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Pink Floyd - The Wall

R Released Aug 6, 1982 1h 39m Musical Drama List
73% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
In this visual riff on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall," successful but drugged-out musician Pink (Bob Geldof) is looking back on his isolated childhood from the confines of a Los Angeles hotel room. Through a swirl of flashbacks and chemical-induced hallucinations, Pink recalls his lonely upbringing, during which he built a symbolic wall to the world as he coped with the death of his father (James Laurenson) and the overbearing ways of his mother (Christine Hargreaves).
Pink Floyd - The Wall

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Pink Floyd's expression of generational angst is given striking visual form The Wall, although this ambitious feature's narrative struggles to marry its provocative images and psychedelic soundtrack into a compelling whole.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This isn't the most fun to listen to and some viewers don't find it to much fun to watch, but the 1982 film is without question the best of all serious fiction films devoted to rock. Rated: 4/4 Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Yardena Arar Associated Press It's a pretty grim portrait, but even worse it is often repetitive and boring. There are probably enough powerful segments for half a dozen or so outstanding rock videos but not a full-length feature. Oct 23, 2018 Full Review Bruce McCabe Boston Globe The film is explosively wild, raw, primitive, sometimes inarticulate. It is also totally theatrical and compelling. It's film as primal scream; seething with anger, alienation and despair. Apr 27, 2018 Full Review Quentin Crisp Christopher Street The scenes of violence are marvelously put together. It is hard to realize that we are watching fiction... However, although The Wall is horrifying, it is not lurid; we are never allowed to derive from this film any satisfaction for our kinkiness. May 7, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Not for everyone. Rated: B- Aug 3, 2022 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight What is the price of fame and is it vicariously experienced in concert with the successful or is it in the foundational underpinnings of a life lived in turmoil. Pink Floyd The Wall attempts to examine this unusual notion in cinematic form. Rated: 4/4 Feb 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark Awesome movie, it's a musical to most of the wall cd. There's no real talking or anything. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Cohen V Great while on shroom Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Jay H A truly exceptional motion picture. Alan Parker was a great director. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Diego A As others have mentioned, it's not for everyone, if you like pink floyd and you truly understand the meaning behind the album then it's a must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Iker V wow...this is just art. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review T C C Stands up better than you think. You watched this when you were a kid and told everyone you like it. Watch again and you will find you actually do. True artistry. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this visual riff on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall," successful but drugged-out musician Pink (Bob Geldof) is looking back on his isolated childhood from the confines of a Los Angeles hotel room. Through a swirl of flashbacks and chemical-induced hallucinations, Pink recalls his lonely upbringing, during which he built a symbolic wall to the world as he coped with the death of his father (James Laurenson) and the overbearing ways of his mother (Christine Hargreaves).
Director
Alan Parker
Producer
Alan Marshall
Screenwriter
Roger Waters
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Tin Blue, Goldcrest Films, Ltd.
Rating
R
Genre
Musical, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 6, 1982, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 25, 2005
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)