Rush in Cinema & Television

[Babycat]

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 04:57 PM)

QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Sep 26 2012, 10:22 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 08:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Unless they changed it for cable as "Kelly Clarkson" is now a curse word... he says Kelly Clarkson.     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/quotes [having his belly hair waxed] Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yooooooooow, Kelly Clarkson! OK, I still heard Alex Lifeson.   How about the mention of Geddy Lee in "Orgasmo"? Got that movie!   Smile and say "Geddy Lee." Who's Geddy Lee? Only the greatest bass player in the world!

[Union 5-3992]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1fefgtjQj1r9m6kfo1_1280.jpg

 

In the show Archer, Dr. Krieger often has different styled Rush vans, often because they keep getting destroyed.

[CygnusGal]

QUOTE (Union 5-3992 @ Sep 27 2012, 05:06 PM)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1fefgtjQj1r9m6kfo1_1280.jpg In the show Archer, Dr. Krieger often has different styled Rush vans, often because they keep getting destroyed.

 

That's funny!

[Xanadoood]

Over the Edge from 1979, some kid is wearing a Farewell to Kings t shirt

[Union 5-3992]

QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Sep 27 2012, 05:32 PM)

QUOTE (Union 5-3992 @ Sep 27 2012, 05:06 PM) http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1fefgtjQj1r9m6kfo1_1280.jpg In the show Archer, Dr. Krieger often has different styled Rush vans, often because they keep getting destroyed.   That's funny! I'm really surprised that there is little mention of this here.

[Cstoliker]

Just cought the new VW comertial on tv. Their last 3 adds were great. Darthvadderboy during Super Bowl, dog swallows keys and now guy rocking out to rush.

 

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=V57v_UlaZP0...v%3DV57v_UlaZP0

[JohnnyBlaze]

EDtv: Matthew McConaughey wears a starman shirt

 

Small Soldiers: Tom Sawyer (a remix by DJ Z-Trip) playing in the background in one scene

[Tombstone Mountain]

QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Sep 28 2012, 06:24 AM)

EDtv: Matthew McConaughey wears a starman shirt

This is scary Blaze...I was going to put this one up today...but you beat me to it

[JohnnyBlaze]

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 28 2012, 10:18 PM)

QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Sep 28 2012, 06:24 AM) EDtv: Matthew McConaughey wears a starman shirt This is scary Blaze...I was going to put this one up today...but you beat me to it Nah, the scary part is that THAT t-shirt was the best part of the movie! I should've saved my 5 bucks.

[Tombstone Mountain]

QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Sep 28 2012, 08:32 AM)

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 28 2012, 10:18 PM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Sep 28 2012, 06:24 AM) EDtv: Matthew McConaughey wears a starman shirt This is scary Blaze...I was going to put this one up today...but you beat me to it Nah, the scary part is that THAT t-shirt was the best part of the movie! I should've saved my 5 bucks. Awww c'mon, matt and woody were pretty good together.

[JohnnyBlaze]

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 28 2012, 10:45 PM)

QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Sep 28 2012, 08:32 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 28 2012, 10:18 PM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Sep 28 2012, 06:24 AM) EDtv: Matthew McConaughey wears a starman shirt This is scary Blaze...I was going to put this one up today...but you beat me to it Nah, the scary part is that THAT t-shirt was the best part of the movie! I should've saved my 5 bucks. Awww c'mon, matt and woody were pretty good together. Was hoping for a topless Elizabeth Hurley but that didn't happen. I would've settled for a topless Jenna Elfman but that didn't happen either. 24/7 voyeurism and nothing?!!! Rubbish!!!   Side note: I like Woody H in almost everything. Matthew M has never really impressed me...although I did enjoy his role in Dazed & Confused.

[ILSnwdog]

QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Sep 26 2012, 01:14 PM)

There is a Family Guy episode where they do a Cheetos commercial with Chester Cheetah listening to Rush while doing lines of Cheetos, and Chester says something along the lines of "Neil Peart is the greatest f***ing drummer in the world, man!" The new VW Passat commercial with the guy air drumming to Fly By Night. There is an episode of Without A Trace where this woman kidnaps a guy who is a huge Rush fan and lures him to her apartment by telling him she has Rush bootlegs, and they play said bootlegs in the episode. Those are the three that come to mind.

I incorrectly referenced Without A Trace, when it was Criminal Minds that made the Rush reference. Sorry.

[drbirdsong]

List: MST3K Rush References

 

Commenting on a letter, Joel says "Very trippy, and I bet you listen to Rush, don't you?" (Episode 213- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)

 

Tom Servo confirms that Joel identified "The Rush Guy" (Episode 213- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)

 

Listening to the movie's soundtrack, Tom notices "Neil Peart on drums." He rhymes "Peart" with "Bert." (Episode 303- Pod People)

 

Tom Servo also says "Neil Peart on drums" in Time of the Apes (Episode 306- Time of the Apes). He mispronounces it here, too.

 

Joel Robinson sees a poorly-lit woman and says, "You know, in that light she looks just like Geddy Lee." Crow sounds nauseous... [Note: She really does look like a '70s Geddy] (Episode 504- Secret Agent Super Dragon)

 

Dead body with headphones on. Crow: "He died listening to Rush." Joel: "2112." (Episode 508- Operation Double 007)

 

Mike Nelson sees three weirdos and says "Hey, it's the band Rush!" (Episode 516- Alien From L.A.)

 

Silver Morgan calls home for her sister, Mary Lee, who isn't there. So Crow says, "Well, then, is GEDDY Lee there?" (Episode 601- Girls Town)

 

Crow T. Robot sees a crate marked RUSH and yells, "Rush albums! Woo!" (Episode 614- San Francisco International)

 

Seeing the same crate later on, Tom announces "Serum. The new CD from Rush." (also from episode 614- San Francisco International)

 

Mike says, "Man, I'm so baked right now... you gotta hear this Rush tape." (Episode 804- The Deadly Mantis)

 

Mike reads Peanut's letter, explaining his miraculous escape to the year 2112. (Also episode 804- The Deadly Mantis)

 

An air-drumming loser prompts Tom (Crow?) to say "The true story of Neil Peart" in (Episode 907- Hobgoblins)

 

Mike attempts to recite the opening verse of "The Trees." Crow shuts him up. (Episode 908- The Touch of Satan)

 

Crow identifies a secluded Canadian cabin as "Geddy Lee's birthplace" (Episode 910- The Final Sacrifice)

 

While the bots trash Canada during a host segment, Mike says "They gave us Rush!" in its defense. (Episode 910- The Final Sacrifice)

 

By the way, Rush mentions "MST-3K" and "Gamera (is turtle meat)" in the "Assistance, inspiration, comic relief, and/or just plain friendly service" section of the liner notes on Counterparts.

[Tombstone Mountain]

QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Sep 28 2012, 11:36 AM)

List: MST3K Rush References Commenting on a letter, Joel says "Very trippy, and I bet you listen to Rush, don't you?" (Episode 213- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster) Tom Servo confirms that Joel identified "The Rush Guy" (Episode 213- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster) Listening to the movie's soundtrack, Tom notices "Neil Peart on drums." He rhymes "Peart" with "Bert." (Episode 303- Pod People) Tom Servo also says "Neil Peart on drums" in Time of the Apes (Episode 306- Time of the Apes). He mispronounces it here, too. Joel Robinson sees a poorly-lit woman and says, "You know, in that light she looks just like Geddy Lee." Crow sounds nauseous... [Note: She really does look like a '70s Geddy] (Episode 504- Secret Agent Super Dragon) Dead body with headphones on. Crow: "He died listening to Rush." Joel: "2112." (Episode 508- Operation Double 007) Mike Nelson sees three weirdos and says "Hey, it's the band Rush!" (Episode 516- Alien From L.A.) Silver Morgan calls home for her sister, Mary Lee, who isn't there. So Crow says, "Well, then, is GEDDY Lee there?" (Episode 601- Girls Town) Crow T. Robot sees a crate marked RUSH and yells, "Rush albums! Woo!" (Episode 614- San Francisco International) Seeing the same crate later on, Tom announces "Serum. The new CD from Rush." (also from episode 614- San Francisco International) Mike says, "Man, I'm so baked right now... you gotta hear this Rush tape." (Episode 804- The Deadly Mantis) Mike reads Peanut's letter, explaining his miraculous escape to the year 2112. (Also episode 804- The Deadly Mantis) An air-drumming loser prompts Tom (Crow?) to say "The true story of Neil Peart" in (Episode 907- Hobgoblins) Mike attempts to recite the opening verse of "The Trees." Crow shuts him up. (Episode 908- The Touch of Satan) Crow identifies a secluded Canadian cabin as "Geddy Lee's birthplace" (Episode 910- The Final Sacrifice) While the bots trash Canada during a host segment, Mike says "They gave us Rush!" in its defense. (Episode 910- The Final Sacrifice) By the way, Rush mentions "MST-3K" and "Gamera (is turtle meat)" in the "Assistance, inspiration, comic relief, and/or just plain friendly service" section of the liner notes on Counterparts.

This little list deserves an award, but there is no applicable award for this thread. I'll invent one:

 

Biggest Rush Nerd Award

 

Congrats Birdsong!

 

[Cstoliker]

QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 06:01 PM)

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 09:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Lol. I thought that too. I guess we hear what we want to. My wife says it was Kelly Clarkson.

[Tombstone Mountain]

In 2010, Lifeson appeared in The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour, a new series from the Trailer Park Boys team.[17]

 

 

[Unattractive Truth]

Rush is mentioned/heard in two episodes of Futurama.

 

The first time, Wooden Bender is leading a group of obsolete robots to New New York. He says "We'll soon stage an attack on technology worthy of being chronicled in an anthem by Rush."

 

The other time is when Fry is recruited to fight the Space Invaders. He says "Alright! It's Saturday night, I have no date, a two-litre bottle of Shasta and my all-Rush mix tape. Let's rock!". Then Tom Sawyer starts playing.

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/RamsATW/fry_futurama.jpg

[GeddysMullet]

QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Sep 30 2012, 11:19 PM)

QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 06:01 PM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 09:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Lol. I thought that too. I guess we hear what we want to. My wife says it was Kelly Clarkson. In that clip, I hear "Alex Lifeson" quite clearly! But my husband heard "Yo, yo Slawson!"

[Tombstone Mountain]

QUOTE (GeddysMullet @ Oct 1 2012, 10:18 AM)

QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Sep 30 2012, 11:19 PM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 06:01 PM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 09:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Lol. I thought that too. I guess we hear what we want to. My wife says it was Kelly Clarkson. In that clip, I hear "Alex Lifeson" quite clearly! But my husband heard "Yo, yo Slawson!" There is more than one cable TV version of this movie...gotta be...He says "Alex Lifeson". LIX said it was my Rush bias coming through.

[workingcinderellaman]

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Oct 1 2012, 10:20 AM)

QUOTE (GeddysMullet @ Oct 1 2012, 10:18 AM) QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Sep 30 2012, 11:19 PM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 06:01 PM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 09:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Lol. I thought that too. I guess we hear what we want to. My wife says it was Kelly Clarkson. In that clip, I hear "Alex Lifeson" quite clearly! But my husband heard "Yo, yo Slawson!" There is more than one cable TV version of this movie...gotta be...He says "Alex Lifeson". LIX said it was my Rush bias coming through. Sounds like Alex Lifeson to me as well. But why would that be funny?

[GeddysMullet]

QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Oct 1 2012, 12:02 PM)

QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Oct 1 2012, 10:20 AM) QUOTE (GeddysMullet @ Oct 1 2012, 10:18 AM) QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Sep 30 2012, 11:19 PM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 06:01 PM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 09:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Lol. I thought that too. I guess we hear what we want to. My wife says it was Kelly Clarkson. In that clip, I hear "Alex Lifeson" quite clearly! But my husband heard "Yo, yo Slawson!" There is more than one cable TV version of this movie...gotta be...He says "Alex Lifeson". LIX said it was my Rush bias coming through. Sounds like Alex Lifeson to me as well. But why would that be funny? Um...Because it's Alex Lifeson, and Alex Lifeson is funny?

[treeduck]

QUOTE (GeddysMullet @ Oct 1 2012, 01:21 PM)

QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Oct 1 2012, 12:02 PM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Oct 1 2012, 10:20 AM) QUOTE (GeddysMullet @ Oct 1 2012, 10:18 AM) QUOTE (Cstoliker @ Sep 30 2012, 11:19 PM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 06:01 PM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 26 2012, 09:57 AM) QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Sep 26 2012, 05:35 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Sep 25 2012, 10:41 AM) A recent viewing of "the 40-year old virgin" brought out a Rush mention. Steve Carrell is getting his wax job and says "Alex Lifeson" when he's getting his chest hair pulled. This was a cable viewing so it may be different than the DVD... I believe it is Kelly Clarkson he says; not Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson comes out of his vocal chords Lol. I thought that too. I guess we hear what we want to. My wife says it was Kelly Clarkson. In that clip, I hear "Alex Lifeson" quite clearly! But my husband heard "Yo, yo Slawson!" There is more than one cable TV version of this movie...gotta be...He says "Alex Lifeson". LIX said it was my Rush bias coming through. Sounds like Alex Lifeson to me as well. But why would that be funny? Um...Because it's Alex Lifeson, and Alex Lifeson is funny? Stay off the drugs you guys!

[Union 5-3992]

 

In the beginning of the video, one of the rooms says 2112.

[Tombstone Mountain]

Suprised no one mentioned this one yet:

 

Lifeson made his film debut as himself under his birth name in the 1972 Canadian documentary film Come on Children

 

[Tombstone Mountain]

In 2006, Lifeson appeared in Trailer Park Boys: The Movie as a traffic cop in the opening scene