Sep 14, 2011 somehow, these parts have led her to the rum diary, an adaptation of hunter s. The rum diary is a young mans story written by hunter s. Differences between the rum diary book vs movie page 1. Extract from the rum diary, chapter 15 we went down a dark hall. For less than the cost of coffee per day get 3x200ml samples of the best that rum has to offer, delivered to your home or office, every month.
Falling head over heels for a young woman named chenault almost immediately after relocating to the tropical island, kemp must learn to deal with her engagement to a freelance realtor and new potential employer and immense amounts of culture shock at play if he is to survive amidst his new surroundings. Later, kemp moves in with sala, who also rooms with moburg. Sexy dancing scene from the rum diary starring johnny depp and amber heard. The rum diary, when compared to fear and loathing in las vegas, has a lot less drugs, a lot more booze, a few more women, and is a lot less gonzo. Filming began in puerto rico in march 2009 and was released on october 28, 2011. Thompson pushed into print 38 years after he wrote it, its easy to see why it was initially rejected. The problems with the rum diary are uncountableif ever an infant. In the book, chenault is the fiancee of yeamon, not sanderson preceding unsigned comment added by 82. Amber heard lands role of chenault in the rum diary. In an rum and druginduced stupor, they wander about the docks. In the rum diary, adapted from the novel by hunter s. Paul is supposed to meet yeamon and chenault at the post. Though the rum diary was released after pirates of the caribbean.
The rum diary is an early novel by american writer hunter s. I just came off my show the playboy club, so well see. Thompson, the rum diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in. Salon thompson flashes signs of the vitriol that would later be turned loose on society. The rum diary gives us this side of him without apology. The rum diary is a 2011 american comedydrama film written and directed by bruce robinson, based on the novel of the same name by hunter. Thompson, its especially appropriate that actor johnny depp is headlining the authors latest novelturnedfilm adaptation, the rum diary as both men are known for especially intense and bizarre work ethics. It stars johnny depp, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli, amber heard, richard jenkins, and giovanni ribisi. When compared to the collective scene of desire involving chenault in the rum diary, the lucy episode goes further in demonstrating the narrators complicity in violence as it proceeds out of collective appropriative mimesis. Theres also plenty of sexual innuendo and suggestions of sex, but no actual nudity. Thompson wrote the novel the rum diary in 1961, but it was not published until 1998.
Find books like the rum diary from the worlds largest community of readers. Discussion questions for the rum diary plot thompson chooses to start the novel with a prologue that introduces the reader to als bar. It was written in the early 1960s but was not published until 1998. Sala and kemp dont have a fridge in their apartment. We really need to pick a book with questions included next month. The author visited aruba while living in puerto rico. Yeamon doesnt exist, so she is the girlfriend of sanderson. I dont have the book because i lent it out far too many times and god knows where it is now, but the scene is missing from the movie. Goodreads members who liked the rum diary also liked. Til the novel rum diarywritten in 1950s was not released until 1998, when johnny depp discovered the unpublished manuscript in the basement of hunter s. When salas and kemp return home, moberg tells them that lotterman has left. Thompson this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the rum diary.
Which is to say that the narrative voice in which its written is not that of. There is a lot of jealousy and treachery in the novel. The rum diary came from those six months in puerto rico in 1960. Nov 07, 2011 the background is that chenault is yeamons girlfriend.
Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. The washington post book world a remarkably full and mature first novel. Many drinks are poured so there is a bit of violence too. Chenault is left behind at the bar, but where she ends up is not known. Chenault said there was some young guy beating up an old man on the plane with herwas that you.
The book was written in 1961, but didnt find publication until 1998. Sandersons girlfriend chenault amber heard is gangraped sort. Ernest hemingway and published in 1998 after being discovered as. Thompsons the rum diary is a novel about a young writer in search of his narrative voice. The rum diary is a drama conjoined with elements of playful humour, based on the self entitled novel by hunter s. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rum diary. Air force shortly before he traveled to puerto rico and penned the. Chenault play on apple music chenault download on itunes chenault play on youtube chenault. Despite his affections for chenault, after he witnesses yeamon abusing her he takes the man out drinking and the two reporters remain friends. The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper. Hunter thompsons original ambition was to be a novelist, and he wrote two unpublished novels, prince jellyfish and the rum diary, before he became a star of new journalism and abandoned fiction for good.
This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the rum diary. After much failure in getting his short stories and a largely unknown first novel, prince jellyfish, deemed forgettable by his own admission. The rum diary sexy dance scene amber heard hd youtube. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. This career path looks marginally sunnier in the rum diary, based on a novel he wrote in the early 1970s. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. So was amanda heard gang raped by blacks at the bar.
A then 22yearold thompson wrote the rum diary in 1959, but it was abandoned until johnny depp found it among thompsons papers decades later. Making the book more of a thinker rather than a viewer. Amber heard on portraying chenault in the rum diary. The rum diary is a much more subdued and low key film in that regard. Violence comes mostly in the form of threats, but there are brief squabbles, cuts and bruises, burns, and beatings. Paul chenault what goes around comes around the rum diary duration. My second attempt to come up with questions for the book club meeting.
The independent production companies shooting gallery and spi films sought to adapt the novel into a film in 2000, and johnny depp was signed to star and to serve as executive producer. Prince jellyfish has not seen the light of day, except in a short, forgettable excerpt, but the rum diary did, well after the fact. The rum diary 2011 paul kemp is an author who hasnt been able to sell a book. Books similar to the rum diary goodreads share book. Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of american entrepreneurs who are determined to convert puerto rico. Somehow, these parts have led her to the rum diary, an adaptation of hunter s. Kemp, the narrator gets involved with a woman who is with another man. None more so than in his latest role opposite johnny depp in the hunter s. The manuscript, begun in 1959, was discovered amongst thompsons papers by johnny depp. Whats the difference between the rum diary the book and the rum diary the movie.
The next day, chenault is gone, and sanderson tells kemp that he blew it. One of the scenes from the book that stood out most vividly in my mind was chenault getting gang raped. The centre and desiringperiphery configuration of the dance scene around chenault appears again in dukes proposal. Thompson, the rum diary, follows itinerant journalist paul kemp johnny depp on an alcoholfueled journey across the pristine island of puerto rico. Air force shortly before he traveled to puerto rico and penned the rum diary, so its very possible that kemps watch is an elgin, hamilton, or other brand approved for service. They became a couple in 2012 after depp separated from his longtime. Chenault, the only female character, spends the entire book either wandering. Semiautobiographical, the rum diary is lovingly and carefully written, not quite gonzo, although hsts linguistical stamp is certainly on every page. I wasnt expecting a whole lot out of the rum diary, i almost dismissed it from the trailer, what i got was a pleasant surprise. After some strange and vicious letters, hst became friends with william kennedy, the editor. Based on his own experiences living in san juan in the 1950s, the rum diary is the story of several bizarre and often rundown expatriates many of whom are associated with a derelict local newspaper. The focus and main message that the rum diary was trying to get across is the decline and failure of the american dream, politics, greed and human nature.
Oct 28, 2011 in the rum diary, a young journalist named paul kemp johnny depp, based on the novels writer hunter s. In 1962, hst started working on what would become the rum diary. The rum diary is a drunken stumble for johnny depp indy week. His experiences in san juan formed the basis of the rum diary, a novel that he penned shortly after his return to the u.
The background is that chenault is yeamons girlfriend. Its been over a decade since work first began on adapting hunter s. Find all 48 songs in the rum diary soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The various, largely indistinct characters slip in. Thompson, checks out of the new york city rat race to find his voice in puerto rico in the 1960s and finds himself entangled in a real estate sharks scheme to turn the island into a cosmopolitan tourist trap. Thompsons first novel of the same name thought to be a semiautobiographical account of thompsons years as a young journalist in san juan, puerto rico is an offbeat.
Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Everyones drunk, chenault a bit more so, and is intent on dancing. Made into a major motion picture starring johnny depp, the rum diary a national bestseller and new york times notable book is hunter s. It features the narrator, his friends yeamon and sala, and salas girlfriend chenault. Public enemies,the playboy club,the rum diary song. The story goes that johnny depp found the manuscript among thompsons papers in his colorado cabin on woody creek, and was instrumental in getting it published and now produced as a film. Thompson, the rum diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the caribbean boomtown that was san juan, puerto rico, in the late 1950s. And now, nobody would make this film except for who wrote it. At night, they go to a club, and a drunk chenault dances with local men to provoke sanderson, with whom she. The narrator, freelance journalist paul kemp, irresistibly drawn to a sexy, mysterious woman, is soon thrust into a world where corruption and getrichquick schemes rule, and anything including murder is permissible. Thompsons longlost novel about a journalistplayed by johnny deppin 1960s puerto rico, and heards first film aimed at highminded adults hungry for cinematic brain food. Directed by cult filmmaker bruce robinson, the rum diary has all the ingredients of a cult classic in the making, but only for adults. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprahs book club newsletter get more stories like this delivered to your inbox get updates on your favorite shows.
But in late 2011, nearly seven years after his death by suicide, thompson is a counterculture celebrity. In the original novel, kemp first meets chenault on the plane to san juan. Semiautobiographical, the rum diary is lovingly and carefully written, not quite gonzo, although hsts linguistical stamp is certainly on. They have accompanied kemp hunter s character, whose voice carries the novel and a few locals they met to a local black club.
Written when he was still honing his skills, this novel shows peeks of the brilliant musical writing style thompson would become known for later in his career. Oct 28, 2011 but if you take a deeper look into rispolis filmography, youll find a diverse gallery of wiry eccentrics. The title of the post is a quote from the rum diary, ive got no voice, i dont know how to write like myself i have been reading death in the afternoon, and the quote reminded me of the very first page of the book, where hemingway is trying to explain the reason for writing the book on a subject like bullfighting. The rum diary paul kemp, an american journalist takes up a job in a local newspaper in puerto rico and is attracted to chenault, the fiancee of an unscrupulous entrepreneur. I often drank there, but i was never accepted because i wore a tie.
Anyway, later, not far after filming that, we were on the boat and we were. The author is shown sitting on a bench at the aruba palm beach club with a bottle of amstel beer. The plot showcases a young writer who finds himself in the virgin territory of san juan. Although one line from the movie human beings are the only creatures on earth who claim a god, and the only living thing that behaves like it hasnt got one. Directed by bruce robinson, the film adaptation of hunter s. When i interviewed him for my first book about him, in 1991, i. The aruba caribbean hotel, in the background, was the first resort hotel constructed on palm beach.
This year, the runt of the litter was the playboy club, a show about 1960s chicago nightlife. The rum diary soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. The rum diary manages to successfully capture the spirit of the source material even if the result is a scattered piece of filmmaking. Thompsons house who also wrote fear and loathing in las vegas 1998. He gets a job at a newspaper in san juan, puerto rico. Thompsons brilliant love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent lust in the caribbean. There, he meets sala, who gets him acclimatized and tells him he thinks the newspaper will fold soon. Made into a major motion picture starring johnny depp, the rum diarya national bestseller and new york times notable book is hunter s. Hunters voice rings in the ears long after the book is closed. The film boasts one of the most critically acclaimed actors johnny depp, who is joined by other noticeable stars such as aaron eckhart the dark knight, giovanni ribisi gone in 60 seconds and upcoming beauty amber heard. Rispoli plays bob sala, a colleaguefrienddrinking buddy to depps paul kemp.
Moviechat forums the rum diary 2011 discussion so was amanda heard gang raped by blacks. Thompsons first novel, entitled prince jellyfish, still remains unpublished. Nobody would publish the book this film was based on when it was first written. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprahs book club newsletter get more stories like. The rum diary delights with johnny depp and amber heards. They have accompanied kemp hunters character, whose voice carries the novel and a few locals they met to a local black club. Thompsons roman a clef the rum diary, a frustratingly drawnout process thompson famously characterized as a waterhead. The author is shown sitting on a bench at the aruba palm beach club with a bottle of amstel. A novel kindle edition by thompson, hunter s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A novel includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Oct 27, 2011 the rum diary, written and directed by bruce robinson, expertly cannonballs into the grit and glam with raw exuberance. The rum diary original soundtrack christopher young.
The black owners of the bar beat up sanderson and throw kemp out of the club. Made into a major motion picture starring johnny depp, the rum diarya national bestseller and new york times notable bookis hunter s. The rum diary takes place in san juan, puerto rico during the late 1950s. The rum diary is a 2011 american comedydrama film written and directed by bruce robinson, based on the novel of the same name by hunter s.
Thompson, the rum diary is a brilliantly tangled love story. Jul 10, 2015 kemps watch is a plain militarystyled watch with a round steel case and black dial on a light brown strap. The film is based on a book of the same name by hunter s. Plus members recieve event invites, discounts off full bottles and 20% off neat back bar rum at the rum diary bar this is the club for the lover of fine liquor. Paul meets chenault when she is skinny dipping in the water outside of his hotel. Thompson, actress amber heard plays chenault, the beautiful connecticutborn fiancee of a shady businessman named sanderson aaron. There is drinking and some partying, but not a lot and it is not the focus of the film.
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