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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) -- Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970's, but that's all about to change when a new female employee with ambition to burn arrives in his office.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) -- Actor Will Ferrell, in character as anchorman Ron Burgundy, introduces his colleagues who are in the audience, including Tino (Fred Armisen), Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Garth Holliday (Chris Parnell).
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   67,177 votes
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Director:
Adam McKay
Writers (WGA):
Will Ferrell (written by) &
Adam McKay (written by)
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Release Date:
9 July 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
His news is bigger than your news. more
Plot:
Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970's, but that's all about to change when a new female employee with ambition to burn arrives in his office. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 9 nominations more
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(128 articles)
Casting Bites: Benicio del Toro, Kathryn Hahn, and Cher
 (From Cinematical. 23 June 2009, 7:03 AM, PDT)

'Land of the Lost'
 (From CinemaSpy. 14 June 2009, 9:35 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
The perfected art of being stupid more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Action News (USA) (working title)
Action News! With Ron Burgundy (USA) (original script title)
Action Newsman (USA) (working title)
Anchorman (USA) (short title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence. (edited for re-rating)
Runtime:
94 min | USA:104 min (extended version) | Canada:97 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:14A (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:6 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Ireland:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | USA:R (original rating) | USA:Unrated (uncut DVD version) | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate no. 40782)
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

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Trivia:
Several actors from Judd Apatow's "Freaks and Geeks" have uncredited appearances in the film. Noteably, Seth Rogen as the cameraman at the cat fashion show, Dave Allen as a customer at the fondue restaurant and Joe Flaherty as the Texas TV Station Manager (scenes deleted). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ron is coming to pick up Veronica for their first date and Veronica is waiting for him in the Channel 4 News Lobby, she buttons her jacket in one shot. In the next shot, her jacket is unbuttoned again. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bill Lawson: [narration] There was a time, a time before cable. When the local anchorman reigned supreme. When people believed everything they heard on TV. This was an age when only men were allowed to read the news. And in San Diego, one anchorman was more man then the rest. His name was Ron Burgundy. He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo. In other words, Ron Burgundy was the balls.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.1)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Ride Captain Ride more

FAQ

Does Will Ferrell and the rest of the Channel 4 news team actually sing 'Afternoon Delight'?
Is there any chance of a sequel?
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108 out of 147 people found the following comment useful:-
The perfected art of being stupid, 9 March 2005
9/10
Author: Derek237 from Canada

In a year packed with comedies that were all a bit stupid and silly (and all seemed to feature Ben Stiller), Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy reigns supreme above them all. This is a movie that is well aware of its own stupidity, and best of all, it is able to embrace it skillfully so that it is exactly as silly and immature as it wants to be. It is such a great comedy; I'd consider it the Naked Gun of our generation.

As apposed to many, many, other comedies, Anchorman actually gets better as it moves along. Most of the time a comedy like this will use up all the laughs in the first hour and then try to take a serious, lovey-dovey turn in the last act. There are more laughs in the last half hour than in the first half hour, which usually is never the case. It's as if there was some mathematical comedic formula that spread the laughs out in a way that it was consistently funny. Or, maybe they just got lucky. I dunno.

I loved all the characters in the movie, every role no matter how small had a great moment or two. Will Ferrel of course, the star of the movie who is just perfect as Ron. He's so so funny 'cause he's such a lovable idiot. Even Christina Appelgate, who was in a role that quite honestly anyone could have done, is able to make it her own and provide some laughs. There is a scene that has a lot of cameos that was hilarious as well. It was one of those moments that takes you completely by surprise.

So, what else can I say except that I loved Anchorman! It's the best "stupid" comedy I've seen in years. This is Will Ferrel at his best and it will be hard to top.

My rating: 9/10

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