Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Timing:
1:35 (95 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Shauna Robertson
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
Juel Bestrop
Casting
Blythe Cappello
Casting
Editor
Brent White
Editor
Art Direction
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Art Direction
Costume Design
Debra McGuire
Costume Design
Stunts
Production Design
Clayton R. Hartley
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Scotty Richards
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Erin Wooldridge
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Alex Wurman
Original Music Composer
Additional Editing
Melissa Bretherton
Additional Editing
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Production Supervisor
Diane L. Sabatini
Production Supervisor
Orchestrator
Tom Calderaro
Orchestrator
Second Assistant Director
Basil Grillo
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Steadicam Operator
Harry K. Garvin
Steadicam Operator
Makeup Department Head
Kimberly Greene
Makeup Department Head
Sound Effects Editor
Richard L. Anderson
Sound Effects Editor
Mike Chock
Sound Effects Editor
Donald Flick
Sound Effects Editor
Piero Mura
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Mark Molina
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Scott Maginnis
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard R. Hoover
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Rebecca Asher
Script Supervisor
Hair Department Head
Toni-Ann Walker
Hair Department Head
Still Photographer
Frank Masi
Still Photographer
Darren Michaels
Still Photographer
Digital Effects Supervisor
Reid Paul
Digital Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Diana Stulic Ibanez
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Matt Rebenkoff
First Assistant Director
Chief Lighting Technician
Michael Everett
Chief Lighting Technician
Boom Operator
Kevin Hyde
Boom Operator
Graphic Designer
Adam Tankell
Graphic Designer
Set Designer
Sally Thornton
Set Designer
Randall D. Wilkins
Set Designer
Barbara Mesney
Set Designer
Foley Artist
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Sean Rowe
Foley Artist
Construction Coordinator
John R. Elliott
Construction Coordinator
Art Department Coordinator
Jeanne Bueche
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Ralph Osborn
Dialogue Editor
Thomas Jones
Dialogue Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Dialogue Editor
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Menapace
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Lloyd Moriarity
Key Grip
Location Manager
Jeremy Alter
Location Manager
Key Hair Stylist
Joy Zapata
Key Hair Stylist
Leadman
Louise Del Araujo
Leadman
Foley Mixer
Darrin Mann
Foley Mixer
"A" Camera Operator
Harry K. Garvin
"A" Camera Operator
Music
Alex Wurman
Music
Music Editor
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Erica Weis
Music Editor
Production Sound Mixer
Jim Stuebe
Production Sound Mixer
ADR Mixer
Jeff Gomillion
ADR Mixer
Video Assist Operator
Paul Murphey
Video Assist Operator
"B" Camera Operator
Steven Hiller
"B" Camera Operator
First Assistant Camera
Baird Steptoe
First Assistant Camera
Darin Necessary
First Assistant Camera
Production Coordinator
Page Rosenberg-Marvin
Production Coordinator
CG Supervisor
David Alexander Smith
CG Supervisor
Sound Recordist
Philip Rogers
Sound Recordist
Second Assistant Camera
John Young
Second Assistant Camera
Linda Gacsko
Second Assistant Camera
Color Timer
David Orr
Color Timer
Negative Cutter
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was made in the style of an autobiographical show that Will Ferrell watched about Jessica Savitch, where one of her male colleagues confessed that he had previously been an absolute chauvinist.
- The first draft of the script featured the following list of potential actors: Champ Kind: John C. Reilly, Brick Tamland: Ben Stiller, Ed Harkin: Ed Harris, Garth Holliday: Dan Aykroyd, Frank Vitchard: Alec Baldwin. The script also listed other members of the potential news team – Marshall Connors and William H. Macy.
- The Mexican restaurant that Veronica visits with the girls from the station is called “Escupimos en su Alimento.” In Spanish, this means “we spit in your food.”
- Ron Burgundy’s license plate reads “IM #1”.
- A significant portion of the scenes from the trailers were completely cut from the final version of the film. These included scenes where Burgundy takes a bullet meant for Veronica, and then footage of them exiting the television van to a cheering crowd, with Burgundy’s wound bandaged. Ron’s line asking Garth about his divorce at a party was also removed. There were also cuts of Ron bumping into an open filing cabinet drawer and falling; alternative dialogue where Ron asks Veronica what she dreams about; a scene of Veronica and Ron passionately embracing on a conference table, which then breaks; a scene where Ron admires his billboard; and a scene where he stands on the side of the road with a long beard and a guitar on his back, trying to hitchhike, among others.
- Many of the actors, like Will Ferrell, are skilled in the art of improvisation and sometimes they would come up with 20 different variations of responses, trying whatever came to mind first.
- Adam McKay said that the first draft of the script involved a plane full of TV presenters that crashed in the mountains, after which it turned out that the plane was carrying monkeys and martial arts equipment. Then there was a battle between cannibalistic journalists and monkeys.
- In the nightclub, Ron plays jazz on the flute in the style of Ian Anderson, the lead vocalist and flautist of the band Jethro Tull. At the end of the song, Ron shouts, "Hey, Aqualung!" - a quote from the song Aqualung by Jethro Tull, the title track of their 1971 album. He also plays the same riff as in that song, and in general, the scene is full of references to Jethro Tull.
- Director Adam McKay was supposed to play an episodic role as a national television network producer named Aaron Zimmerman, who would look very similar to Robert Evans, but this idea was abandoned. It was realized in the introduction to the film "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie" (2004).
- The car that Ron borrowed is a 1970 Pontiac, likely a Catalina model (two-door, hardtop).
- The film was pitched to DreamWorks studio about 20 times before it achieved the same success as "Old School" (2003) and "Elf" (2003). The studio had little faith in the film, doubting that Adam McKay and Will Ferrell could make an entire film based on television presenters. Despite all the doubts, the film was successful, grossing $84 million, and the director had so much unused footage that it would have allowed for a second part of the film.
- All scenes with Amy Poehler were removed from the film.
- 23 people participated in the street fight scene.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal auditioned for the role of Veronica.
- Before the TV hosts' fight scene, graffiti can be seen on the wall (when Wes Mantus' team rides their bikes into the alley) — “Channel 9” — this is the name of Mantus' team of TV hosts.
- The zoo scene takes place in the old Los Angeles Zoo, which closed in 1965. The surviving buildings are landmarks in Griffith Park.
- Chemp's line, "I'll take your mother, Dorothy Mantus, to a nice seafood dinner and never call her again," is a reference to the comic book series "Daring Dan: Pilot from the Future," where the main villain Mecon threatened Dan's mother, Dorothy, in a similar way.
- Paul Thomas Anderson was initially the producer of the project.
- When the credits roll on the monitor in the studio, and Ron and Veronica tease each other, two of the writers listed in those credits – John Hamm and Adam Scott – are close friends of Paul Rudd.
- One of Brian Fantana's colognes is called "Lime Prop".
- Since the film's release, rumors of a sequel have circulated. Presentations were made to Paramount Studios, but to no avail. Will Ferrell later stated that work on the sequel would begin in 2012.
- According to Mr. Burgundy, Ron's full name is Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy.
- The film «Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie» (2004) was assembled from unused footage shot during the making of «Anchorman» (2004). Cut storylines and edited alternate takes of scenes were used. A new voice-over created a completely different plot. The film was released directly to DVD on December 28, 2004, offered as a bonus with some editions of «Anchorman» (2004).
- A Wilhelm scream can be heard during the fight scene when Champ throws a man very far, through a car window.
- The NBC building is located close to downtown San Diego, and Horton Plaza can be seen in the same shot. NBC did not occupy this building until December 2001.
- The boat being towed by a squirrel in one of the early news broadcasts is a 1990s Ski Nautique by Correct Craft.
- Although the film is set in the 1970s, a 1997-2002 Ford Econoline drives by in the background during Ron Burgundy's encounter with the motorcyclist.
- During the fight between the news anchors, Champ throws a man into the windshield of a car. It's a 1982-1987 Chevrolet El Camino, identifiable by its four rectangular headlights. And yet, the film is set in the 1970s.
- The Dodge news van model shown in the zoo scene was first produced in 1979, which is too late for the mid-1970s setting of the film.
- When Ron summons his team with a giant seashell, a panoramic shot reveals a modern NBC logo ("the peacock") on one of the buildings. In the late 70s, NBC used a stylized "N" as its logo.
- Although the film takes place in the 70s, modern buildings such as the Hyatt towers and the new Petco Stadium can be seen in many panoramic shots of San Diego.
- The film takes place in the 70s, but when Ron Burgundy cries over his dog, Brian has a Rubik's Cube (2x2) on his desk. These cubes did not become widely available in the US until after 1979.
- A bottle of Malibu rum can be seen in the bar. This product only appeared after 1980.
- Pandas appeared at the San Diego Zoo only after 1987, and their cubs after 1999.
- In the scene with the «Sex Panther» cologne, many of the colognes and aftershaves are from the 2000s, not the 1970s.
- Some shots show Petco Park stadium in San Diego, the home stadium of the San Diego Padres, which opened in April 2004. In the 70s, the Padres shared a stadium called San Diego Stadium with the San Diego Chargers.
- In the first scene with Brick, the man behind him is drinking from an aluminum can with a dent in the upper edge. Cans of this type only appeared in the 1980s.
- Several of the fonts used in the film had not yet been developed in the 70s, such as Geneva and Chicago.
- During the opening credits, Ron's blazer is cleaned with a lint roller. The earliest patent for such a roller was made in August 1983.
- During the opening scene, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer can be seen in the helicopter footage. The first of these ships was commissioned only in 1991.
- During the fight between Ron and Veronica in the office, Ron sprays himself with pepper spray. Such sprays only appeared in the 1980s.
- The slot machine in the news commentators' office is a Double Diamond made by IGT; this machine only appeared in 1989.
- In the scene with the "jazz flute," the bassist's left hand position and movements do not match the music he is supposedly playing.
- After the scene where Brian and Ron talk about Baxter, Ron is shown running down the street to get back to the news station. When he bumps into a man, you can hear him say a line, but his lips aren't moving at that moment.
- In the scene where Veronica Corningstone is chosen as the new co-anchor, her name is misspelled in the very first newspaper as Cornerstone (instead of Corningstone).
- At the end of the scene where Brick invites Veronica to a party at his pants, the assistant director is called by his real name – Yan. This character is unnamed in the film.
- When Ron first speaks to his dog Baxter, the dog's front paws abruptly change position between shots.
- Ron's coat changes position on the chair while he is talking to Baxter.
- As the "Spanish news team" descends the stairs to join the fight, it is clearly visible that there are seven of them, but in the subsequent fight scene, there are only six.
- When Veronica's hands are shown correcting Ron's final line, the paragraph above that line looks completely different from what they say in the next scene.
- When Ron tries to "drown his sorrows," in one shot a man enters the bar and the sound of the door opening is heard. In the next shot, it repeats.
- The crowd's position constantly changes during the fight scene between Veronica and Ron.
- During the party where Ron meets Veronica Corningstone, his glass is almost empty in one shot, and then immediately full with an umbrella and fruit in the next.
- During the news anchor fight scene, at the very beginning of the fight, Brian trips and falls, but immediately finds himself in the thick of it.
- After the news anchor fight scene, Ron and his team are sitting and drinking beer in the office. During this scene, the amount of beer in the bottles constantly changes.
- When Ron picks up Veronica for their first date, and Veronica is waiting for him in the television channel lobby, she zips up her jacket. In the next shot, her jacket is unzipped again.
- When Ed talks about adding variety to the channel, the position of the pencils in the background changes after a cut.
- Brian is about to hit Ed’s table with his right fist, but after a cut, it shows him hitting it with his left hand.
- When Ron is talking to his dog and eating a burrito in the car, other cars can be seen. But in the next panoramic shot, they are gone.
- In the scene on the bridge, when Ron throws the burrito out the window, the sky is perfectly clear. But when the motorcyclist falls, the sky is overcast.
- During the scene before the talk show hosts’ fight, the second team of hosts rides up on bicycles. When they talk to Ron and his team, they push the bicycles over and they fall to the ground. In the next shot, the bicycles are no longer there.
- In the scene on the bridge, the motorcyclist falls behind Ron's car. However, when they speak, the motorcycle is lying on the road in front of the car.
- When Ron blows fire with the end of his flute, the flamethrower attachment is clearly visible.
- From the view of the bridge, where Ron knocks down the motorcyclist, it can be understood that this is not actually San Diego, but Long Beach, California.
- When Ron reads a line with a question mark from a teleprompter, it is noticeable that the words on the prompter do not match what Ron said. However, it was previously mentioned that Ron would read everything shown on the teleprompter. The same thing happens immediately after the report with the inscription «Panda Watch day #5».
- During the fight scene between Ron and Veronica, Veronica breaks off a television antenna and beats Ron with it. Before she picks it up, the antenna shifts to the side and it becomes clear that it was already broken.
- In the scene where Ron throws a burrito out of the car window, it's visible that the burrito hits a motorcyclist who then slides along the asphalt before stopping. In the next shot, the burrito lies far behind where the motorcyclist stopped, as if it didn't hit him but was placed there before the scene.
- In the scene after Veronica replaces Ron, Garth lights a cigar for Ed, but it's clearly visible that it hasn't been cut and is impossible to smoke.
- In the scene in the Jazz club, when Ron walks towards the stage, some of the extras are clapping, but their palms aren't touching.
- After Ron is fired, he walks down the street and encounters several people. A little girl scolds him, then continues walking with her mother. But after walking about 20 meters, she stops and starts running back towards Ron.
- In the subtitles during the conversation between the dog Baxter and the bear named Kodiak, the bear's name is spelled differently in various shots.
- At the end of the film, the journalist loses both hands near the bear pit, and it can be noticed that his real hands are folded on his chest under a fastened jacket.
- When Frank Witchell reports on the birth of a panda at the end of the film, the microphone displays the symbolism of Channel 9, not Channel 2. Although he mentioned being from Channel 2 during the fight scene.
- Adam McKay said that the first draft of the script featured a plane full of TV presenters that crashed in the mountains, after which it turned out that the plane was carrying monkeys and martial arts equipment. This was followed by a battle between cannibalistic journalists and monkeys.
- Director Adam McKay was supposed to play an episodic role as a national television network producer named Aaron Zimmerman, who would look very much like Robert Evans, but this idea was abandoned. It was realized in the introduction to the film «Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie» (2004).
- The film was pitched to DreamWorks Studios about 20 times before achieving the same success as «Old School» (2003) and «Elf» (2003). The studio had little faith in the film, doubting that Adam McKay and Will Ferrell could make a full-length film based on TV presenters. Despite all the doubts, the film was successful, grossing $84 million, and the director had so much unused footage that it would have allowed for a sequel.
- The Mexican restaurant that Veronica visits with the girls from the station is called “Escupimos en su Alimento.” In Spanish, this means “we spat in your food”.
- Ron Burgundy's license plate reads "IM #1".
- In the nightclub, Ron plays jazz on the flute in the style of Ian Anderson, the lead vocalist and flautist of Jethro Tull. At the end of the song, Ron shouts "Hey, aqualung!", a quote from Jethro Tull's song "Aqualung", the title track of their 1971 album. He also plays the same riff as in that song, and the scene is generally full of references to Jethro Tull.
- Director Adam McKay was supposed to play a cameo role as a national television network producer named Aaron Zimmerman, who would look very similar to Robert Evans, but this idea was abandoned. It was realized in the introduction to the film "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie" (2004).
- The film was pitched to DreamWorks Studios around 20 times before it achieved the same success as "Old School" (2003) and "Elf" (2003). The studio had little faith in the film, doubting that Adam McKay and Will Ferrell were capable of making an entire film based on television anchors. Despite all the doubts, the film was successful, grossing $84 million, and the director had so much unused footage that it would have allowed for a second film to be made.
- Before the fight scene between the news anchors, graffiti can be seen on the wall (when Wes Mantooth's team rides bicycles into the alley) – "Channel 9" – this is the name of Mantooth's news team.
- One of Brian Fontana's colognes is called "Lime Prop".
- The film "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie" (2004) was compiled from unused footage shot during the filming of "Anchorman" (2004). Cut storylines and edited alternate takes of scenes were used. A new voiceover created a completely different plot. The film was released directly to DVD on December 28, 2004, offered as a bonus with some editions of "Anchorman" (2004).
- A "Wilhelm scream" can be heard during the fight scene when Champ throws a man very far, through a car window.
- When Ron summons his team to him using a giant seashell, a modern NBC logo ("the peacock") can be seen on one of the buildings during a panoramic shot from the side. In the late 1970s, NBC used a stylized letter "N" as its logo.
- In the scene with the "Sex Panther" cologne, many of the colognes and aftershaves are from the 2000s, not the 1970s.
- In the scene with the “jazz flute,” the bassist’s left-hand position and movements do not correspond to the music he is ostensibly playing.
- When the “Spanish news” team descends the stairs to join the fight, it is clearly visible that there are seven of them, but in the subsequent fight scene, there are only six.
- When Ron tries to “drown his sorrows,” in one shot a man enters the bar and the sound of the door opening is heard. In the next shot, this is repeated.
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