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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) More at IMDb Pro »

Followed by

Anchorman 2 (2010)

Spin off

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) (V)

References

Triumph des Willens (1935)
 -  Burgandy's arrival by helicopter at the start of the film is lifted from Adolph Hitler's arrival by plane at the begining of "Triumph."
"Popeye the Sailor" (1960)
 -  Will ferrel says "Popeye needs his spinach"
The Sound of Music (1965)
 -  When Ron is talking with his news team about Veronica and how she is taking over his life, he gets angry at the guys and says that he and Veronica's children will form a family band and tour the countryside. This is what the Von Trapp family does in The Sound of Music.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
 -  Two guys on horses throw a net on Brian Fantana and drag him while drum music plays
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)
 -  Ron's dog is named Baxter, a reference to anchorman Ted Baxter on this show
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
 -  The joke about bears and menstruation is taken from this film.
Lethal Weapon (1987)
 -  Brian says "I'm too old for this shit" which is directly taken from Danny Glover's character Roger
Lord of the Flies (1990)
 -  Ron assembles his news team with a large seashell. The gathering call in The Lord of the Flies is also a large seashell.
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)
 -  A child asks his mother if he can watch "Spongebob" later.
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
 -  Reference in title
Gangs of New York (2002)
 -  Fight scene between the news teams

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age (#30.19)" (2005)
 -  Referenced during the cold opening
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
 -  In The 40-Year-Old Virgin, the shirt that Dave is wearing while playing Mortal Kombat has a picture of himself as Brian Fantana from Anchorman.
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
"Peep Show: Sophie's Parents (#4.1)" (2007)
 -  Mark mentions a pirated DVD of Anchorman.
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  mentioned in skit
"Psych: 65 Million Years Off (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Shawn asks, "Where did you get that suit, the toilet store?" This is a line from Steve Carrell's character in Anchorman.

Features

"That's Incredible!" (1980)
 -  Footage of the water-sking squrill is seen.
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
 -  Outtakes from the final credits of this film are included among the outtakes in the final credits of Anchorman

Featured in

Reel Comedy: 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' (2004) (TV)
 -  clips shown
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Restaurants (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best restaurant scenes in films
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Embarrassing Moments (#1.19)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the most embarrassing moments in movies

Spoofs

West Side Story (1961)
 -  Every meeting with Wes Mantooth's news team and the huge anchorman battle scene is West Side Story..even the music
Planet of the Apes (1968)
 -  During the 'anchor gang fight' scene, two horsemen string a net between them and catch someone in it.
"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)
 -  ch-ch-ch-ch sound effect.. at the Zoo when the News Team jumps in with the bears

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