Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage is a 2010 documentary film directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. The film offers an in-depth look at the Canadian hard rock band Rush, chronicling the band's history and musical evolution.[1] The film made its debut at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the 2010 Audience Award.[2] The film was also nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at 53rd Grammy Awards, losing to When You're Strange, a documentary about The Doors.[3] A limited theatrical run began on June 10, 2010 and the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and Canada on June 29 of that year. John Rutsey, the band's original drummer, died in 2008; tape-recorded comments from him are incorporated into the film.
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Produced by |
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Starring | Rush |
Cinematography | Martin Hawkes |
Edited by | Mike Munn |
Music by | Rush |
Production company | Banger Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Individuals are listed in alphabetical order.
Musicians
Celebrity | Band |
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Sebastian Bach | Skid Row |
Jack Black | Tenacious D |
Mick Box | Uriah Heep |
Danny Carey | Tool |
Jimmy Chamberlin | The Smashing Pumpkins |
Les Claypool | Primus |
Tim Commerford | Rage Against the Machine |
Billy Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins |
Freddie Gruber | Freddie Gruber |
Kirk Hammett | Metallica |
Taylor Hawkins | Foo Fighters |
Jason McGerr | Death Cab for Cutie |
Kim Mitchell | Max Webster |
Vinnie Paul | Pantera |
Mike Portnoy | Dream Theater |
Trent Reznor | Nine Inch Nails |
Gene Simmons | Kiss |
Matt Stone | DVDA |
Zakk Wylde | Black Label Society |
Non-musicians
Name | Description |
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Liam Birt | Tour manager |
Terry Brown | Rush's producer, 1975–1982 |
Cliff Burnstein | Q Prime Management |
Frank Ciampa | Fan |
Peter Collins | Rush's producer, 1985–1987, 1993–1996 |
Ray Danniels | Band manager |
Donna Halper | Media historian, former music director for WMMS |
Rupert Hine | Rush's producer, 1989–1991 |
Kelly Paris | Fan |
Glen and Betty Peart | Neil Peart's parents |
Nick Raskulinecz | Rush's producer, 2006–2012 |
John Roberts | Fox News Channel anchor, former MuchMusic video jockey |
Christopher Schneberger | Fan |
Kevin Shirley | Engineer, 1993 |
Howard Ungerleider | Tour lighting designer |
Mary Weinrib | Geddy Lee's mother |
Vic Wilson | Former band manager |
Melanija Zivojinovich | Alex Lifeson's mother |
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage premiered on VH1 on June 26, 2010.
The 2-disc DVD features over 3 hours of video, including a 1.5 hour bonus disc of never-before-seen live performances, special features, and deleted scenes from the film.
Runtime of the film and bonus disc includes over three hours of content.
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and currently holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]