I think he could go much further. Especially if someone ever wanted to make a movie biography about William Shatner, priceline era, lols. Seriously though, Alex has that spark, and the wit to carry it all off.
We are all actors but acting in front of the camera just takes confidence. I mean really, acting is an overrated profession there is just a lot of money in it.
If you actually knew anything about acting, you wouldn't say it's an overrated profession. It simply is a profession that has a lot of overrated people in it. Just like music. Or being a best selling novelist.
9 years as a “RUSH Backstage Club” member. Many months our regular write up on what was happening with RUSH often included some form of inside info on Lifeson’s antics. My last month’s issue in about 1988 included something about Alex crashing model airplanes. If memory serves me, it was his hobby (not the crashing part, flying them). Each of them would write a paragraph or few for us loyal fans to read.
@detonator2112... Could've been? He's still got it, and time. I reckon Lifeson should do some more acting, when he's not making music. Didn't know he had pretty impressive acting chops too, fantastic!! Must check out his film/TV/etc. work. Great clips!! Go Alex!!! : )
Alex always play such a good cop. I swear, it takes me more than a few seconds to even recognize him when he's in full-on cop mode. Had VIP ticket for their Time Machine Tour in 2011, and was right in front of Alex about 10-ft (3m) from the stage, and even shared a couple of moments with him during one of the songs. :) Fan since 1982, and started playing bass in 1983 because of their music, and I still play bass today (6-string), and I play at least one Rush song every day.
Alex Lifeson could be a $billionaire making comedy movies. He is actually an excellent actor and funny as hell. .. RUSH, greatest band in history .. R.I.P. Neil .. we miss you!
Alex (to M McDowell): "Sir, could you turn that down a bit. And just what the hell kind of music is that?" MCDowell: "They're called RUSH...very popular." Alex: "Hmm, never heard of them..." :)
Maybe Alex could have been a John Candy replacement. He reminds me a lot of him. He has that way about him, like you know at any time that he will throw you for a loop and do something you didn't expect.
Does anyone else notice Alex gives the group of kids ' the finger ' as he puts on his 2nd glove/right hand ... ?! So clever Mr. Lifeson - you're a naturally funny and talented guy & 1 day Sir Alex, you just may learn to play an instrument!! : } YOU ROCK DUDE!
@@dr.thunder4845 Right. Alex is a US customs agent. What was the purpose of your VISIT to Canada. Hunting Any weapons in the car? Lots of weapons. WELCOME HOME. To an American, from a US customs agent. Why the fuck do I have to spell this out?
What a global treasure Alex is. Had he not been in such an epic band, the humor might night seem as funny, but l can't help believing he would have been equally successful as an actor. Howard Ungerleider, after a long career working with Rush, stated how funny Alex is.
@@jliz6435 since no body else is courteous enough to tell you I’ll tell you. Lifeson has a cameo role as this border guard in the film “Suck”. It’s a film about a failing band called “The Winners”. It also has a vampire theme to it. Alice Cooper and many more in this film as well.
@@jliz6435 My pleasure. People don’t seem to realise RUclips is dead glitchy. Even when I looked for the description it wasn’t there & I had to refresh the page, then it suddenly appeared. Often my replies don’t show & I have to reply again. Quite often “read more” is not there so sometimes on a long comment you can only see half of it. It’s so ignorant of people to jump straight to the conclusion that others are stupid.
I gotta be honest, today this is slightly sad, but Alex is just such a goof that it’s hard to take it really seriously. We need him in more movies and stuff!
1:47 Sweet I Used to Play in a canadain Progressive Rock Band Named Rush. Even though i still play with them and are going on a tour next year (Time Machine tour was in 2011 and the video was uploaded 2010)
Wow. I had no idea that was Alex lifeson. Until I got a close look and listen to his voice. He's a far cry from his young years as a skinny long blonde haired rock guitar icon. But anything associated with Rush is alright with me. RIP Neil
Think for a minute about how many times Alex, Neil and Geddy had to go thru customs checks while they were touring . Think of what it must have been like in the early years . I think that had more to do with it than Alex getting his nose broken .
J C You make no sense... getting in a drunken bar fight at your kid's wedding draws parallels to crossing the Border how? By the way... Lerxst is a natural actor and nailed this small part, just like he nails whatever form of music he attacks.
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The world needs more Alex Lifeson cameos.
Yesss 😂😂😂
Heck yea
_Amen_ to that!
Malcolm McDowell and Alex Lifeson in a scene! Clockwork Orange Angels
I wish I'd have thought of that first lol
My man! Lol i didn't think anyone would catch that[well that quick]
Nice!
haha right
HA! That's the first thing I thought of when I saw Malcolm McDowell and you beat me to the punch by 4 months.
"I used to be in a band" .... RIP The Professor of the drumkit..
Alex definitely needs more roles in film. I believe he could do well as a supporting actor.
I think he could go much further. Especially if someone ever wanted to make a movie biography about William Shatner, priceline era, lols.
Seriously though, Alex has that spark, and the wit to carry it all off.
The Trailer Park Boys will have you laughing HYSTERICALLY!!!
I have to agree... he seems a total natural at acting.
Bla bla bla bla
"I used to play in a band" - too real in 2018
Also too sad......in 2019. I miss RUSH! 😓
Sadder yet in 2020.
@The Postman his name is Geddy.
Painful reality
@@YavorM-Yash it's actually Gary
He's a good actor. For all those that spent thousands at acting school. Someone can act without ever had any training.
Stage musicians are acting when they are on stage. I have never seen a famous stage musician do a bad acting job in a movie.
Alex Lifeson is really funny in interviews, and backstage videos. As well as the Rush videos.
He has done characters in a couple videos even.
Hysterical. A true natural.
We are all actors but acting in front of the camera just takes confidence. I mean really, acting is an overrated profession there is just a lot of money in it.
If you actually knew anything about acting, you wouldn't say it's an overrated profession. It simply is a profession that has a lot of overrated people in it. Just like music. Or being a best selling novelist.
one of the world greatest guitarist
Anyone else think that "Subdivisions" should have been playing softly in the background during that scene??
Yes! And when he was humming, I figured he would have hummed a Rush song (but alas, no... opportunity wasted)
Red Sector A
@@calvinmartin3711 That's a good one!
Totally!
That would have been cool 👍
“Oh yeah lots of weapons!”
“Welcome home”
Too funny golden
I wasn't sure initially, but I was impressed, he's actually a pretty good actor!
lol, me too. I bet the rubber gloves were his idea, i seems to perfectly fit his humour. :-)
He's not acting.
He works at the border, and they were just filming one random day. They call him the working man.
@@jefffraley7094 had me in the first half
Lifeson could have been hell of an actor. The guy is born hilarious, seriously (no pun).
9 years as a “RUSH Backstage Club” member. Many months our regular write up on what was happening with RUSH often included some form of inside info on Lifeson’s antics. My last month’s issue in about 1988 included something about Alex crashing model airplanes. If memory serves me, it was his hobby (not the crashing part, flying them). Each of them would write a paragraph or few for us loyal fans to read.
@detonator2112... Could've been? He's still got it, and time. I reckon Lifeson should do some more acting, when he's not making music. Didn't know he had pretty impressive acting chops too, fantastic!! Must check out his film/TV/etc. work. Great clips!! Go Alex!!! : )
Superb. Love Alex lifeson. Superb guitarist . Always up for a laugh. Good lad always got time for fans too . Genuinely a decent guy.
💦Bubbles & the Shitrockers💩(feat. Alex Lifeson) "Who's Got Yer Belly" ruclips.net/video/4vLaO7hoTxM/видео.html
@@POWER-LINKS Decent
You would never know this guy is a legend, from a Legendary band. And such a humble regular nutcase 😆
💦Bubbles & the Shitrockers💩(feat. Alex Lifeson) "Who's Got Yer Belly" ruclips.net/video/4vLaO7hoTxM/видео.html
34 years a rush fan but i didnt recognise alex when viewing the film
well he's porked up a bit over the years - not good for his health, hope he'll slim down even more than he did for the video for the last album
@@7777Scion It's called getting older. You'll find out...
I'm already "older," kid. I saw Hendrix in concert.
Things they do look awful cold
@Untrepid One LMFAO... 7777Scion made George Washington's wooden teeth.
Alex always play such a good cop. I swear, it takes me more than a few seconds to even recognize him when he's in full-on cop mode. Had VIP ticket for their Time Machine Tour in 2011, and was right in front of Alex about 10-ft (3m) from the stage, and even shared a couple of moments with him during one of the songs. :) Fan since 1982, and started playing bass in 1983 because of their music, and I still play bass today (6-string), and I play at least one Rush song every day.
Cool Id love to learn how to play an instrument but im a 2 left tumbs so I listen to Rush music instead
I love it
Lifeson is one of a kind and so is the band! Apart from their monster chops, their sense of humour was also off the charts!
Alex Lifeson could be a $billionaire making comedy movies. He is actually an excellent actor and funny as hell. .. RUSH, greatest band in history .. R.I.P. Neil .. we miss you!
It was a fun movie, good tunes, also with Alice Cooper and his daughter Calico at the beginning. Iggy Pop does a great job acting as well.
Wow, I think he has natural acting abilities.
It wasn't "acting" per se, but Alex was in a film about his hometown in the early days of rush. The film is on RUclips, I forget the name.
He was great as Slobovitz.
"The last time someone grabbed my sausage, I had to get remarried."
@@brianwalendy3735 clips of it were seen in the Rush documentary too.
That was great! "I was in a band." Hilarious.
was?
Clockwork Orange meets Clockwork Angel
You must have worked hard on that one
Alex (to M McDowell): "Sir, could you turn that down a bit. And just what the hell kind of music is that?"
MCDowell: "They're called RUSH...very popular."
Alex: "Hmm, never heard of them..." :)
Hey! Don't forget legendary British-born actor Malcolm McDowell, who recently played as Alex in the 1971 controversial film "A Clockwork Orange"!!
Clockwork Orange vs Clockwork Angels
angels and demons dancing sugarplumb in my head lunatics and monsters
Alex DeLarge
Welly Welly well well
I feel like if Alex was a border cop in real life, this is what he'd be like
Maybe Alex could have been a John Candy replacement. He reminds me a lot of him. He has that way about him, like you know at any time that he will throw you for a loop and do something you didn't expect.
Interesting comparison. Never thought of it that way, but now that you've mentioned it...
@@joelalexander4513 Then again, William Shatner too.
you know, it's really funny. I always wanted to be a cop, but then that somehow turned into me wanting to be a badass guitar player...
I love Alex Lifeson ..Hes a rock God .He's in a league all by himself, I would compare him to Jimmy Page but he's whole a other thing..
He's better than Page.
@@briansloan8199 collective eye roll
Wow! Alex Lifeson and Malcom Mcdowell!!
His trailer park boys episode is phenomenal!
💦Bubbles & the Shitrockers💩(feat. Alex Lifeson) "Who's Got Yer Belly" ruclips.net/video/4vLaO7hoTxM/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/H6yAN892QFw/видео.html - here it is!
@@blima-1963 Thanks so much!
That link's no longer available so here's an updated one that is: ruclips.net/video/ZrgDVb7dhxQ/видео.html
"oh yeah! lots of weapons!"
"WELCOME HOME!"
Omg that was HILARIOUS! Alex is a natural at comedy!
💦Bubbles & the Shitrockers💩(feat. Alex Lifeson) "Who's Got Yer Belly" ruclips.net/video/4vLaO7hoTxM/видео.html
Alex Lifeson meets Alex DeLarge.
Such an awesome man who isn't just a guitarist but also a good actor
I can't believe it!!!!! Alex Lifeson from the legendary rock band,acting unreal!!!!....and he's great!!!!!! God bless!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Does anyone else notice Alex gives the group of kids ' the finger ' as he puts on his 2nd glove/right hand ... ?! So clever Mr. Lifeson - you're a naturally funny and talented guy & 1 day Sir Alex, you just may learn to play an instrument!! : } YOU ROCK DUDE!
I was in a band. Blarghhh! Takes me back! Laughed so hard I nearly peed myself!
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Alex and Geddy selling their new beer. "I just peed a bit."
Seriously Alex Lifeson was really good.......Keep it up. Could have had a part in Schiff's Creek with that performance..
HAHAHAHA! Alex looks LIKE a cop! Good acting!
That's because he IS a Cop.
He was deputised by the Queen.
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
😂😂😂😂
@Untrepid One Do you know why he wrote that?
Yea man,....I sure do dude!--- hahaha
@@musicmann1967 Noooo Way.. He HAD to have writers for that!!, 😊
@@srpdesigns Hahaha!
"Sweet! I used to be in a band" Chick pukes in her purse lmao. This and the scene where she "drank the guy" are the best parts of the movie.
LOVE finding this....Thank You !!
I saw this movie a few years ago. Lifeson is actually a really funny guy. In case you haven't seen Rush's Hall of Fame induction. It's a must see.
This is soooo awesome. More Alex acting gigs pleeeeeez !!!
as a former frequent visitor to Canada - it would have been a joy to have a border agent like this, and a blessing if it was actually Alex!
Ive seen this so many times but I love Alex. He’s a great comedic actor. Lol
Alex Lifeson is from the Canadian Rock Band, Rush. 🇨🇦
Every time I see this I get the belly giggles!
Oh yeah, lots of weapons.
Welcome home.
Lol, he's a very convincing Merican.
@idoj654123 Oh. I assumed wrongly.
@idoj654123
Nah, he was coming back from Canada.
Alex clearly asked- "what is your purpose for visiting Canada?"
@@dr.thunder4845
Right.
Alex is a US customs agent.
What was the purpose of your VISIT to Canada.
Hunting
Any weapons in the car?
Lots of weapons.
WELCOME HOME.
To an American, from a US customs agent.
Why the fuck do I have to spell this out?
@@dr.thunder4845 I guess the American flags threw me off.
"Takes me back. Rock on, dudes." Lol
DId anyone notice or is just me, but does that initial split second scene remind anyone of the LP cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Born In the USA"?
I think that may have been intentional.
Yup, I saw it.
This movie (Suck) is mostly good. Throughout the movie they recreate famous album covers. It's awesome for music nerds.
What a global treasure Alex is. Had he not been in such an epic band, the humor might night seem as funny, but l can't help believing he would have been equally successful as an actor. Howard Ungerleider, after a long career working with Rush, stated how funny Alex is.
Love the reference to Bruce Springsteen's cover on the Born to run album😃
And your band plays on ....in my heart in my soul...in breath ....year after year decade after decade
I love he does these skits!
💦Bubbles & the Shitrockers💩(feat. Alex Lifeson) "Who's Got Yer Belly" ruclips.net/video/4vLaO7hoTxM/видео.html
This movie is horrible, but this part is pretty good.
GTAfan421 what movie is this?
Shallex all the description says Alex Lifeson that’s why I asked
@@jliz6435 since no body else is courteous enough to tell you I’ll tell you. Lifeson has a cameo role as this border guard in the film “Suck”. It’s a film about a failing band called “The Winners”. It also has a vampire theme to it. Alice Cooper and many more in this film as well.
Ian Canty thank you so much Ian
@@jliz6435 My pleasure. People don’t seem to realise RUclips is dead glitchy. Even when I looked for the description it wasn’t there & I had to refresh the page, then it suddenly appeared. Often my replies don’t show & I have to reply again. Quite often “read more” is not there so sometimes on a long comment you can only see half of it. It’s so ignorant of people to jump straight to the conclusion that others are stupid.
Alex you're By tor in 75 made my life a Lakeside Park. Love you guys forever
love Lerxst!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex Lifeson and Malcolm McDowell in the same scene.
"Well, girlies. Where have we arrived...now?"
Lerxst Strikes Again!!😂😂 Alex Lifeson’s sense of humor is legendary in the world of Rock!
LMFAO! That was great you go ALEX...
Bwahahahah Alex so good saw Rush first concerts before had any albums Stcatharines!
Alex Lifeson........
Like a boss
The sound of the girl pukeing into the purse sounded very authentic . Good work ! .
from the world's greatest band
Alex is a fucking awesome actor!!!
ALEX ... MAKE A SHOW
Well, Alex could have been a very good actor but he chose to be an excellent guitarist/composer in a one of a kind band and i am happy he did it.
Alex Lifeson was in a documentary called Come On Children in 1972.
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The fact that he actually has brawled with the cops is awesome.
I gotta be honest, today this is slightly sad, but Alex is just such a goof that it’s hard to take it really seriously. We need him in more movies and stuff!
"Welcome home" had me rolling on the floor... almost literally. Especially with how America is these days 🤣🤣🤣
What??? He's an actor too?? That is so cool!
1:47 Sweet I Used to Play in a canadain Progressive Rock Band Named Rush. Even though i still play with them and are going on a tour next year (Time Machine tour was in 2011 and the video was uploaded 2010)
you could tell by his acting in Time Machine he is a natural
LOL, Alex, you're too funny! You're amazing!
Best description for a video. And accurate.
Love is like oxygen. SWEET.
When the kid asked what kind of stuff, the line should have been, “you’re too much of a rush to hear about it.”
good actor our Rush-man
Lerxst is a comedic GENIUS!!!!
ALEX you Rock and All Canadian. We Canadians love Rush. Well I do my wife eh......... lol. Rush rocks
Excellent description
What the heck is this!? Love it!
LOL the vomiting really did it for me. Totally didn't expect that one. HAHAHAHA
Wow. I had no idea that was Alex lifeson. Until I got a close look and listen to his voice. He's a far cry from his young years as a skinny long blonde haired rock guitar icon. But anything associated with Rush is alright with me. RIP Neil
💦Bubbles & the Shitrockers💩(feat. Alex Lifeson) "Who's Got Yer Belly" ruclips.net/video/4vLaO7hoTxM/видео.html
Alex reminds me of Kevin James when he's acting for some reason.
kevin james, toughest actor on the planet.
Duane Johnson. Can snap and shove Kevin up his own ass like preparation H.
Mall Cop
Alex is a natural! I see a new career path...
"Oh, ya ya, lot's a weapons!!" God bless America!
Alex is a great actor.
And I might add, a pretty good band at that.
LMFAO Alex has lots of experience playing a cop from being on Trailer Park Boys episodes!
💕U Alex!
This is the best.
"welcome home" haha
When Rush says wear the shirt, Randy, You wear the f in shirt!
That gives a whole new meaning to the word barf bag. Lifeson was quite convincing, BTW. He looked like a cop.
Awesome trailer, but I can't find the movie. I'd pay to see the movie!
LOVE this movie!!!!
The man can say a lot...even with just blah blah blah.
The movie itself did not suck. It was a love letter to rock.
Now I get why he did this cameo, he got his nose broken by police back in 03'...
I remember that
Actually, I thought it was '04.
Think for a minute about how many times Alex, Neil and Geddy had to go thru customs checks while they were touring . Think of what it must have been like in the early years . I think that had more to do with it than Alex getting his nose broken .
J C You make no sense... getting in a drunken bar fight at your kid's wedding draws parallels to crossing the Border how?
By the way... Lerxst is a natural actor and nailed this small part, just like he nails whatever form of music he attacks.