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"They bring you the news so you don't have to get it yourself."
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San Diego in 1975 has yet to see the rise of women in the workpplace, particularly at the local TV station, KVWN-TV. The newroom of the Evening News is dominated by men who offer a sexist and arrogant view of women; holding on to their position as the top local news team in the San Diego area the news editor Ed throws a hige party attended by all the news staff. During the party Ron attempts to seduce a woman later revealed to be a new female journalist at KVWN, Veronica Coningstone; Ron is embarrassed, but like the rest of the news team attempts to persuade Veronica to date them. After refusing to date any colleagues Veronica breaks her rule to begin a relationship with Ron.
Following an altercation with a cyclist on the way to the newsroom Ron is delayed and Veronica steps in to his place as news anchor for the evening; Ron and Veronica then end their relationship amid their jealousy of each other. After losing his job amid a fued with Veronica Ron returns to a big local news story at the San Diego Zoo to rescue Veronica from a bear pit and begin an on and off screen relationship with her.
The 94 minute movie was written by star Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay; the movie stars many of the regular actors used by production company Atapow Productions, including Luke Wilson, Paul Rudd, Vince Vaughn and Steve Carell.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is an Comedy movie that was released in 2004 and has a run time of 1 hr 34 min. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.2 and a MetaScore of 63.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is available to watch and stream, buy on demand at Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV, iTunes, YouTube VOD online. Some platforms allow you to rent Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device.
| 2004 | 1 hr 34 min
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- Cast
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Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell
- Director
- Adam McKay
- Produced By
- Judd Apatow
- Language
- English
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