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The Rum Diary - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Rum Diary"

The Rum Diary (2011)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Actors and characters

Character Paul Kemp

Character Chenault

Character Sanderson

Character Sala

Character Moberg

Character Lotterman

Character Segurra

Character Donavon

Character Zimburger

Character Wolsley

Character Digby

Karimah Westbrook

Character Papa Nebo

Aaron Lustig

Character Monk

Natalia Rivera

Character Chenault's Friend

Character Cop on Fire

Guillermo Valedón

Character Xanadu Maitre d'

The film is based on Hunter Thompson's novel "The Rum Diary" (written in 1960, published in 1998).
Hunter Thompson passed away in 2005, but a chair belonging to Hunter with his name on the back was always present on the film set, next to a small table with an ashtray, a pack of cigarettes, and a bottle of whiskey. Depp and Robinson invoked Thompson's spirit to help them in this way.
Johnny Depp's character drives a red 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, while Aaron Eckhart's character gets around in a red 1956 Austin Healey 100/6 convertible.
Johnny Depp broke his sobriety for this film in order to experience the effects of the alcoholic beverages mentioned in the book.
The director broke six and a half years of sobriety in order to finish the script, and again due to the stress during filming. According to Bruce Robinson: "There was drinking. When I wasn’t in Johnny Depp’s line of sight, I would return to sobriety.”

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