If you’re a Rush fan, you’ve probably already heard, but I’ll repeat it anyway: the Paul Rudd/Jason Segel movie I Love You, Man is pretty damn funny. It also features a pretty prominent plot element concerning the band Rush, along with a performance of the song “Limelight” by the band.

The movie is a buddy comedy about a guy with no buddies (Rudd) who suddenly wants to make male friends before his wedding, so he’ll have a best man. He meets Segel, and the two hit it off, spending long hours in Segel’s man-cave, talking honestly and playing Rush songs religiously. The two later go to a Rush show, and at the end of the film, at the wedding, they (along with a wedding band) play the song “Limelight”. (Stay for the credits…) They also (try to) play “Tom Sawyer” early in the movie, and the entire subplot is littered with Rush references. And it helps that the movie itself is funny as fuck.

Not much of a review as an endorsement here - it’s worth checking out. If you want to hear the Rudd/Segel version of Limelight, check it out here.

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