Will Farrell followed up his star-making vehicle Elf, which matched his fine-tuned comic obliviousness to a sweet sincerity, with a more arrogant variation on the same character: Ron Burgundy, a macho, narcissistic news anchor from the 1970s. Along with his news posse--roving reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd, Clueless), sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner), and dim-bulb weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell, Bruce Almighty)--Burgundy rules the roost in San Diego, fawned upon by groupies and supported by a weary producer (Fred Willard, Best In Show) who tolerates... Burgundy's ego because of good ratings. But when Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate, View from the Top) arrives with ambitions to become an anchor herself, she threatens the male-dominated newsroom. Anchorman has plenty of funny material, but it's as if Farrell couldn't decide what he really wanted to mock, and so took smart-ass cracks at everything in sight. Still, there are moments of inspired delirium. --Bret Fetzer [show more]
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It&39;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&39;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&39;s singularly loopy persona ANCHORMAN joins the long list of comedies which have successfully poked fun at the styles and mores of the &39;70s Here with Ferrell&39;s script and Adam McKay&39;s direction the character of Ron Burgundy becomes a full-bodied comic creation whose possibilities for laughs aren&39;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
Goofball comedy directed by former Saturday Night Live writer Adam McKay. Will Ferrell stars as Ron Burgundy, a top-rated 1970s San Diego anchorman who believes women have a place in the newsroom - so long as they stick to covering fashion shows or late-breaking cooking news, that is. So when Ron is told he'll be working with a bright young newswoman (Christina Applegate) who's beautiful, ambitious, and intelligent enough to be more than eye candy, it's not just a clash of two TV-people with really great hair: it's war...
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