Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Overview
It's the early 1970s and the local anchorman is not only a source of news but a revered local hero. In San Diego, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a mustachioed bachelor with a taste for scotch, unparalleled passion for the jazz flute, and a near-telepathic connection with his spirited mutt, Baxter, is that man. Rounding out Ron's testosterone-heavy news team are his close friends--cologne-obsessed man-on-the-street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sports reporter Champ Kind (Dave Koechner), and mentally challenged weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carrell). Their male camaraderie is challenged, though, when producer Ed Harken (Fred Willard), pressured by changing times, brings the first female reporter, ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), to the team. Ron finds his chauvinistic ideals compromised further when he starts falling in love with her. Fueled by Ferrell's singularly loopy persona, ANCHORMAN joins the long list of comedies which have successfully poked fun at the styles and mores of the '70s. Here, with Ferrell's script and Adam McKay's direction, the character of Ron Burgundy becomes a full-bodied comic creation whose possibilities for laughs aren't nearly exhausted by the end credits. The result is an often hilarious celebration of moustaches, wide neckties, alcohol abuse, and good, old-fashioned sexism.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Adam McKay - Director
Will Ferrell
Christina Applegate
Paul Rudd
Steve Carell
David Koechner
Fred Willard
Chris Parnell
Kathryn Hahn
Fred Armisen
Seth Rogen
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (Booklet, Flashcards, Special Edition, AC-3, Dolby)
- Run Time: 94
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 097360748741
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: December 2013
Movie Reviews
Notes:
THEATRICAL RELEASE: JULY 9, 2004
Reviews:
"The movie is funny when it's nasty..." - 07/16/2004 Entertainment Weekly, p.52-3
"Will Ferrell is the go-to guy if you want to laugh yourself silly....ANCHORMAN slaps a goofy smile on your face." - 08/05/2004 Rolling Stone, p.121
"[E]xecuted with amiable good humour." - 10/01/2004 Uncut, p.144
"[E]ndearingly daft....[With] a terrifically silly WEST SIDE STORY-style scrap between rival news teams..." - 10/01/2004 Sight and Sound, p.42
"[I]t's a hoot..." - 07/09/2004 Los Angeles Times, p.E1
"Funny and sometimes wicked." - 12/31/2004 Chicago Sun-Times, p.13
"[T]his is wonderfully stupid stuff with many glorious moments of inspired slapstick....Sublime." - 03/01/2005 Uncut, p.135
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