Anchorman

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Paul and Amy stay classy as they revisit Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, exploring how Will Ferrell and Adam McKay transformed a kooky idea about local news into a comedy landmark. They dig into the film’s improvisational energy, stacked cast, and reflect on how Anchorman helped launch a new era of American comedy. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The year is 2004.
0:10.0	I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal.
0:17.0	Really?
0:19.0	People know me. I'm very happy for you.
0:22.8	I'm very important.
0:24.1	I have many leather-bound books,
0:28.3	and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.
0:33.1	The movie?
0:34.4	Anchorman, The Legend of Ron Burgundy?
0:54.4	Oh. The movie? Anchorman, the legend of Ron Burgundy? Hello everyone and welcome to Unspool Welcome to Unspool.
0:55.9	Welcome to Unspool.
0:57.1	This is a podcast about good movies,
0:58.8	critical hits, fan favorites, mustsees,
1:00.4	and in case you missed them.
1:02.7	We have covered the AFI top 100,
1:04.9	and now we are checking off movies
1:06.3	from three major lists.
1:08.2	The Letterbox top 250 films
1:09.9	are the most fans,
1:13.9	the IMDB top 250, and the New York Times, 1,000 essential films. I am Paul Shear. I'm an actor, writer, and director. I was not on set
1:20.9	at all for Anchorman, but I was on set of a movie that was originally supposed to be Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's feature film debut, originally titled August Blowout.
1:35.3	It was titled The Goods, much later on, and starred Jeremy Piven.
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