Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

In 1979, Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone are husband-and-wife co-anchors for a prestigious news network in New York City. Mack Tannen, the most famous nightly news anchor in New York, is retiring. He promotes Veronica, making her the first female nightly news anchor in television history, and fires Ron due to his continuously sloppy performance on air. Ron grows jealous of Veronica's success and storms out of the house, leaving her and their 6-year-old son Walter. Six months later, Ron is back in San Diego, barely able to hold a job due to depression. After being fired from SeaWorld and botching a suicide attempt, Ron accepts a job offered to him by Freddie Shapp with GNN, the world's first 24-hour news network. Along with his dog Baxter, he reassembles his news team of Champ Kind, Brian Fantana, and Brick Tamland. They are assigned the unpopular late-night timeslot and make a bet with obnoxious primetime anchorman Jack Lime that they will beat his ratings. Meanwhile, Ron finds that Veronica is dating psychologist Gary. As GNN launches, Ron decides to broadcast what the people want to hear, rather than what they need to hear. He and his team devise a sensationalist and patriotic newscast. Their new approach is a hit, beating Jack in ratings massively, and the other news networks scramble to emulate them. Under the terms of the bet, Jack legally changes his name to Jack Lame. Ron and his team are promoted to primetime, where they enjoy fame and fortune. Ron's success excites GNN's manager, Linda Jackson, and they begin dating. Brick meets a similarly eccentric GNN office worker, Chani, and falls in love. Ron lets his newfound fame get to his head and neglects his parental obligations to Walter, angering Veronica. He also alienates Brian, Champ, and Brick, claiming he is tired of carrying them, and spiking Brian’s story about an airline run by GNN's owner. During a party celebrating GNN's success, Jack causes Ron to slip and suffer a head injury, resulting in him becoming blind. Unable to read the news, Ron isolates himself in a lighthouse, unable to adjust to his loss of vision. Veronica arrives with Walter for a visit, announcing that she has dumped Gary and quit her job because Ron’s GNN antics ruined everything she loved about the news. Ron bonds with his family, gradually adjusting to his disability. Ron and Walter rehabilitate a small shark, naming him Doby before setting him free. Ron discovers that Veronica was concealing messages from his eye doctor regarding an experimental procedure, since she thought his blindness has been significant in the family bonding. He leaves angrily, gets his vision restored, and returns to GNN. Back in New York, Veronica pleads with Ron to attend Walter's piano recital. An exclusive news story comes in, requiring Ron to cover it. However, on live TV, Ron instead says that news should inform, not entertain, delivers a two-sentence summary of Brian’s airline story, and leaves for Walter's recital. He is intercepted by an angered Jack and his team and several other news teams, all of whom want to kill him due to his fame. Champ, Brian, and Brick arrive to defend him and a massive battle ensues. Ron’s old arch-rival Wes Mantooth arrives and saves him from Jack’s news crew. Brick accidentally sets off an explosion, killing everyone, except himself, Ron, Champ and Brian. Ron reaches Walter's recital in time, and reconciles with Veronica and Walter. While attending Brick and Chani's wedding on the beach, Ron spots Doby in the water. He greets him, only to be attacked. Baxter rescues him, and the two swim back on the beach.

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