they have at least three examples.Pages that don't do this will be subject to deletion, with or without explanation. All new pages should use the preloadable templates feature on the edit page to add the appropriate basic page markup. All images MUST now have proper attribution, those who neglect to assign at least the 'fair use' licensing to an image may have it deleted.Failure to do so may result in deletion of contributions and blocks of users who refuse to learn to do so.

#The rum diary manual#

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