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02919aam a2200337 i 4500 001 17D34C443B3111EE9C757EDB24ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230815010053 008 230518s2023 nyu e 000 0 eng 010 $a 2022057221 020 $a 0593186842 020 $a 9780593186848 035 $a (OCoLC)1354647997 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCO $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 082 04 $a 791.43/72 $2 23/eng/20230518 100 1 $a Austerlitz, Saul, $e author. $9 145495 245 10 $a Kind of a big deal : $b how Anchorman stayed classy and became the most iconic comedy of the twenty-first century / $c Saul Austerlitz. 264 1 $a New York : $b Dutton, $c 2023. 300 $a ix, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "From the author of Generation Friends, featuring brand-new interviews with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, a surprising, incisive, and often hilarious book about the film that changed comedy, Anchorman It's been nearly twenty years since Ron Burgundy burst into movie fans' lives, reminding San Diego to "stay classy" while lampooning a time gone by-although maybe not as far gone as we might think? In Kind of a Big Deal, comedy historian Saul Austerlitz tells the history of how Anchorman was developed, written, and cast, and how it launched the careers of future superstars like Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Paul Rudd, also setting the stage for a whole decade of comedy to come and influencing films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights, Knocked Up, Superbad, and so many more. But Kind of a Big Deal isn't only a celebration of Anchorman-it's also a cultural analysis of the film's significance as a sly commentary on feminism, the media, fragile masculinity, 1970s nostalgia, and more. Featuring brand-new interviews with stars such as Will Ferrell, director Adam McKay, and other key players, the book includes insider commentary alongside updated pop-culture analysis. And it also shares surprising stories and facts: from the film's original conception as a plane crash/cannibal comedy mashup to the surprising, real-life newscaster who inspired the character of Veronica. Overall, this is a celebration of a movie that millions love-but it's also an unsparing look back at what has and hasn't changed, since the 1970s and since 2004. Perfect for fans of the film and anyone who cares about comedy today, Kind of a Big Deal proves that the movie was, and is, exactly that"-- $c Provided by publisher. 630 00 $a Anchorman (Motion picture) $9 170311 655 7 $a Film criticism. $2 lcgft 941 $a 5 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011331.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314030209.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240125010839.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230906010157.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20230815010134.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=17D34C443B3111EE9C757EDB24ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search