Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
“Anchorman (2004) introduced the world to Ron Burgundy, the impeccably dressed, jazz-flute-playing news anchor who reigned supreme over San Diego in the 1970s. Will Ferrell’s performance is legendary, but the film’s strength lies in the ‘Channel 4 News Team’—the dim-witted Brick Tamland, the stylish Brian Fantana, and the enthusiastic Champ Kind. The plot thickens when Christina Applegate’s Veronica Corningstone arrives to challenge the boys’ club of broadcast news. The movie is a non-stop barrage of surreal humor, from the massive news-anchor street brawl to the ‘afternoon delight’ musical number and Ron’s tragic fall from grace involving a glass of milk on a hot day. It’s a masterclass in absurdism that remains one of the most quoted films in internet history.”
Anchorman was a surreal masterpiece of 70s newsroom sexism and jazz flute… but next, we head to a high school where the “Plastics” ruled with an iron fist and a very specific set of rules for Wednesdays.
