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Description
It's the early 1970s and the local anchorman is not only a source of news but a revered local hero. In San Diego, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), a mustachioed bachelor with a taste for scotch, unparalleled passion for the jazz flute, and a near-telepathic connection with his spirited mutt, Baxter, is that man. Rounding out Ron's testosterone-heavy news team are his close friends--cologne-obsessed man-on-the-street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sports reporter Champ Kind (Dave Koechner), and mentally challenged weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carrell). Their male camaraderie is challenged, though, when producer Ed Harken (Fred Willard), pressured by changing times, brings the first female reporter, ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), to the team. Ron finds his chauvinistic ideals compromised further when he starts falling in love with her. Fuelled by Ferrell's singularly loopy persona, ANCHORMAN joins the long list of comedies which have successfully poked fun at the styles and mores of the '70s. Here, with Ferrell's script and Adam McKay's direction, the character of Ron Burgundy becomes a full-bodied comic creation whose possibilities for laughs aren't nearly exhausted by the end credits. The result is an often hilarious celebration of moustaches, wide neckties, alcohol abuse, and good, old-fashioned sexism.
Anchorman Review
Take the fraught but perfectly coiffed politics of an American newsroom, backdate it to the 70s for big collars and a large dose of sexism and add in the unnaturally funny Will Ferrell and you've got "Anchorman," a supremely silly flick that unfortunately doesn't quite live up to its brilliant premise.
Ferrell is the eponymous anchorman Ron Burgundy whose handlebar 'tache, gleaming teeth and catchphrase "You stay classy San Diego" has made him the most beloved newsreader in the sunshine state. But that's before Christina Applegate's ambitious reporter arrives on the station and she's not content with covering cooking stories and cat fashion shows. No, the gal's got her eyes set on Ron's chair and not even a little romance with the anchorman himself will get in her way.
Admittedly the film does have some brilliant set-pieces: a hilarious insult-throwing session between the two newsreaders over the show's end credits and a brutal showdown between San Diego's rival news teams headed by Vince Vaughn, a hissing Hispanic Ben Stiller and Tim Robbin's curly-haired psychotic will have you laughing like drains.
But all too often the newsroom situation that's ripe for ridicule is passed up in favour of extended skits that feel shakily improvised due to the embarrassing quantity of jokes that miss more times than they hit. It's not as sharply scripted as "Dodgeball" or carries the sweet charm of "Elf" but "Anchorman" still makes for a manic, mostly enjoyable night out.
Technical Details
Region 0
Running Time: 90 minutes
Production Year: 2004
Main Language: English
Genre: Comedy
Certificate: 12 Suitable for Persons Aged 12 or Over
Director: Adam McKay
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