Wake Up, Ron Burgundy (2004)

While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone persists, a group of unprofessional thieves endeavor to make the truth known.

Director:

Adam McKay

Writers:

Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate	...	Veronica Corningstone
Paul Rudd	...	Brian Fantana
Steve Carell	...	Brick Tamland
David Koechner	...	Champ Kind
Kevin Corrigan	...	Paul Hauser
Fred Willard	...	Ed Harken
Chris Parnell	...	Garth Holliday
Chuck D	...	Malcolm Y
Maya Rudolph	...	Kanshasha X
Kathryn Hahn	...	Helen
Fred Armisen	...	Tino
Chad Everett	...	Jess Moondragon
Tara Subkoff	...	Mouse
Michael Coleman	...	Construction Worker (as Mike Coleman)

Storyline

This "alternate film" companion to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) was compiled from dropped subplots and alternate takes. While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone continues, a group of unprofessional thieves, better known as "The Alarm Clock" try to make the truth known, whatever that may be.

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Plot Keywords:

dreamworks | alarm clock | news satire | improvisation | multiple cameos | 

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Taglines:

The Adventure continues...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This feature film is included in the 2-disc Limited Edition DVD set and the 2-disc Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive Edition of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), released on December 28, 2004 and August 31, 2010, respectively.

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Goofs

Budweiser signs are visible in the bar scene, which would be impossible to exist until 1982.

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Quotes

Bank Teller: Here's some truth for you... The Alarm Clock is a ridiculous name. It's not scary!
Kanshasha X: Man, she's pissing me off! Let's shoot her!
Bank Teller: Excuse me sir, could you lower your voice?
Kanshasha X: Aw, hell no!
[raises her werewolf mask]
Kanshasha X: Now you're calling me sir? I am a ma'am, ma'am!
Bank Teller: I'm sorry... I didn't know what sex the werewolf was!
Kanshasha X: How many werewolves you see around here wearing a skirt? And a gun! NONE!
Bank Teller: You know what? Get out of here, you dicks!
[throws sack back at Paul]
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.52 (2013)

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Soundtracks

The Avengers Theme
Written by Laurie Johnson
Performed by Snowboy
Courtesy of Union Square Music & Acid Jazz Records

User Reviews

This Was An Innovative Way To Show Deleted Scenes And Alternate Takes.

As I am sure most of you know, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy was compiled completely of deleted scenes and alternate takes. Some are saying it is a sequel to Anchorman, but it feels more like an alternate movie. The same things happen to all the characters, but in different ways. All it took was a narrator to piece together the scenes on the cutting floor and there you have it, another movie!

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy is obviously not as good as Anchorman, due to the fact that most of the best scenes made it into the original movie. However, it is an awesome supplement to the original movie, complete with it's own set of special features. It even has it's own deleted scenes. Considering the movie is all deleted scenes, they must have had a ton of extra footage to pull together a project like this. If the movie had to stand on it's own, I would not rate it very high, but for what it is, I give it about a 6.5/10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anchorman: Wake-Up Ron Burgundy

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apatow Productions, DreamWorks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1