Synopsis
It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
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Cast
- Will FerrellRon Burgundy
- Christina ApplegateVeronica Corningstone
- Paul RuddBrian Fantana
- Steve CarellBrick Tamland
- David KoechnerChamp Kind
- Fred WillardEd Harken
- Chris ParnellGarth Holliday
- Kathryn HahnHelen
- Fred ArmisenTino
- Seth RogenEager Cameraman
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Generates enough inspired lunacy to sail past the arid stretches and provide a welcome splash of breezy, at times jaw-droppingly bizarre summer fun. - 75
ReelViews
It's hard to say whether Anchorman is the funniest movie of the year - it has enough offbeat and gut-busting moments to make it worth consideration in that category. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Does make you laugh even if you hate yourself for doing so. A creation of former "Saturday Night Live" colleagues, the comedy plays like an extended skit with bits of improvisation and several slightly extended sequences. - 70
The A.V. Club
In McKay, Ferrell has found an unusually simpatico collaborator for the type of humor that's made him a comedy force: outsized, unexpectedly sweet, and unrelenting. - 70
Dallas Observer
At its best it plays like modern-day Marx Brothers in which every single thing that happens makes no sense and serves no purpose and nothing happens for any reason at all. It exists solely to get a laugh, not to make a point. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The movie is funny when it's nasty, as when Ron and Veronica trade insults at the anchor desk. Most of the time, though, it's not nasty enough. - 50
Village Voice
As parody, it's toothless and often smug, but as random Ferrellspeak generator, it has its delights. - 50
Miami Herald
A lazy, self-satisfied piece of work -- a comedy made by people who think so highly of themselves, they assume they'll get a laugh just by showing up in front of the camera.
