The rum diary is an early novel by american writer hunter s. It was set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, and tells the story of walter white bryan cranston, an underemployed and depressed high school chemistry teacher. Trailer for the rum diary courtesy of entertainment tonight. I always cry at the end when whoopi goldberg sings. Tiring of the noise and madness of new york and the crushing conventions of late eisenhowerera america, kemp travels to the pristine island of puerto rico to write for a. The movie is adapted from a book that hunter s thompson, the heroic crusader, started writing during his unsuccessful but eventful sting as a journalist in puerto rico in the early 60s. Thompson, the rum diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist paul kemp. A recap of how the breaking bad series ended popsugar. Our content is up to date with the latest aired episode so beware of unwanted plot details if you are not.
In the end, kemps moral reckoning resolves itself into a sudden stance of selfrighteousness, and in a few moments of screen time we see the. His teeth were bad, he needed a shave, his shirt was filthy, and his shoes. Breaking bad is an american neowestern crime drama television series created and produced by vince gilligan. The movie doesnt secondguess thompson, but it never feels so slavishly faithful that it lacks a personality of its. Thompson which initiated his long, distinguished and brilliantly unpredictable career, the rum diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist paul kemp johnny depp. He develops a special recipe for the highestpurity meth 96 percent in albuquerque, new mexico, and soon his product is sold. It was his first novel and he told his friend, the author william kennedy, that the rum diary would in a twisted way. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to secure his familys financial. Thompson himself travelled from new york to san juan in 1960 to write for an illfated sports newspaper on the island of puerto rico. American journalist paul kemp takes on a freelance job in puerto rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island. The long lost novel lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. As i said in an earlier piece about breaking bad s end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common.
A breaking bad movie is finally, blessedly here, but lets take a second to to revisit how the original breaking bad ended. So many shows, notably the sopranos and lost, have gone dark without anything approaching finality. Why johnny depp made the rum diary in puerto rico for thompson includes interview and firsthand account johnny depp and writer hunter s. A major breaking bad question has finally been explained. The film opens in the rocky mountains on the colorado ranch of dr. Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it all led to an ending that people still talk about today. The rum diary, the movie, lacked a lot of the intensity that i felt existed in the book. Tiring of the noise and madness of new york and the crushing conventions of late eisenhowerera america.
The writers of breaking bad gave walter white his m60 before they knew who it would kill. White is diagnosed with stage iii cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live. Depp and amber heard, who would marry in 2015, met on the rum diary set. 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. And theres always this terrible fear that youll end up on a page next to ann widdecombe. With bryan cranston, aaron paul, anna gunn, betsy brandt. Their similarities, beyond thompsons early penchant for sloe gin, end there. A collaborative website built by fans for the amc television series breaking bad and better call saul.
Breaking bad is one of the best shows in tv history, and after five seasons, it led to an ending that people still talk about today. At the moment im working on a novel called the rum diary, which should be finished by late summer. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. The story involves a journalist named paul kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from new york to work for a major newspaper, the daily news, in san juan, puerto rico. Depp and heard met on the set of the rum diary, an odd. This was walter white hitting bottom it wouldnt be breaking bad without one final bit of showmanship. Find out where the rum diary is streaming, if the rum diary is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
The story behind the rum diary is as interesting as the film itself. Breaking bad still resonates on 10th anniversary of its. In paul kemp, the novels hero, there are echoes of the young thompson, who was himself honing his wildly musical. 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. The rum diary is a 2011 movie based on the hunter s. Much like the late author, robinson first drew acclaim with a black comedy that he scripted and directed entitled withnail and i. The director, bruce robinson, made the endofthe60s cult film. The last bunch of breaking bad episodes have had to compress a lot of time and storytelling, and thus, for me, not everything in the finale landed with the impact id hoped for. Suitably, the rum diary, an adaptation of thompsons book of the same name, is bruce robinsons first directorial effort in 19 years he also does the screenplay. The black and white image of thompson that appears at the end of the movie, and appears on the book cover of the rum diary, is of. The closurehappy breaking bad finale the new yorker. Journalist with bad attitude get a job in puerto rico working with other illtempered men. 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.
Thompson completed the rum diary, his only novel to date, before he turned. A subreddit for fans and critics of the hit television series breaking bad on amc. Amber heard admits to hitting exhusband johnny depp and. I ask him why he would place his money in the hands of a person he would describe as a broken toy. In 2004, two years after the xfiles ended, gilligan and fellow xfiles writer thomas schnauz were unemployed. The show aired on amc from january 20, 2008 to september 29, 20, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. Thompson novel, this adventure follows a liquoredup new york journalist johnny depp. Hollywood reporter, probably, at the end of the day, the whole hunter thing attracts more of a cult audience. Thompson had became close friends during the years they were part of the hollywood machinery. This ties back to episode bullet points in season 4.
The film was released to dvd as a singledisc set by sony pictures home entertainment. Despite the beautiful tropical setting, uncharacteristically bad. Breaking bad has concluded its amazing run and for those that have been following the various exploits of walter white over the past five seasons is now left to ponder the inevitable outcome of one of the most obsessed over programs in this golden age of television. Over the course of five seasons, breaking bad told a complex, characterdriven story of a man whose cancer diagnosis leads him to start cooking and. But for me, breaking bad at its best has been a show that values sound construction and moral rigor equally. When kemp goes to the weird witch doctor to get a blessing for the bird he will bet on in the cock fight. Breaking bad, the amc cable tv series about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to making meth, is showing its final eight episodes. Hank is bedridden while recovering from his gunfight with the twin assassins, and spends his free time studying evidence from the murder of gale boeticher, walts assistant cook. This novel catches thompson before he is wrapped in the arms of fame and. Not a place to start but if you are interested in a writer, going back and reading their early stuff i think is enlightening. Vince gilligan says in the final breaking bad insider podcast that he and his team had no idea.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the rum diary. The manuscript, begun in 1959, was discovered amongst thompsons papers by johnny depp. Breaking bad follows protagonist walter white, a chemistry teacher who lives in new mexico with his wife and teenage son who has cerebral palsy. He has starred in the rum diary with amber heard 2011, dark shadows with michelle pfeiffer 2012, the lone ranger. The acclaimed amc drama ended back in 20 with a tense. Thompson continued his literary pursuits in the united states air force, writing a weekly. Set in the late 1950s, the novel encompasses a tangled love story involving jealousy, treachery and violent alcoholic lust among the americans who staff the newspaper.
It is loaded with all kinds of facts about the show. Johnny depp is an american actor, producer and musician. The breaking bad crew actually liked this idea so much they included an alternate ending on the dvd boxed set, where hal wakes up from a bad dream where there was a. However, thompson has been clear sighted enough to depict the mimetic impetus behind the violent originary scene in the novels culminating. The ending of breaking bad finally explained youtube. Rum is the drink of choice in puerto rico, and paul and his friends spend a great deal of the novel drinking it. But the book itself was decades in the making, too.
He started his film career by playing glen lantz in the 1984 horror film a. It was written in the early 1960s but was not published until 1998. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final. With johnny depp, giovanni ribisi, aaron eckhart, michael rispoli. Thompson, stars johnny depp as a young writer named paul kemp, a thompson alter ego. Breaking bad series finale what did you think of the. Magic man is the first episode of the fifth season of. Perhaps the best thing about the finale of breaking bad is that it actually ended. Paul, sala, and yeamon are arrested after a misunderstanding with some police officials and taken to the police station where they once again get into a physical confrontation with the police. Shortly after the breaking bad finale last year, a number of fansincluding comedian norm macdonald, who generated a lot of internet heatclaimed that the whole finale episode was, for all. Breaking bad, which aired between 2008 and 20, traces walter whites arc as a decent, moral guy with an unfulfilled talent who evolves into a cold, vengeful, murderous drug lord nicknamed heisenberg. Matthew settle at an event for the rum diary 2011 zoe kravitz at an event for the rum.
I am a big fan of this show so i was delighted to read a book all about breaking bad. The rum diary official trailer 2011 hd johnny depp new movie. Thompson was a lifelong student of bad behavior its there in the subjects he. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Thompson would use in the years aheadbizarre wit, mockery without end.
I dont think a great book can always be turned in a great movie, in fact it is probaly easier to turn a great book into a bad movie. Once, when i had really bad asthma, this teacher mr vincent dropped off a. Each chapter focuses on how breaking bad was put together. Where the buffalo roam is a 1980 american semibiographical comedy film which loosely. Breaking bad series finale thrs tim goodman was quite taken with the ending, the washington posts hank stuever laments that several storylines were left unended and usa todays robert bianco. The rum diary marks the second time that johnny depp has played the proudly. What i like about this story is that the guys are drunks, and deadbeats with their minds clouded by rum, yet they still know the difference between right and wrong and do their best to make a difference with how they write about it. 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. However, ebert also noted that this is the kind of bad movie thats almost. But if you need a helping hand to understand that final episode. He is here in the neverending reservoir of wine that is poured into. I enjoyed reading it and hsts straight journalism articles from south america as i think they show his development as a writer. The rum diary, based on an early novel by hunter s.
The rum diary knows where it wants to go, but its in no rush to get there. The world of breaking bad was so rich and deep that years after its excellent series finale, fans are still talking about the ins and the outs of walter whites rise and fall, as there are still. The narrator, freelance journalist paul kemp, irresistibly drawn to a sexy, mysterious woman, is soon thrust into a world where corruption and getrichquick. Here you will find discussions and speculations about the show, pictures from the show, amas with the cast, and anything else breaking bad related. The plot showcases a young writer who finds himself in the virgin territory of san juan. The plot showcases a young writer who finds himself in the virgin territory of san juan, puerto rico writing for a paper that is months from going under. Based on an old autobiographical novel that thompson pulled out of his. The new flick picks up right after what happened in the breaking bad finale, which means that hes on the run from police and the dea who know that hes been cooking meth and killing people. The rum diary manages to successfully capture the spirit of the source material even if the result is a scattered piece of filmmaking. Rum diary is not a great novel by any means but it has flashes. The rum diary was begun in 1959 by a thentwentytwoyearold hunter s. The rum diaries is a great refreshing read like the breaks of the caribbean ocean. A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his familys future. The final episode of breaking bad leaves one question.
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