A surrealist musical odyssey charting a rock star's descent into madness, where personal trauma builds a suffocating metaphorical wall, rendered in haunting live-action and grotesque animation.
Pink Floyd: The Wall
"The memories. The madness. The music... The movie."
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Kevin McKeon
Drama
Music
Budget:
$12,000,000
Box Office:
$22,244,207
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The album and film are designed as a loop. The album ends with the line "Isn't this where..." and begins with "...we came in?" creating a cycle.
This cyclical structure suggests that Pink's story is a never-ending loop of trauma, isolation, and self-destruction. It implies that even after tearing down the wall, the potential to rebuild it remains, and the cycle of human suffering and alienation is continuous.
In the background of the song "Empty Spaces," there is a reversed message.
When played backwards, the message says, "Congratulations. You have just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the Funny Farm, Chalfont." This is a hidden message from Roger Waters, adding to the themes of madness and institutionalization present in the film. "Old Pink" refers to the protagonist, and the "Funny Farm" is a colloquialism for a psychiatric hospital.