Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins, Christine Hargreaves

Pink is a depressed, burnt out rock star, sitting in a Los Angeles hotel room reflecting on the disapointment that is his life. Feeling trapped by fame, and wounded by his failed personal relationship...( read more  read more... )s, he attempts to break down the wall that he has built around himself to distance himself from the pain that he first experienced as a child after the death of his father.

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Alan Parker

Release Date: August 1, 1982

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DVD Release Date: December 2, 1999

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  • January 27, 2009
    Captivating. Though it amounts to little more than a feature-length music video of Pink Floyd's music, and it is filled with Gerald Scarfe's Freudian art, and Floydian cynicism. I am no fan of Pink Floyd, but I have to admit this film kept my attention for the duration, and is pr...( read more)obably worth watching for no other reason than curiosity value.
  • December 29, 2008
    Roger Waters has weaved a compelling visual of the journey of a disturbed and misled mind. Though the viewer is sometimes left to sort out obscure animations and confusing images, it is not without direction. Subsequent viewings of this film reveal substance that only a genius co...( read more)uld imbue in his writing. Character development through such subtle action in places casts a light upon Roger Waters as a person who understands the frailty of the human mind. The main character, Pink, portrays angles of the human condition we all face at some point by embodying a victimized character: sick over the loss of his father to the war; negatively spotlighted at school for talents that are apparently unfavorable at the time; unable or just unwilling to relate to his wife; and ultimately shut off from effectively relating to others because of an inability to express himself in ways that others understand.

    Not only is the story captivating, but the music is such that it will always be noted as not only ahead of its time, but timeless.

    The Wall is a masterpiece of storytelling, but not in the traditional sense. One must not watch this film expecting everything on a silver platter. Symbolism and metaphors abound, leaving a great deal of interpretation and adaptation to the viewer. Sit with an open mind and let Waters' character help you read into yourself.
  • June 29, 2008
    By far, the greatest, deepest, most powerful musical of all times.
  • April 20, 2008
    shiit yaa..
  • March 16, 2008
    A visual orgy, but where the hell is the concert footage that was shot for this? That would make a great release by itself!
  • November 16, 2009
    It was an Ok movie. I watched it about a year ago. I think I would need to watch it again sometime to understand it better.
  • November 10, 2009
    my all time fav film
  • November 8, 2009
    A must see film. No need of more comments.
  • November 2, 2009
    One of the most important movies I have seen
  • October 22, 2009
    This film made me cry in the beginning, grow goosebumps in the middle and hopeful in the end...

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  • Eve360
    August 5, 2008
    me encanta pink floyd
    esa pelicula marco una gran etapa de mi vidaaa
  • madcat612
    June 25, 2008
    who played the "dirty woman"?
  • funscrab1
    May 8, 2008
    incredible movie - animation like i had never seen before and a blend of music with that animation that has never been rivaled. phenomenal then, and now.
  • scarylittleone
    April 15, 2008
    Excellent! One of my favorite bands!
  • madcat612
    April 9, 2008
    Who played the "dirty woman" and what else has she been in?
  • rayman0071
    October 19, 2007
    One of the greatest cult films from the early 1980's and for good reason....Pink Floyd were the kings of British rock and roll.

    I know somewhere they have this showing at your neighborhood cimema during a midnight screening or somewhere on college campuses too.
  • anoopee
    September 13, 2007
    Pink Floyd:: They are simply the gods of Music..
  • alysonscoffin
    July 20, 2007
    cool this is really awesome! +.+
  • shimmerin
    May 4, 2007
    got to be one of my favorites!!!!!!!!!!!
  • gabrielo
    April 15, 2007
    hey! watch the Skin I made few months ago, it is reallt nice, hope you like it.

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