(DVD, 2006)
Condition is Brand New - Factory Sealed.
Marking the directorial debut of Adam McKay, former head writer for
Saturday Night Live and founder of the Upright Citizen's Brigade,
Anchorman is set during the 1970s and stars Will Ferrell as Ron
Burgundy, San Diego's top-rated news anchorman. While Burgundy is
outwardly willing to adjust to the idea of females in the workplace --
even outside of secretarial positions -- he certainly doesn't want his
own job challenged. Keeping that in mind, it's no wonder that the
arrival of Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), an aspiring
newswoman, is, in Ron's eyes, not the studio's most welcome addition.
After Veronica pays her dues covering so-called female-oriented fluff
pieces (think cat fashion shows and cooking segments), the ambitious
Veronica sets her eyes on the news desk; more specifically, on Ron's
seat behind it. Not unpredictably, Ron doesn't take the threat lightly,
and it isn't long before the rival newscasters are engaged in a very
personal battle of the sexes.