ANCHORMAN - THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (2004)

ANCHORMAN - THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is a 2004 US comedy about a 1970s news anchorman who falls for the network's first female news anchor. It was originally classified 12A for cinema release in 2004 and 12 for DVD release, also in 2004. This cinema re-release is rated 12A for frequent moderate sex references and comic violence.

There are frequent visual and verbal sex references throughout the film, some of which are crude in nature but all of which occur within a clearly comic context. These include sight of a bulge under a man's trousers and discussions of the pet names applied to men's genitals. There is one discreet sex scene, which does not go beyond the couple passionately kissing on a bed.

There is a mock battle sequence between different network news teams, using make-shift weapons. Although there are a couple of heavy blows and a brief gory shot of a severed arm, the context is comic.

The film also includes a comic use of strong language ('f**k') and some moderate and mild bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'frigging', 'son of a bitch', 'ballbuster', hell', 'damn', 'ass', 'crap', 'butt', 'turd' and 'shit'.

At one point a dog is thrown off a bridge, although it is clear the animal was not actually harmed. Another sequence involves the key character jumping into a bear pit in order to save a woman. Although the scene shows the man fighting the bear and the bear ripping off a man's arm, the scene is comic and it is clear that the bear was not actually harmed.

There are some undetailed verbal references to drug use, including a reference to a man being 'on Acid' and a person being asked whether they are 'high'.

No-one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. No-one younger than 12 may rent or buy a 12 rated video or DVD.