Film Analysis

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

OW: Ron Burgundy is the top-ranked news anchor in San Diego in the 70's and loves life.
Call: Veronica Corningstone comes to his news station, wanting to become an anchor.
Refusal: Ron doesn't accept Veronica being a news anchor, but will let her cover "female" interest news.
Mentor: Brian Fantana, Brick Tamland, and Champ Kind all tell him how she doesn't belong as a news caster but how she is hot and he should hit on her. Ed Harken, the boss, tries to convince Ron that the news station needs diversity.
Threshold: Ron falls in love with Veronica, and Veronica falls in love with him.
Tests, allies, enemies: Ron and his news station partners have a fight with all the other news stations. Ron tells everyone that he and Veronica are in love, even though she told him to keep it a secret. Ron's dog, Baxter, gets punted off of a bridge by a biker.
Approach: Calls friends.
Ordeal: Drops F-bomb on a live broadcast and gets fired from the news station and is no longer loved in San Diego.
Reward: Gets called to cover the biggest story of the year, a panda being born at the San Diego Zoo.
Road Back: Must get ready for his next news broadcast and not screw it up.
Resurrection: Veronica gets pushed into a bear exhibit and Ron jumps in to save her. Baxter comes back and saves them both.
Return with Elixir: Ron gets his job and Baxter back and broadcasts with Veronica and everyone is happy.

The Journey

Jerome is a 24-year old personal trainer in Jefferson City, Missouri. He is married and has a 6-year old son that means the world to him. He was a high school basketball star but an injury at the beginning of his senior year sidelined him and destroyed his dreams of playing college ball. One day, Jerome notices an ad in the newspaper for an open tryout with the Austin Toros, and NBA D-League team. He goes to Austin, Texas in hopes of making the D-League and working his way up to the NBA and living the dream.

Hero: Jerome Wallace (24-year old personal trainer)

Ordinary World: Jefferson City, Missouri. Living in regret of not fulfilling his dream of playing basketball.

Call to Adventure: Notices ad in newspaper for open tryouts for the NBA D-League and decides to try it.

Special World: Austin, Texas, where he can get the opportunity to play ball.