With will ferrell, christina applegate, steve carell, paul rudd. Will ferrell plays ron burgundy perfectly, watching him and his fellow anchors interact is one of the many pleasures of the film. The legend of ron burgundy is easily one of the funniest movies of the 21st century. Ron burgundys longawaited arrival in the era of 24hour rolling bulletins is still fun, but the laughter is more muted this time. The legend of ron burgundy will ferrell christina applegate paul rudd 2004 a 1970s san diego newscaster will ferrell feels threatened by the arrival of an ambitious woman christina applegate looking to climb the ranks of. The star studded comedy cast along with the great role play by actors such as will ferrell, steve carell, and paul rudd makes the film a great comedy for the generation of young adults and many adults who like stupid funny movies. The movie centers on ron burgundy will ferrell, the legendary top local anchor in san diego in the early 1970s. With the 1970s behind them, san diegos toprated newsman, ron burgundy, returns to take new york citys first twentyfourhour news channel by storm. The legend of ron burgundy synopsis a 1970s newsman will ferrell feels threatened by a female employee christina applegate.
Will ferrell, steve carell, paul rudd, david koechner, christina applegate, vince vaughn, fred willard, chris. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Starring will ferrell as ron burgundy and distributed by dreamworks pictures and paramount pictures. The legend of ron burgundy has become a cult classic movie for fans of comedian will ferrell and the movies of producer judd atapow. The legend continues ron burgundy, still a legend in his own mind will ferrells airheaded newsman heads to new york and a. A big man in a midmarket town, will ferrells character in anchorman. In the world of 70s domination by males, ron burgundy is an awardwinning news anchor in the san diego broadcasting world. Ron has bought into his legend, believes his promos, and informs a blonde at a pool party. The legend of ron burgundy on bluray august 31st aug 19, 2010 will ferrells classic 2004 comedy will be available in 1080p exclusively at best buy. Will ferrel old school, elf is ron burgundy, a toprated 1970s san diego anchorman who believes women have a place in the newsroom as long as they stick to covering fashion shows or latebreaking cooking stories. The film is a tongueincheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the new action news format. It portrays a san diego tv station where ferrells title character clashes with his new female counterpart.
Drawing influences from sitcoms and adding some improvisational. The legend of ron burgundy was reedited from an r rating down to a more viewerfriendly pg rating. The legend of ron burgundy is a 2004 american actioncomedy. Sadly, your moms rolodex would provide richer comic material than anchorman.
The anchorman series is a series of three american comedy films anchorman. He first established himself in the mid1990s as a cast member on the nbc sketch comedy show saturday night live, and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as anchorman. The legend of ron burgundy 2004, wake up, ron burgundy. Anchorman the legend of ron burgundy 2004 rotten tomatoes. The films were written, produced and directed by adam mckay. The legend of ron burgundy, 2004, directed by adam mckay, with will ferrell, christina applegate, steve carell, at turner classic movies. The legend of ron burgundy movie trailer this feature is not available right now. A 1970s newsman will ferrell feels threatened by a female employee christina applegate.
The legend of ron burgundy is a will ferrell comedy about a pompous, preening, male chauvinist who is a top rated local newscaster in the 1970s, he feels challenged and bewildered when his station brings in a competent female coanchor. Set in a dimlyremembered past, before cable and before steve carell was famous, san diego newsreader ron burgundy will ferrell finds his position threatened by the newfangled concept of diversity, in the form of a woman newsreader, veronica corningstone christina applegate. With will ferrell, christina applegate, paul rudd, steve carell. Feb, 2015 will ferrell is ron burgundy, a toprated 1970s san diego anchorman who believes women have a place in the newsroomas long as they stick to covering fashion shows or latebreaking cooking stories. Sadly, whenever a film undergoes this transformation i. Ron burgundy is san diegos top rated newsman in the maledominated broadcasting of the 70s, but thats all about to change for ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor.
The legend of ron burgundy and the 40yearold virgin in the early 2000s that made him a major player in comedy films. The legend of ron burgundy stars will ferrell, christina applegate, paul rudd, steve carell the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a. Marking the directorial debut of adam mckay, former head writer for saturday night live and founder of the upright citizens brigade, anchorman is set during the 1970s and stars will ferrell as. Ron burgundy is san diegos toprated newsman in the maledominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but thats all about to change for ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor. The legend of ron burgundy, a proudly dumbass look at the. The legend continues ron burgundy, still a legend in his own mind will ferrells airheaded newsman heads to new york and a national platform and more clueless. The legend of ron burgundy 2004, talladega nights 2006, step brothers 2008, the other guys 2010 and anchorman 2. Pompous and chauvinistic yet occasionally kindhearted, burgundy is master of all he surveys. Set in a dimlyremembered past, before cable and before steve carell was famous, san diego newsreader ron burgundy will ferrell finds his position threatened by the newfangled concept of diversity, in the form of a woman newsreader, veronica corningstone christina applegate although its set in san diego and theres a scattering of establishing shots throughout theres. The legend of ron burgundy is a 2004 american comedy film directed by adam mckay, produced by judd apatow, starring will ferrell, and written by mckay and ferrell. John william will ferrell is an american actor, comedian, producer, and writer. The legend of ron burgundy dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
The legend of ron burgundy is a will ferrell comedy about a pompous, preening, male chauvinist who is a top rated local newscaster in the 1970s, he feels challenged and bewildered when his station brings in a competent female coanchor although anchorman was highly touted as ferrells final step to superstardom, the film didnt turn out to be quite the comic masterpiece many expected. Will ferrell is ron burgundy, a toprated 1970s san diego anchorman who believes women have a place in the newsroomas long as they stick to covering fashion shows or. The legend of ron burgundy, a proudly dumbass look at the hardpartying, buttgrabbing machomacho men who ran tv. All is well in their maledominated world of news until beautiful, risingstar reporter veronica corningstone turns it all upside down. The legend of ron burgundy for those convinced local tv news long ago graduated from parody to selfparody, pic nevertheless wrings ample laughs from that milieu and the bighaired 1970s. The plot is set in san diego that follows ron and his cohorts as they navigate the newsroom in the 70s.
So when ron is told hell be working with a bright young newswoman christina applegate whos beautiful, ambitious and smart enough to be more than eye candy, its not just a. He plays ron burgundy, the toprated tv anchorman at kvwn in san diego. The legend of ron burgundy the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Jul 09, 2004 sadly, your moms rolodex would provide richer comic material than anchorman. Acting as both a tribute to and spoof of the petty rivalries of local news teams and the popular culture of the 1970s anchorman has become popular amongst fans of. It was produced by judd apatow and directed by adam mckay. I have many very important leatherbound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. The legend of ron burgundy trailer b 2004 second trailer for anchorman plays against the stereotype of being an anchorman. Ron burgundy is san diegos top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but thats all about to change when a new female employee with ambition to burn arrives in his office. The movie is number 100 on bravos 100 funniest movies, and 1 on empires 500 greatest movies of all time.
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