It’s hard to believe that 2024 marks 20 years since the release of classic Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Not ones to miss out on a celebration, Paramount has announced a new 4K UHD release which will be coming to stores on August 5, 2024.
In case you missed the film over the past 20 years, check out the classic trailer in the player below:
Here’s the full press release from the studio:
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
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ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year and Paramount Home Entertainment will mark the occasion by releasing the absurdly hilarious, star-studded comedy on 4K Ultra HD™ for the first time ever on August 5, 2024. The Collector’s Edition will include both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray ™ discs, with a theatrical poster, Ron Burgundy’s notebook, and collectables including a Channel 4 sticker, art cards and more.
It’s kind of a big deal.
Released in cinemas on July 9, 2004, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY marked the feature directorial debut of Adam McKay and was written by McKay and Will Ferrell, who stars as the titular, mustachioed hero. The film features a veritable pantheon of comedic talent, including Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Fred Willard, along with a cavalcade of cameos.
Set in the 1970s, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY tells the ridiculously funny story of a testosterone-filled newsroom threatened by the arrival of an ambitious female anchor. Endlessly quotable and enduringly hilarious, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is widely considered to be one of the greatest comedies of all time.
The 20th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set includes the remastered theatrical version of the film in sparkling 4K Ultra HD, plus two Blu-ray Discs with more than two hours of legacy bonus content, including cast auditions, deleted scenes, bloopers, an “Afternoon Delight” music video, and much, much more. In addition, fans can enjoy both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film on Blu-ray, as well as WAKE UP, RON BURGUNDY: THE LOST MOVIE, a 92-minute film featuring outtakes and unused storylines from the original movie. Bonus content is detailed below:
Blu-ray Disc 1
- Theatrical and Extended versions of the film branched
- Commentary by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Lou Rawls, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Christina Applegate
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Bloopers
- “Afternoon Delight” Music Video
- ESPN SportsCenter Audition – Ron Burgundy
Blu-ray Disc 2
- Wake Up Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
- Intro-Commentary with Will Ferrell and Aaron Zimmerman
- PSA
- Award Speech
- Raw Footage “Good Takes”
- “Afternoon Delight” Recording Session
- Interviews
- Specials
- Cast Auditions
- Table Read 6/2/03
- Rehearsals
- Playback Video
- Commercial Break
- Trailers
Synopsis
There was a time before cable when the local anchorman reigned supreme…. Enter the hard-hitting world of the 1970s local TV news, where Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his loyal Channel 3 News Team (Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner) are San Diego’s #1 rated news source. All is well in their male-dominated world of news until beautiful, rising-star reporter Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) turns it all upside down. Sparks don’t just fly, they ignite an all-out war between the two perfectly coiffed anchorpersons. In a job where it pays to keep a straight face, Anchorman is the comedy that makes it almost impossible to stop laughing.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Street Date: August 5, 2024 (4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray 20th Anniversary Collector Edition)
Rating: 15 for strong language
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy – 4K ULTRA HD™ and BLU-RAY™ discs are presented in a 16×9 letterbox format.
4K disc: Audio: English – DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround, French – Parisian, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish – Castilian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, English SDH†, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French – Parisian, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish – Castilian, Swedish
Blu-ray disc 1: Audio: English – DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround, French – Parisian, Spanish – Castilian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, English SDH†, French, Spanish
Blu-ray disc 2: Audio: English Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Latin American
Time: 1 Hour, 34 Minutes (UHD)
