At long last, the glorious mustache of Ron Burgundy is getting an ultra-high definition makeover. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has long been hailed as one of the greatest comedy movies of all time, and a 4K Blu-ray of it is now available to preorder. Priced at $24.49 (was $26), it’ll be available starting July 2 and you can secure your copy right now through Amazon, just in time for the 20th anniversary celebration of this cult-classic comedy. The 20th anniversary edition of Anchorman also comes with 1080p Blu-ray and digital formats.
In case you haven’t seen it–or you need to revisit it–Anchorman was one of Will Ferrell’s breakout hits in the early 2000s. Going from Saturday Night Live sensation to cannon fodder for Austin Powers, Ferrell starred as the titular Ron Burgundy, San Diego’s number one TV news anchor in a time when cable ruled the airwaves. Having become very comfortable in the male-dominated world of news, Burgundy faces a new challenge, when rising reporter Veronica Corningstone–played by Christina Applegate–turns his world upside down.
Also, Burgundy’s on-air weather reporter Brick Tamland actually murders a man from another TV station in a brutal news team brawl. Why is he not in jail? We don’t know, but Brick totally did kill a guy, using a trident. In addition to Ferrell, the film also starred Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Fred Willard.
For the special features, you’ll get over two hours of original extras inherited from previous releases and new material like cast auditions, bloopers, deleted scenes, interviews, and a music video featuring the Anchorman cast performing Afternoon Delight. Both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film, all remastered in 4K.
In other Blu-ray release news, summer is heating up with the arrival of the Jaws Blu-ray box set–you can tell it’s getting closer when the violins increase in tempo–and 2013’s gory Evil Dead remake is here to remind you that you should never read aloud from books covered in human flesh.
