Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

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.

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Directed by
Produced by
  • Sam Dunn
  • Scot McFadyen
StarringRush
Music byRush
CinematographyMartin Hawkes
Edited byMike Munn
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Interviews

Individuals are listed in alphabetical order.

Musicians

Celebrity Band
Sebastian BachSkid Row
Jack BlackTenacious D
Mick BoxUriah Heep
Danny CareyTool
Jimmy ChamberlinThe Smashing Pumpkins
Les ClaypoolPrimus
Tim CommerfordRage Against the Machine
Billy CorganThe Smashing Pumpkins
Freddie GruberFreddie Gruber
Kirk HammettMetallica
Taylor HawkinsFoo Fighters
Jason McGerrDeath Cab for Cutie
Kim MitchellMax Webster
Vinnie PaulPantera
Mike PortnoyDream Theater
Trent ReznorNine Inch Nails
Gene SimmonsKiss
Matt StoneDVDA
Zakk WyldeBlack Label Society

Non-musicians

Name Description
Liam BirtTour manager
Terry BrownRush's producer, 1975–1982
Cliff BurnsteinQ Prime Management
Frank CiampaFan
Peter CollinsRush's producer, 1985–1987, 1993–1996
Ray DannielsBand manager
Donna HalperMedia historian, former music director for WMMS
Rupert HineRush's producer, 1989–1991
Kelly ParisFan
Glen and Betty PeartNeil Peart's parents
Nick RaskulineczRush's producer, 2006–2012
John RobertsFox News Channel anchor, former MuchMusic video jockey
Christopher SchnebergerFan
Kevin ShirleyEngineer, 1993
Howard UngerleiderTour lighting designer
Mary WeinribGeddy Lee's mother
Vic WilsonFormer band manager
Melanija ZivojinovichAlex Lifeson's mother

Release

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage premiered on VH1 on June 26, 2010.

DVD

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.

Deleted/extended scenes
  • Being Bullied and The Search for the First Gig
  • Reflections on the album Hemispheres
  • Presto and "Roll The Bones" Rap
  • The Rush Fashion
  • Hobbies on the Road
  • Rush Trekkies
  • Pre-Gig Warm-Up - An extended version of the backstage footage shown at the start of the film
  • Dinner with Rush at a Hunting Lodge - An extended version of the footage shown during the film's closing credits

Live performances
  • "Best I Can" - Live at Laura Secord High School, St. Catharines, Ontario, 1974 (with original drummer John Rutsey; part of Rush's appearance on the TV series Canadian Bandstand)
  • "Working Man" - Same performance as above, also with Rutsey
  • "La Villa Strangiato" - Live at the 1979 Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands (first time this song was captured on video; recording begins at the start of the "A Lerxst in Wonderland" section, after comments by Alex Lifeson about an injured finger)
  • "Between Sun and Moon" - Opening night of the 2002 Vapor Trails Tour, Hartford, CT (first live show following the band's hiatus)
  • "Far Cry" - Live in Rotterdam, 2007 (from the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD)
  • "Entre Nous" – Live in Rotterdam, 2007 (from the Snakes & Arrows Live DVD)
  • "Bravado" - Live in Frankfurt, 2004 (previously only available on the R30 Blu-ray version)
  • "YYZ" - Live in Frankfurt, 2004 (previously only available on the R30 Blu-ray version)

Runtime of the film and bonus disc includes over three hours of content.

Reception

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and currently holds an 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

References
  1. https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/rush-beyond-the-lighted-stage-1117942688/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=18
  4. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rush_beyond_the_lighted_stage/
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