Filmmaker reacts to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) for the FIRST TIME!

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[@JamesVSCinema]

Where has this news channel been all my life. Hitting The Boys S3 & Fargo Season 3 on the patreon! Click here for early access: www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Have a great day everyone!

[@shadowfire_08]

James, buddy…..there’s a place calling for you…..Westworld 🤠🤖 season 4 wraps up this week, and it’s been mental 🤯🔥

[@CaptainFirefred]

This reminds me, you should give "Hustle&Flow" a look(there is an Oskar winner and a nomination in there)

[@johncampbell756]

You mentioned Seth Rogen looking Ike a college kid. He was 21/22 at the time. His 5th year working with Judd Apatow.

[@ShelbyBaby27]

Now watch Ron Burgundy on Conan 🤣🤣🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OxcmqIn7psZ6s

[@oreotemple]

I say this with love, but pretty sure you think they were rifting, but the word is definitely riffing or riffed lol. Made me laugh though! Love the reactions from one film buff to another

[@TheHyperfilthered]

"I'm trapped in a glass case of emotion!" That might be my favorite line in the history of cinema, and the Afternoon Delight comes totally out of nowhere. I love this movie. Top 5 comedy movie for me

[@queerlybelovdd]

fun fact: the little girl who calls ron a disappointment is adam mckay's* daughter. he also has another daughter famous for the hilarious 'pearl the landlord' skits from like the early 2000s *eta: thanks to @Amy Wishart for the correction!

[@muffinamy83]

To be pedantic, Pearl the Landlord is Adam McKay's daughter, not Ferrell's.

[@jasonstehlick452]

@@muffinamy83 came here to say this too

[@queerlybelovdd]

@@muffinamy83 wait what? all this time i absolutely thought that was will f's daughter. lol oops

[@KS-xk2so]

"The Human Torch was denied a bank loan." will never not make me chuckle, lol

[@SolidSnake240]

I swear Will Ferrel was on a crazy run in the early to mid 2000s. Almost every movie is a quotable classic lol

[@kevincaraher1187]

Chris Parnells poop mouth line is one of those line that makes me die laughing every single time. He delivers it so genuinely like a child.

[@KS-xk2so]

If I was to give you some money, from my wallet, would that help ease the pain?

[@xavvi]

Parnell is one of those massively underrated comedic minds.

[@ClifHaley]

Easily one of my favorite parts too. He steals the entire scene for sure.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Just reading this comment I'm cracking up. A friend and I quote that at each other all the time

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Fun fact but on the DVD, there's a second version with all the cut material, placed in a different order, that tells a different story.

[@KS-xk2so]

That second cut is actually a fascinating look into how completely an editor can shape the story of a movie. It's wild.

[@gorgejung307]

OMG the scene with Champ yelling at Ron from the back seat is the best. I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME RON!

[@richalan8530]

'RIP THE LID OFF OF IT!'

[@scatreed]

Very cool

[@stevenschmidt3464]

In that one where champ yells orgy and everyone looks at him in disgust. "Sorry guys I must have misread the room." Had me dying 😂

[@donkarnage6032]

Christina Applegate has such great comedic timing and delivery. She certainly had a lot of practice on the set of Married with Children. I used to watch 'Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead' often as a kid as it came on HBO quite a bit for years after it came out because it was a popular rental and somewhat of a cult classic now.

[@LordVolkov]

She's always been gorgeous and hilarious.

[@meghanmonroe]

I'm right on top of that, Rose!

[@Caprizonica]

Totally underrated as a comedic actress. She should've gotten more movies.

[@explodingplant2]

Both she and Will Ferrel were on SNL. She and David Spade are the teens Chris Farley is (inspirationally) screaming at, in the skit written by Saul Goodman. I watched Anchorman abroad with my ESL friend. It was friggin awesome that even in a language he was only a student in, he was 🤣 the whole time. I gave context to Will Ferrel as a comedian who was on 'this famous sketch show SNL.' elaborating made me realize how freaking huge SNL's influences are. I mentioned a Ferrell skit for a kids show that spelled the letters 'UCK' adding Ferrel's 'F', only to be tackled by Tim Meadow. "Oh yeah that guy Tim Meadow was on Brick's own show. And he was in a movie Mean Girls... with Tina Fey who wrote it! She's also in SNL. She wrote another show with Rachel Dracht....when I was little, Will Ferrel and Rachel Dracht's skit 'the lovers' made me die 😂 every single time... It's objective proof that the label 'lover' doesn't sound quite right in English. It was usually Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore stuck with them during the Lovers. Oh plus the show started Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Kristen Wiig, Mike Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Amristan who's in this movie, Chris Parnell who's in the movie, he's also in this rap about cupcakes with Andy Samberg who's also from SNL-' Talking about SNL was like an ouroboros. Even as a French guy, my friend was still hyped to see Vince Vaughn, Jack Black, etc even if he was less familiar. I basically didn't have to translate anything. Menustration-smelling bears, Sex Panther's fallible infallibility, co-people, I love lamp, the sacred glass case of emotion. I wish I understood a second language to lmao at those kind of jokes. (We also watched LOST and I had to translate a whole lot.) I translated 'baloney' for obvious reasons. He mostly got but asked for clarity on his future favorite catchphrases "I want you to fix my chopper before I stop your goofy ass" plus "I wanna polka 🔪" We'd be in class, totally normal times, bored people trying to correct their Chinese writing, and suddenly he'd say to one of our American classmates in a menacing voice 'I wanna polka 😠'

[@donkarnage6032]

@@explodingplant2 Applegate was only a guest host on SNL. She hosted 2 shows, one in 1993 and another 2012.

[@harveybojangle475]

The fact that this movie is where we get the phrase "THAT escalated quickly" is hilarious to me.

[@SilentBob731]

For my money, the "Newsman Brawl" and the rendition of "Afternoon Delight" are two of the greatest scenes in comedy history. Great choice and a great reaction (as always). 👍

[@BassLineProductionsI]

That brawl is gold

[@explodingplant2]

I saw that! .. Brick killed a guy! This came out 1-2 years after Two Towers came out. An Ent gets set on fire in the climatic fight, you could hear the audience gasp 😧 as he stumbled around. The guy on fire is 100% mimicking and the music even sort of does a LOTR motif so when this came out, it was pretty obvious. And even if Planet of the Apes came out 30+ years earlier, riding horses to throw ropes on people is pretty iconic 😜 For reals--how old is this movie? 'Welp.. that escalated quickly' and (esp after trailer reactions) 'I'm in a glass case of emotion!' are 100% millennial lexicon. I'd say it's not even 'sweet references bro' lexicon just actual integrated. but maybe sweet references is all millennial lexicon is .... 🤔

[@ProHero86]

I remember before memes we really used to just quote this movie

[@JamesVSCinema]

Hahaha that’s pretty hilarious. This was indeed a thing that people did before memes 🤯😂

[@demonik2108]

Brick KILLED A GUY lmao

[@kingdarius513]

I remember those times too

[@supdawg2559]

Still do!!! Haha.

[@KS-xk2so]

@@demonik2108 That reminds me Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you, you should probably get somewhere safe and hide out for awhile, as you may be wanted for murder....

[@CaptainFirefred]

"LOUD NOISES" was my go to intervention for a long time - great gag, but one has to land the delivery.

[@YT_AKai_]

It’s used in the song Loud Noises by Bad Meets Evil (eminem and Royce da 5’9

[@Timeisaflat_O]

I was in high school when this movie came out. All of my friends and I could quote it from front to back. Watched it a thousand times, haha. Hilarious movie.

[@scottelement]

So many quotable lines in this movie. Every summer I say (at least once): “It’s so damn hot, milk was a baaaad choice!”

[@snorpenbass4196]

The funniest thing is that even though they went hard into surrealist and wacky humor, the shift in anchor persons in the US in the late 70's and early 80's really was a bizarre period in TV history. Most of the Western world had women in the news already, with the exceptions being the US and UK.

[@justinpeck6015]

"Its so hot out, Milk was a Bad Choice"

[@matthewconstantine5015]

How skewed our perception becomes with age. I still think of this as a "contemporary" comedy, but it's almost 20 years old. Jeez. That said, this is one of my favorite comedies. This & Zoolander hit sort of near each other, and they both summed up a certain side of my sense of humor. Sadly, the sequel didn't really work. It's aimless, and recycles a lot of the first film's best jokes.

[@LordVolkov]

Great Odin's ravens! I love this movie. The verbal (and physical) fighting between Ron & Veronica is too funny, every line of Brick's is perfection, and the news team rumble is the height of cameo absurdity - two dozen comedians fake brawling in an alleyway with increasingly outlandish weapons had to be a great day of filming.

[@louielouie22]

One of the top ten comedies ever for me.

[@michaelwarwickvalencia8501]

Man 2004 was a gold year for Comedies like Anchorman, Mean Girls, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, Dodgeball or Napoleon Dynamite

[@shadowfire_08]

haha this movie has so many quotes that can be used in any context and sound absurd 🤣 “it’s made with bits of real panther, so you know it’s good” 😏

[@bearenwasteland5958]

Been playing flute since middle school and he’s definitely not playing the right notes, but his posture and embouchure are kind of spot on so it’s definitely possible he’s a player, or has played before

[@TisBoiGoTSkiLLz]

I love when reactors watch movies and then realize "Oh, that's where that came from?" This movie has so many memorable moments. Almost 20 years later and I still use so many quotes from this movie. Lmaooo

[@Ihamdrumm3r]

what a classic lol, the legend of Ron Burgundy will live on forever. You should check out the sequel at some point, just as many jokes and cameos

[@t0dd000]

Couple of these guys are in Best In Show ... which I am shocked that you haven't reviewed yet. Best in Show is definitely in my top five of all time comedies.

[@Y_.R]

Best in Show is a masterpiece!

[@charlesallen2306]

Christopher Guest is a genius. Mighty Wind is great too, but Best in Show hands down brilliant!

[@Hgoenge81]

If you want an even bigger laugh, please watch the movie with commentary. There are two or three, and they are hilarious. Trust Me

[@Hgoenge81]

Heres one of them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWOag3uFaJ6lgJo

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Christina Applegate is so underrated, acting and comedy!

[@Exobably]

I once dominated a round of trivia night at a bar due to my encyclopedic knowledge of this movie's quotes LOL. One of the top quotable movies ever, for sure.

[@TheRavenfish9]

A classic! This is one of the most quotable comedic movies of all time. There are so many lines that me and my friend still say to this day. 😆

[@ajdomer92]

I was in high school, actively studying TV broadcasting, when this movie came out. I used to say the Human Torch line as a fun warmup before my radio newscasts. Also: “I just burned my tongue.” Fun fact: the narrator is longtime broadcaster/journalist Bill Kurtis, a Kansas native.

[@knockoutking3764]

They were actually singing afternoon delight. It was pretty impressive.

[@jgarcia4721]

I saw this in the theater and was not prepared for the type of experience I was in for. I remember gasping out loud during the litter scene, and then I laughed out loud at myself.

[@BadDubII]

One of the best comedies of all time. So many quotable lines.

[@thegreatmrt]

Will Farrel has some of the best comedic timing in comedy, he's not the funniest or best comedian but his timing is so good it easily overshadows it.

[@krisfrederick5001]

You need to see Will as Alex Trebek on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy. Hysterical.

[@Malryth]

Hands down a hilarious comedy movie!! In case you didn't realize it, this was a comedy about the 70's News era. You were correct James, it was chock full of great cameos and bit parts with so many awesome actors. Thank you so much for watching and reacting to this!!

[@supdawg2559]

To me this is Ferrell at his best.. old school, step brothers are up there but for me.. its hard to top this

[@ShelbyBaby27]

I saw this in theaters and when Ron said he'd punch her in the ovary, I flinched like a dude getting kicked in the nuts! My favorite line is from Brick about the golf tournament! I laughed so hard it hurts 🤣

[@nichellesworld1360]

I was born in San Diego myself! I lived there for 7 years growing up, then I moved back there again in late 2010 after my move from Redlands (a.k.a. San Bernardino).

[@476429]

Saw this on opening night in 2004. I remember it had me laughing to the point of tears, and not many movies do that. I think the next time I laughed that hard at the theater was in 2006 with Talladega Nights then again in 2008 with Tropic Thunder.

[@bitscrawford]

love your videos, man! something about them is so calming and Nice and Comfy when my anxiety starts 📈

[@JamesVSCinema]

That’s awesome to hear man, enjoy the rest of your day my friend! 🍃🙏🏽

[@MrMongoose221]

For sure James gives off wholesome vibes lol

[@m_i_s_t_a_h__j_]

Your reaction to this made my day. 😆 Hope you're doing well and keep them coming.

[@youravgjoe42]

Thanks for this fantastic reaction to one of my favorite films. In 2004, my first date with the love of my life was going to this movie. I’ve seen it a million times since. It’s pretty much flawless.

[@po5283]

Forgot to mention for Will Ferrell at his best, you should check out Stranger Than Fiction, a movie who's premise you are sure to absolutely love, also the supporting cast is pretty damn amazing with Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Emma Thompson!

[@AishaIsFabulous-x-]

I don't think that I've seen James crack up so much! I'm laughing at both the film and at him laughing at the film 😆 -x-

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Nightcrawler is another movie about the news that is a little different if you want to check it out :) If you want a completely different role for Steve Carell, check out Little Miss Sunshine or The Way Way Back.

[@logan-zf2wr]

Hey James, your reactions are the highlights of my KZbin feed. Wish you the best

[@marilynn7799]

Them singing afternoon delight is my favorite part. Lol

[@jeremygeorgia4943]

From what I've heard, the anchorman character was based on someone that anchored at what used to be a local station for me. He used to do a segment at the end of the broadcast, where he would read various interesting articles from various tabloids. No love interest, though. He had a sense of humor, and would sometimes drop jokes & puns. His anchor knew how to handle him, though. She had a good sense of humor, too. Now, if you'd like a Will Farrell film, that has a bit more story, you might like one called "Stranger Than Fiction". It's somewhat of a comedy, I suppose, but it's far more serious than most of his films. It shows an interesting side of him. I suspect, it could remind you of Truman show, a bit, but not nearly as elaborate or intense. It's that type of comedy, though, where it's less about gags, and more about characters & their environment.

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

Me and my friends (and most guys my age) quoted this movie ad nauseam in the mid/late 2000's. Looking back, people must've found us so obnoxious 😂

[@jond7972]

I just love that Brick killed a guy with a trident and he was happy about it 😂

[@smittyvanbonjohnson]

I die every time the announcer calls Veronica “Tits McGee” and Ron literally almost busts out laughing 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheBlueDragon86]

Dude, when you said she looked like she owns a very stylized poodle I lost it! Love your reactions man

[@TheHeroClass]

Coming home from work on a Monday and seeing this in my Subs feed is a real treat!!

[@RandomRoger]

Oh definitely put Talladega Nights on your poll if you haven't seen it already. Absolutely hilarious!

[@zodiac3409]

This movie is such a classic and still hits its highs so perfectly, even by todays standards. One of my personal favorites for sure 🙏

[@15blackshirt]

Will Ferrell also shines in Old School, Elf, Megamind, Wedding Crashers, Talladega Nights and Step Brothers. I also recommend watching The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Forgetting Sarah Marshall

[@charlesallen2306]

Talladega Nights needs to be on the next list

[@rogersjgregory]

The first time I watched this movie was in hospital, on my last day of chemotherapy. I had headphones on and was laughing my ass off, while everyone else stared at me.

[@greenpeasuit]

Oh, be sure to check out the sequel. A lot of people like to hate on it, but everything you seemed to love about this is taken to whole new levels. A lot more Brick centered story, many new great cameos, and more.

[@Persephone_Personified]

Ps Brick finds love!

[@system0fadowner251]

Yeah it's definitely not as consistent as the first imo but it's still top tier comedy with many memorable moments

[@sh0ts420]

movies this absurd always hold a special place in my heart but sadly they dont come out as much. Thankfully we have channels like you who keep the memories alive while we get to relieve our first reactions to them through yall

[@TheBloobster]

Ive watched this video like 5 times now... its my fav reaction of urs.

[@bennice223]

One of my favorite parts is Ben stiller yelling policia!! 😂

[@agirlnamedbrett.]

saw this 4 times in theaters and went out and bought the soundtrack. what was awesome about the soundtrack, Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy did intros to every track because 60% of the time it works everytime

[@alib6615]

I love seeing people react to this movie for the first time. Non-stop laughing. Everyone in this movie is on their A-game. Also, can we give more props to Christina Applegate and her comedic chops. You can see it in Married With Children, but I think people get too caught up with Kelly Bundy as a sex-symbol to recognize the comedic timing. Amazing.

[@jermynryan2286]

Funny way to show the struggle of the 1st anchorwomen!

[@dustinkennemer5033]

almost forgot how funny this movie is. Thanks for reminding me , James! 😆

[@Feyer7Death]

Incredible Reaction, hope to see the 2 anchorman whit you, i love your analysis in comedy movies.

[@devindefrain5936]

Never clicked on a video faster on here!! One of my all time favorites 🤣🤣Even have the book he wrote too, Let Me Off At the Top!

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Movie and Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍👍😀 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@dylandaly2002]

One of my favorite scenes in the film has to be this: Ron: “I’m in a glass case of emotion!” Brian: “He’s gonna put Corningstone on. HE’S GONNA PUT CORNINGSTONE ON!!!!!!!!!!” *Cut to Ron running back to the station* Ron: “I’ve got to do the news!!!!” *Ron yeets random person out of the way* LMFAO That whole scene made me dying of hysterical laughter to the point where I was in tears 😂😂😂 This film will go down in history as one of the funniest movies of the 21st century. Great reaction! Hope you react to the sequel 👍🏻

[@dyskordian]

The guy that plays Champ is David Koechner. He's great in everything. For him in a stealing every scene his is in comedy that also has a young Zach Galifianakis look for "Out Cold". Its a snowboard "zany comedy" that I would call a guilty pleasure movie, but I don't feel guilty loving it.

[@alexa.english174]

Classic film bro, so glad you reached to this!

[@JamesVSCinema]

Quick to the post! Hahaha happy to have watched this one

[@traviszander]

Being a San Diegan, it was so fun watching this movie seeing all the different places throughout the city. This movie gets better the more you watch it.

[@nichellesworld1360]

I’m from San Diego, too! ☺️

[@traviszander]

Chula Vista, Spring Valley and then lived in Julian in 2018 - 2020.

[@nichellesworld1360]

@@traviszander I lived in 4S ranch & Rancho Bernardo in 2000, then Sabre Springs around 2002-2005, and Poway in 2006-2007, then I moved out of San Diego in October of 2007 to Redlands of San Bernardino county (then a city called Loma Linda from 2007-2009), then I moved back to Poway in October 2010 til March of 2015. And I moved to Carlsbad in 2015-2018, & Chula Vista in 2018-present. 😌

[@traviszander]

@@nichellesworld1360 good friend used to live off sabre Springs. Nice areas you lived.

[@Shichiaikan]

This is actually one movie where the commentary track is absolutely insanely funny as well.

[@EssEll9791]

Tropic Thunder as well. You can tell they love what they do.

[@olzenheimr]

Dude, your thought: "Do need team really beef like this? Bc that should be the news!" Brilliant! Never thought of that.

[@Obsessedbybeauty]

This is my all time favourite film, no matter how many times I have seen it I still laugh just as much!!

[@gorgejung307]

Kingpin. Old School. Anchorman. Top 3 comedies.

[@BertonMelch]

Nice! This is always a fun watch

[@harrywhittingham7753]

So looking forward to your reaction to the sequel, stupid hits another level

[@joshualester5154]

That “Loud Noises” sound bite has been used in a few rap songs. Slaughter House “Loud Noises” features it.

[@Flagsitta]

Before cable, it was definitely like this. He retired a little while ago, but I’m pretty sure one of them is Philadelphia’s Jim Gardner. And the American Psycho version of this is Mad Men.

[@Larooster87]

Hey James this will be great man can’t wait to get into it thanks for the content and stay up good sir as always!!

[@JamesVSCinema]

My man, appreciate you Zach!

[@tyger166]

I was working in an office around the time this came out, and it was pretty much back to back quotes for months - you can actually buy Sex Panther as a novelty gift.

[@ScorpionStrike7]

So many iconic lines in this film! 😆

[@McRino1]

man, ive seen this film so many times. every time we came back from a night out, wed bang it on when i was 18.... not seen it in... 15 years. glad to see it still held up for me

[@McRino1]

also i think the little girl was his daughter... hence running back to daddy. theres a great bit Will ferell did with dis daughter called the landlord that i think is on youtube

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

“I love lamp!” is one of my favorite movie lines ever

[@mikeysaab1911]

Man this movie reaction was awesome. You just came out of nowhere with that poodle line, made me laugh dude. Rewatching this made me miss the comedic actors, especially Ben stiller. If you ever get a chance to check out the Disney movie heavy weight do it, he's awesome in it.

[@younggregory]

Watching now. Make sure you save some time for the gag reel. Excellent stuff

[@TamagoSenshi]

Another great Chris Parnell comedy - Hot Rod, made by and starring Lonely Island

[@jankydisplay]

I was a freshman in college when this came out, and there wasn’t a single person who couldn’t quote this movie

[@NotPoliticalCorrect]

The Blonde is Christina Appelgate ..... (Kelly Bundy .... Married with Children)

[@charlesallen2306]

Love the comedy evolution from Blazing Saddles to Airplane to Anchorman. With quite a few films in between.

[@grindlebone]

They shot so, so many insane, funny scenes that didn't make it into the film. They made a second, looser movie called 'Wake Up, Ron Burgundy'. Search 'Looks like the captain's back' for a bit of Brick Tamland's history...

[@justinpeck6015]

"That escalated quality" Lmfao

[@josephblumenberg6574]

Now you should check out the sequel…it’s got even MORE cameos!

[@Justwalks]

I'M IN A GLASS CAGE OF EMOTION!

[@JamesVSCinema]

Man had an existential crisis haha

[@Justwalks]

@@JamesVSCinema If you haven't you should checkout Anchorman 2 and Step Brothers. Stay safe my man!

[@dancewalkertarot]

Such a guilty pleasure omg. Also this is my favorite movie dog.

[@Gaia369]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Im quite important you know, my apartment smells like rich mahogany

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

This is such a fun movie!

[@sentenced03]

this movie man I can't say enough about it... it's a fever dream and I love it.