Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

"Bigger. Better. Burgundy-er."

2013 1h 59m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 2,920

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Synopsis

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With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

“Bigger. Better. Burgundy-er.”

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Cast

Will Ferrell
Ron Burgundy
Steve Carell
Brick Tamland
Paul Rudd
Brian Fantana
David Koechner
Champ Kind
Christina Applegate
Veronica Corningstone
Dylan Baker
Freddie Shapp
Meagan Good
Linda Jackson
Judah Nelson
Walter Burgundy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam McKay
Writers: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Anchorman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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270+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adam McKay, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Feltenstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brent White shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam McKay directs. Oliver Wood behind the camera. Andrew Feltenstein scores. Brent White cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Part of the "Anchorman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5270+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Adam McKay, shot by Oliver Wood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Andrew Feltenstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Brent White shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Will Ferrell and Steve Carell and Paul Rudd carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Bigger. Better. Burgundy-er.".
11IMDB entry: tt1229340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 10 themes, including "journalism", "sequel", "language", "mustache".

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Original score: Andrew Feltenstein
Editing: Brent White
Production design: Clayton Hartley
Makeup / hair: Bridget Cook
VFX supervisor: Eric J. Robertson
Sound: Marc Fishman
Stunt coordinator: Chris O'Hara
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $173,700,000
Return: 347% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Part of

Anchorman Collection

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, starring Will Ferrell, and written by McKay and Ferrell. The film is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the news Action News format. It portrays a San Diego TV station where Ferrell's title character clashes with his new female counterpart. A companion film assembled from outtakes and abandoned subplots, titled Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, was released straight-to-DVD in late 2004. A sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, was released on December 18, 2013.