Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Movie Review 2004

Back in the '80s, Chevy Chase specialized in clueless all-American goofs who thought they were smarter than they were. The crown has now been passed to Ferrell. Here, he plays Ron Burgundy, the top-rated anchorman in '70s-era San Diego. Ron is the booze swilling, cigarette smoking, female ogling, narcissistic leader of an all-male news team whose world is rocked by the arrival of a new female reporter--beautiful, talented, and ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Applegate). Ron falls for the babe even as he tries to retain his chauvinistic place at the top of the news chain. It's amusing shtick and a fair send-up of a time when men were pigs and women decided to bring home the bacon themselves. Besides Applegate, Ferrell is well supported by Koechner, Carell, and Rudd as his equally macho-wannabe news boys.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 91 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

News at 11, War Between the Sexes, Period Piece: 1970s, Romantic Comedy, San Diego

Screenplay

Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

Cast

Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, David Koechner, Steven Carell, Paul Rudd, Fred Willard, Vince Vaughn, Chad Everett, Tara Subkoff, Stephen (Steve) Root, Danny Trejo, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Missi Pyle, Chris Parnell, Tim Robbins, Luke Wilson, Laura Kightlinger, Kevin Corrigan, Fred Armisen

Cinematography

Thomas Ackerman

Director

Adam McKay

Music

Alex Wurman

Other

Jim Stuebe, Brent White, Virginia Randolph-Weaver, Debra McGuire, Clayton Hartley

Producer

Judd Apatow, Dreamworks Pictures