Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

  • 2004
  • 1h 34min
  • PG-13

Comedy

  • Adam McKay
  • Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
  • Dreamworks Pictures, Apatow Productions, Herzog-Cowen Entertainment
  • Shauna Robertson, David O. Russell
  • Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Seth Rogen

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a 2004 American satirical comedy film directed by Adam McKay in his directorial debut, produced by Judd Apatow, starring Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate and written by McKay and Ferrell. The first installment in the Anchorman series, the film is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the new Action News format. It portrays a San Diego television station where Ferrell's title character clashes with his new female counterpart.

    The film made $28.4 million in its opening weekend, and $90.6 million worldwide in its theatrical run. It was met with lukewarm reviews from critics upon release but has undergone a gradual critical reassessment since then. It was ranked at number 100 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies, number 6 on Time Out's top 100 comedy films of all time and 113 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, a companion film assembled from outtakes and abandoned subplots, was released straight-to-DVD on December 28, 2004. A sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, was released on December 18, 2013, with Paramount Pictures replacing DreamWorks Pictures as the distributor.