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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

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Reviews Counted:186

Fresh:120

Rotten:66

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: It's a one-joke premise, but the movie is amiably dumb, and there are scenes of inspired goofiness.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $84,136,909

Synopsis: Will Ferrell ("Elf," "Old School") stars as Ron Burgundy, the top-rated anchorman in San Diego in the ‘70s. When feminism marches into the newsroom in the form of ambitious newswoman Veronica... Will Ferrell ("Elf," "Old School") stars as Ron Burgundy, the top-rated anchorman in San Diego in the ‘70s. When feminism marches into the newsroom in the form of ambitious newswoman Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate - "View From the Top," TV’s "Married With Children"), Ron is willing to play along at first—as long as Veronica stays in her place, covering cat fashion shows, cooking, and other "female" interests. But when Veronica refuses to settle for being eye candy and steps behind the news desk, it’s more than a battle between two perfectly coiffed anchor-persons…it’s war. Will Ferrell co-wrote the screenplay for "Anchorman" with Adam McKay, a former "Saturday Night Live" head writer and founder of the Upright Citizen’s Brigade comedy troupe. McKay is also making his directorial debut on "Anchorman." Judd Apatow ("The Cable Guy," TV’s "Freaks and Geeks") is producing the film, with Shauna Robertson ("Meet The Parents," "Elf"), David O. Russell ("Three Kings," "Flirting With Disaster") and David Householter ("The Core") co-producing. "Anchorman" also stars David Koechner ("A Guy Thing"), Steve Carell ("Bruce Almighty") and Paul Rudd ("The Shape of Things," "The Cider House Rules") as members of Ron’s news team, and Fred Willard ("American Wedding," "A Mighty Wind") and Chris Parnell (TV’s "Saturday Night Live") as news producers. Kevin Corrigan (TV’s "Grounded For Life," "Slums of Beverly Hills"), renowned rap musician Chuck D (of Public Enemy), Tara Subkoff ("The Cell," "American Pie") and Maya Rudolph (TV’s "Saturday Night Live") appear as members of the radical underground group The Alarm Clock, which becomes the big news story of the day. [More]

Starring: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, David Koechner

Starring: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell, Steve Carell

Director: Adam McKay

Director: Adam McKay
Screenwriter: Adam McKay, Will Ferrell
Producer: Judd Apatow
Composer: Alex Wurman
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Some of the material works, some doesn't.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 1 Comment
10/18/08
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Fans of the Todd Phillips school of comedy are going to be divided on this one -- there's real potential here and a great premise but had it been a little cleverer it could've been so much more.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
03/14/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
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N/R

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Full Review Source: In Film Australia | comment Comment
03/09/05
Luke Buckmaster
Luke Buckmaster
In Film Australia
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This goofy, energetic comedy flattens out at times but milks its 1970s setting and characters for numerous huge laughs.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment 1 Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

will ferell makes it big

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
04/24/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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No review available.

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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
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Most of the comedy is rather obvious--silly and corny--yet it's often so dumb it's intermittently funny.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
11/29/07
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

A crude, funny satire that tackles local television anchors and their newscasts. Those are easy targets to skewer, but the movie mines more truth from its subject than some in the biz will want to admit.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
08/05/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Some of Anchorman is the kind of giddy, nonsensical stuff that can only emerge from a genuinely deranged comic brain.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Ostensibly modeled on the egomaniacal Ted Baxter of the old Mary Tyler Moore TV series, this adventure's protagonist is less comical, less endearing, and generally grates on the nerves.

Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | comment 5 Comments
05/23/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Princeton Town Topics

Takes a joke and runs with it -- sometimes too far, but usually long enough to wear you down and force you to submit to its craziness.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Time Out

Word is Ferrell got the idea for the film one night while watching a documentary on the male dominated world of 70s television news. His fans should thank their lucky stars the comedian happened to catch it.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Rick Kisonak
Rick Kisonak
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There hasn't been a movie this silly or funny since Austin Powers.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
09/30/05
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
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...somehow Will Farrell manages to hold the whole mess together.

Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment Comment
07/25/05
Uri Lessing
Uri Lessing
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy shows that the past has bright future in Hollywood comedies.

Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/25/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

So funny that you won't care that it has no real plot but boasts more bad wigs than The Lord of the Rings...

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04/01/05
Brian Juergens
Brian Juergens
Freeze Dried Movies

Overall, I put Anchorman on about the same level as Dodgeball. Both movies are pretty stupid and don't generate as many laughs as you wish they would.

Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
03/05/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

Nothing in Anchorman will be mistaken for the work of Preston Sturges, but the occasional chuckle and even a loud guffaw is unavoidable.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/31/04
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
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No review available.

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10/25/04
Sunday Times (Australia)
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Misses a golden opportunity by crossing the line that separates parody from stupidity.

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
10/07/04
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
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