Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

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Wikidata Q467076, film, IMDb tt0357413, TMDB 8699: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 3 more episodes agree.

Also said as Anchorman (2004): the same Wikidata item, so listed here.

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Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. unmapped (title formula): Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ⇒ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (the host's read). The Ballad of Ricky Bobby echoes the Legend of Ron Burgundy naming pattern of the 2006 era.
    “Honestly, that's a 2006 thing is titling movies like this.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:02:38 · Craig Horlbeck (0.40 sure it was them)

Connected to

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: 3 lines unmapped ×2 programming ×1

  1. programming (double feature): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Alternate double feature pick: Anchorman and Talladega.
    “I think I would rather watch Anchorman and Talladega nights, though, together.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 2:02:21 · Craig Horlbeck (0.40 sure it was them)

Domestic Disturbance: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Domestic Disturbance → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Vaughn's sincere lines can only be heard as his rival newscaster in Anchorman.
    “I can only hear the rival newscaster from Anchorman that he plays, you know, Vince Mantooth?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:38:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Donnie Darko: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy → Donnie Darko. Even Anchorman, set in the 1970s, evokes the out-of-control early 2000s.
    “Even a comedy like Anchorman managed to evoke the out of control feeling of the early 2000s.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:06:33 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

Ex Machina: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Ex Machina → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Anchorman is a great directorial debut we do not rate as highly, because comedies are held in lower esteem.
    “the anchorman question is about comedies in general”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:45:28 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Iron Man 2: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Iron Man 2 → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Iron Man 2 feels like the improvised second movie cut from Anchorman's leftover footage, but with a new story.
    “That's what Iron Man 2 feels like, except it's a new story.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:20:22 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)

John C. Reilly: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (casting what-if): John C. Reilly → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Reilly was first meant to play Brick but had a scheduling conflict.
    “John C. Riley was originally supposed to be Brick Tamlin from Anchorman.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:23:19 · Craig Horlbeck (0.60 sure it was them)

Knocked Up: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): Knocked Up → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The pee-break category is named after the Anchorman flute scene; Bill uses it to mark Knocked Up's 7.5-minute labor stretch.
    “The anchorman flute. P-break Award for best time to go go pee”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:53:40 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Robert De Niro: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (joke): Robert De Niro → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Ron Burgundy reference when toilet break is discussed.
    “Ron Burgundy flew toward.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 1:17:38 · unknown (0.10 sure it was them)

Will Ferrell: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career run): Will Ferrell → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Old School, Elf, and Anchorman are Ferrell's back-to-back-to-back three-movie run.
    “So Pharaoh rips off old school Elf Anchorman, just back to back to back.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:15:48 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career run): Will Ferrell → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Old School, Elf, and Anchorman are Ferrell's back-to-back-to-back three-movie run.
    “So Pharaoh rips off old school Elf Anchorman, just back to back to back.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:15:48 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Ex Machina → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Anchorman is a great directorial debut we do not rate as highly, because comedies are held in lower esteem.
    “the anchorman question is about comedies in general”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:45:28 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Domestic Disturbance → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Vaughn's sincere lines can only be heard as his rival newscaster in Anchorman.
    “I can only hear the rival newscaster from Anchorman that he plays, you know, Vince Mantooth?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:38:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Iron Man 2 → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Iron Man 2 feels like the improvised second movie cut from Anchorman's leftover footage, but with a new story.
    “That's what Iron Man 2 feels like, except it's a new story.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:20:22 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)

programming (2)

  1. programming (double feature): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Alternate double feature pick: Anchorman and Talladega.
    “I think I would rather watch Anchorman and Talladega nights, though, together.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 2:02:21 · Craig Horlbeck (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. programming (programming): Knocked Up → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The pee-break category is named after the Anchorman flute scene; Bill uses it to mark Knocked Up's 7.5-minute labor stretch.
    “The anchorman flute. P-break Award for best time to go go pee”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:53:40 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy → Donnie Darko. Even Anchorman, set in the 1970s, evokes the out-of-control early 2000s.
    “Even a comedy like Anchorman managed to evoke the out of control feeling of the early 2000s.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:06:33 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (title formula): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The Ballad of Ricky Bobby echoes the Legend of Ron Burgundy naming pattern of the 2006 era.
    “Honestly, that's a 2006 thing is titling movies like this.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:02:38 · Craig Horlbeck (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (same team): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Same Ferrell/McKay run; Talladega came right after Anchorman and the hosts rank which has aged better.
    “My hot take is that this movie has aged better than Anchorman.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:19:11 · Danny Kelly (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (joke): Robert De Niro → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Ron Burgundy reference when toilet break is discussed.
    “Ron Burgundy flew toward.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 1:17:38 · unknown (0.10 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (casting what-if): John C. Reilly → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Reilly was first meant to play Brick but had a scheduling conflict.
    “John C. Riley was originally supposed to be Brick Tamlin from Anchorman.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:23:19 · Craig Horlbeck (0.60 sure it was them)

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