sort of funny

Rating: 5/10 (19 February 2005)

Going by the trailers, I expected this film to be more satirical and less stupid than it is. It's still pretty funny, especially to someone who lived in the San Diego area for more than 30 years. I think that people in the TV news business must bust a gut watching Anchorman, as the stereotyped characters really do exist. I really got a laugh out of all the uncredited cameos (see below), especially Tim Robbins and Ben Stiller. I didn't know that Tony Dow or Missi Pyle was in it until I read the IMDb credits. This movie is certainly longer than it needs to be, but it's reasonably amusing, and I got a couple of belly laughs out of it. I'd suggest you watch it if you can do it cheaply, but don't buy a copy.
Tony Dow ....Vince Vaughn's coworker (uncredited)
Missi Pyle .... Zoo Keeper (uncredited)
Tim Robbins .... Public TV News Anchor (uncredited)
Ben Stiller .... Hispanic TV News Anchor (uncredited)
Vince Vaughn .... Wes Mantooth (uncredited)