Talk:Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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did anchorman really have a dream sequence? I don't think I've ever seen it and I've seen the movie at least 7 times. Perhaps in the extras or deleted scenes?

yep - it's around the middle of movie when ron says he can't go to the pancake dinner with the guys. they are sitting around in the newsroom. The dream is of veronica at home doing the housework and they have two kids. johnSLADE (talk) 10:45, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Really, I watched my DVD of Anchorman including all deleted scenes and found nothing about a dream sequence. Perhaps, it's in the director's cut, if there is one? I have this version of the DVD http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00061QJZI/qid=1124208125/sr=8-5/ref=pd_bbs_5/103-8715919-4599853?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846 The one with the wording at the top and a picture of the channel 4 news team (all 5), and the review by peter reavers of rolling stone at the bottom.

The "dream" sequence is only in the Widescreen Unrated Director's Cut. --Max22 05:35, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Are you talking about the secne when he has sex with Veronica and they go to that place with the cartoon animals? The Republican 23:29, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

No. As previously noted, there's an unrated cut of this film, which is both on DVD and is shown on cable (they seem to alternate between versions for some odd reason). The dream sequence is shown in the unrated cut. Also, I believe that in the direct-to-DVD "lost movie" cobbled together from cut scenes, WAKE UP RON BURGUNDY, this sequence is used. Sleeper99999 07:41, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

The "dream" scene consists of Ron coming home to Veronica dressed in a sexy-housekeeper outfit. She tellls him that she worked all day dusting his emmys and cooking dinner in the nude. Ron then looks to his school-age sons only to say "No eye contact" upon their reception of his presence.

1 Shit covered squirrel
2 Anchorman 2?
3 Baxter
4 Iceman

[edit] Shit covered squirrel

What is wrong with a comic book reference? See this here:

At the beginning of the film as Ron Burgundy dozes in the news room, Champ describes the after effects of the previous night's crazy party. Champ says to Brick, "I woke up this morning and I shit a squirrel. I mean, literally. Hell of it is, damn thing is still alive. So I got this shit covered squirrel down in the office. Don't know what to name it." This is a reference to Issue 59 of The Sandman Comic Book series, from The Kindly Ones story arc, where Loki has shoved a cork up Thor's fundament, and eight days later Ratatosk, the squirrel who lives in the branches of the world tree, pulls out the cork and becomes befouled by shit. Thor picks up Ratatosk and says, "You're ugly, you're hairy, and you're covered in shit. But you're mine, AND I LOVE YOU!"

If you know Sandman, you'll realize that it's a definite reference. The shit covered squirrel is completely absurd in Anchorman, and it's just as absurd in the Sandman. The parallels are so similar that it's almost definitely a reference to Neil Gaiman's work. And a damned good one. So can this be allowed to live in the Trivia section?

I'm not well-versed in comics, but that reference seems rather obscure to me. Shitting a squirrel might be a reference to the urban legend of gerbil stuffing. Given Champ's homosexual tendencies, this seems likely. Nursethisviper 17:29, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

But no one participates in squirrel stuffing. The connection is that both situations, Champ's squirrel and Thor's squirrel, are absurd non sequitur moments. In each situation you have 1) a fondness for the squirrel 2) the supposed birth of the squirrel from the arse (Champ wants to name his squirrel, and Thor claims his squirrel as his own) 3) an incredibly dense fellow (Thor and Champ) and 4) the squirrel is described as covered in shit. 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anchorman 2?

I heard Will Ferrell was working on a 3rd "Mediocre American Man" movie, but Anchorman 2? Unless someone can provide a credible source, I'll delete that. Comments? State Alchemist 19:23, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

His next film (to complete the Mediocre American Man" trilogy) is, I believe, going to be about a porn star. I've never heard of anything about an ANCHORMAN 2. mcflytrap 15:24, 04 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Baxter

I'm not sure where the author got that from, but Baxter the dog is definitely not a Jack Russell terrier. My guess would be some sort of border terrier mix, but since no one can be sure, it would probably be best to leave that reference out.