


The quote was included in the YouTube compilation video "The Top Ten Lines from Anchorman-The Legend of Ron Burgundy" uploaded on July 20th, 2008, which has gained more than 1.2 million views in the span of four years. The earliest known use of the phrase outside of its original context can be found on the webcomic blog I Heart Eddit in a comic titled "In Which Eddie & Logan Make Like A Banana" posted on December 2nd, 2007.
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Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.Īlong with many other memorable lines from the movie, Ron Burgundy's afterthought continued to be quoted in various comedy and movie discussion forums, as well as in comments of news articles and discussion threads as a general notion that something has gone out of control quickly. You should probably find yourself a safe house or a relative close by. Ron Burgundy: Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. Ron Burgundy: I saw that! Brick killed a guy! Did you throw a trident?īrick Tamland: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident. I mean, that really got out of hand fast!īrick Tamland: Yeah, I stabbed a man in the heart. Ron Burgundy: Boy, that escalated quickly. The quote "well, that escalated quickly, really that got out of hand fast!* was originally heard in a scene from the 2004 comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, in which Ron Burgundy and his co-anchors discuss their previous encounter of a violent midday brawl with the rival KQHS Channel 9 Evening News Team.
