Rush: The Rise of Kings 1968-1981 (2014)

May. 06,2014

7.8

| Documentary Music

This two hour unauthorized documentary details the formative history of the Canadian progressive rock band Rush, as well as their rise to fame. Archival interviews with band members, live footage and commentary from journalists and colleagues tell the band's story, album by album, up through their 1981 commercial breakthrough, "Moving Pictures."

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Cast

Geddy Lee as Himself / Musician

[2019] RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019 [2019] Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind [2013] Rush - Clockwork Angels Tour [2011] RUSH: Time Machine [2010] Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage [2010] Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving Pictures

Alex Lifeson as Himself / Musician

[2019] RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019 [2013] Rush - Clockwork Angels Tour [2012] Ecstasy [2011] The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour [2011] RUSH: Time Machine [2010] Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

Neil Peart as Himself / Musician

[2019] RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019 [2013] Rush - Clockwork Angels Tour [2011] Neil Peart - Taking Center Stage: A Lifetime of Live Performance [2011] RUSH: Time Machine [2010] Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage [2010] Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving Pictures

Reviews

BootDigest

2014/05/06

Such a frustrating disappointment

Listonixio

2014/05/07

Fresh and Exciting

Dynamixor

2014/05/08

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Zlatica

2014/05/09

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.