Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
“Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) was Will Ferrell at his absolute, unhinged peak as Ron Burgundy, the pompous, sexist 1970s San Diego news anchor who thinks he’s the most important man in the city. The film is nonstop absurdity: the jazz flute performance, the dog Baxter getting punted off a bridge, the epic news team brawl with rival anchors (‘60% of the time, it works every time’, ‘I’m kind of a big deal’), the ‘I’m in a glass case of emotion’ meltdown, Brick Tamland’s entire existence (‘I love lamp’, ‘The arsonist has oddly shaped feet’), and the legendary ‘Stay classy, San Diego’ sign-off. Christina Applegate as Veronica Corningstone, the ambitious journalist who challenges Ron’s ego, adds perfect tension and chemistry. The 70s wardrobe, the ridiculous sets, and the over-the-top dialogue made every scene quotable. We memorized entire sequences, laughed until our sides hurt, and still drop ‘That escalated quickly’ or ‘By the beard of Zeus!’ in real life. It was fearless, stupid in the best way, and perfectly captured that early 2000s Ferrell humor where anything was possible if it made you laugh.”
Anchorman was a surreal masterpiece of newsroom sexism and glass cases of emotion… but next, we meet a man whose ‘bad’ behavior during the holidays makes him the most unlikely Santa ever.
