The Flintstones

1994
U
1h 31m

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5.0/10

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Buddy Comedy Slapstick Comedy Family Fantasy

In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

89K

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POPULARITY

1,085

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Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
Danny DeVito was Steven Spielberg's first choice for the part of Barney. DeVito felt his acting style was too gruff to properly portray Barney, and turned the part down. Subsequently, DeVito recommended Rick Moranis for the part.

Goofs
If Bamm-Bamm is supposed to be the world's strongest kid, how did he allow himself and Pebbles to be tied up and captured? Couldn't he have knocked out Vandercave, or at the very least, broken the rope he was tied up with?

Quotes
Pearl Slaghoople: Oh, you poor, poor dear. You could have married Elliot Firestone, the man who invented the wheel.
[gives Fred a nasty glare]
Pearl Slaghoople: Instead you picked Fred Flintstone, the man who invented the excuse!

Crazy credits
The Universal Pictures logo appears in Bedrock style, featuring a prehistoric Earth with the single continent of Pangaea and reading "UNIVERSHELL".

It is also accompanied by the 1960s theme music from Revue Productions (which Universal owned), which is fitting for a 1960s cartoon adaptation.

Alternate versions
A credit for Mel Blanc as Dino was added to home video versions. The speed of the credits scroll was adjusted to make room without extending the music.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #10.13 (1994)

Soundtracks
(Meet) The Flintstones
Written by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Hoyt Curtin
Performed by The B-52's (as The BC-52's)
Courtesy of Reprise Records
Recorded and Mixed by Tom Durack

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Great special effects

This movie is a must for any fan of the great cartoon series from the 60's. The special effects and the sets are incredible, they have put a lot of work into making that. Every little detail, that can be seen in the cartoon, is also in this movie, for example a lizard like dinosaur running on a wheel to pull an elevator. However, less work has been done to write the plot, which is somewhat week and full of cliches. John Goodmann makes a great Fred, but Rick Moranis' Barney does not really resemble Mel Blanc's from the cartoon. I think his laugh is missing, also the general way Mel Blanc's Barney speaks is different. Rosie O'Donnel's Betty, on the other hand, is good. This movie is still a must for any Flinstones fan. The plot is not the most important part of this movie, the way Steven Spielberg made drawings come to live is.