Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
What critics thought
Critics in 2004 were genuinely split: admirers found Will Ferrell's commitment to the bit and the film's anarchic tangents irresistible, while detractors saw a one-joke SNL sketch stretched thin, with gags that land inconsistently and a story too flimsy to carry the slack. Its reputation has grown enormously since release, and many now regard it as a defining comedy of its era — a verdict far warmer than the contemporary critical response suggested.
“Proving that even infantile humor can be funny, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy does make you laugh even if you hate yourself for doing so.”
Kirk Honeycutt·The Hollywood Reporter
“Yet for a comedy set during the formative era of happy-talk news, Anchorman doesn't do enough to tweak the on-camera phoniness of dum-dum local journalism”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Little more than an extended Saturday Night Live skit with better wigs, real locations and a script that sputters as soon as its one-joke premise is exhausted.”
Terry Lawson·Detroit Free Press
“Sloppy, crude, pursuing the most far-flung tangents in hopes of a laugh, Anchorman still gave me more stupid giggles than I'd care to admit if I weren't paid to.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“For every gag that works, there's one that doesn't, and the story is too thin to keep us engaged otherwise.”
Bill Muller·The Arizona Republic
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Adam McKayDirector
Will FerrellRon Burgundy
Christina ApplegateVeronica Corningstone
Paul RuddBrian Fantana
Steve CarellBrick Tamland
David KoechnerChamp Kind
Fred WillardEd Harken
Chris ParnellGarth Holliday
Kathryn HahnHelen
Fred ArmisenTino
Seth RogenEager Cameraman
Paul F. TompkinsMC
Danny TrejoBartender
Alex WurmanComposerWill FerrellWriter
Thomas E. AckermanCinematographyAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
What critics thought
Critics in 2004 were genuinely split: admirers found Will Ferrell's commitment to the bit and the film's anarchic tangents irresistible, while detractors saw a one-joke SNL sketch stretched thin, with gags that land inconsistently and a story too flimsy to carry the slack. Its reputation has grown enormously since release, and many now regard it as a defining comedy of its era — a verdict far warmer than the contemporary critical response suggested.
“Proving that even infantile humor can be funny, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy does make you laugh even if you hate yourself for doing so.”
Kirk Honeycutt·The Hollywood Reporter
“Yet for a comedy set during the formative era of happy-talk news, Anchorman doesn't do enough to tweak the on-camera phoniness of dum-dum local journalism”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Little more than an extended Saturday Night Live skit with better wigs, real locations and a script that sputters as soon as its one-joke premise is exhausted.”
Terry Lawson·Detroit Free Press
“Sloppy, crude, pursuing the most far-flung tangents in hopes of a laugh, Anchorman still gave me more stupid giggles than I'd care to admit if I weren't paid to.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“For every gag that works, there's one that doesn't, and the story is too thin to keep us engaged otherwise.”
Bill Muller·The Arizona Republic
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Adam McKayDirectorWill FerrellRon BurgundyChristina ApplegateVeronica CorningstonePaul RuddBrian FantanaSteve CarellBrick TamlandDavid KoechnerChamp KindFred WillardEd HarkenChris ParnellGarth HollidayKathryn HahnHelenFred ArmisenTinoSeth RogenEager CameramanPaul F. TompkinsMCDanny TrejoBartenderAlex WurmanComposerWill FerrellWriterThomas E. AckermanCinematographyStream
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