Summary
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 54Audiences 54GoodWatch 54
Metascore56
Tomatometer52%
IMDb6.1
User score6.1
Letterboxd · 34 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score36%
Box office
53%of its budget back
- Budget
- $45 M
- Worldwide
- $24 M
Worldwide it made back $24 M of the $45 M it cost.
Running time
2 h
Longer than most comedies, +20 min on the typical 100
typical 100120Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 34 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+24Released
2011
October 13, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanSpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more20 people
- Johnny DeppPaul Kemp
- Amber HeardChenault
- Aaron EckhartSanderson
- Michael RispoliSala
- Giovanni RibisiMoberg
- Richard JenkinsLotterman
- Amaury NolascoSegurra
- Marshall BellDonavon
Bill SmitrovichZimburger
Julian HollowayWolsley
Enzo CilentiDigby
Karimah WestbrookPapa Nebo
Aaron LustigMonk- NRNatalia RiveraChenault's Friend
Jimmy OrtegaCop on Fire
Guillermo ValedónXanadu Maitre d'
Bruno IrizarryLazar
Karen AustinMrs. Zimburger
Andy UmbergerMr. Green
Fran MendezPedestrian (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Bruce Robinson Director, Screenplay
- Coraly Santaliz Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Hunter S. Thompson Novel
Production · 18
- Patrick McCormick Executive Producer
- Colin Vaines Executive Producer
- George Tobia Jr. Executive Producer
- Greg Shapiro Executive Producer
- A.J. Dix Executive Producer
- William Shively Executive Producer
Camera · 4
- Dariusz Wolski Director of Photography
- Daniele Massaccesi Steadicam Operator
- Jeffrey Waldron Epk Camera Operator, VFX Director of Photography
- Peter Mountain Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Carol Littleton Editor
Sound · 14
- Christopher Young Original Music Composer
- Mark Mangini Supervising Sound Editor
- Curt Schulkey Supervising Sound Editor
- Aaron Glascock Dialogue Editor
- Richard L. Anderson Sound Effects Editor
- John Ross Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Chris Seagers Production Design
- Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
- Dawn Swiderski Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Colleen Atwood Costume Design
- Diana Noris Costume Design
- Christine L. Cantella Assistant Costume Designer
- Candace Neal Additional Hairstylist
- Nathan J. Busch II Key Hair Stylist
- Lizzie Ibarra Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Bill Gilman Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kiel Figgins CG Artist
Lighting · 2
- Rafael E. Sánchez Chief Lighting Technician
- Ismael 'Izzy' Gonzalez Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 5
- G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
- Shawnna Thibodeau Stunt Double
- Kimberly Shannon Murphy Stunt Double
- Aakomon Jones Choreographer
- Jake Rice Post Production Supervisor
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