The Flintstones

May. 26,1994      PG
Rating:
5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.

John Goodman as  Fred Flintstone
Elizabeth Perkins as  Wilma Flintstone
Rick Moranis as  Barney Rubble
Rosie O'Donnell as  Betty Rubble
Kyle MacLachlan as  Cliff Vandercave
Halle Berry as  Sharron Stone
Elizabeth Taylor as  Pearl Slaghoople
Dann Florek as  Mr. Slate
Sammy the Orangutan as  Neighbor
Richard Moll as  Hoagie

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Reviews

GamerTab
1994/05/26

That was an excellent one.

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Lucybespro
1994/05/27

It is a performances centric movie

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ChanBot
1994/05/28

i must have seen a different film!!

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Odelecol
1994/05/29

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Terryfan
1994/05/30

Yubba dubba dooFlintstones, meet the Flintstones They're the modern stone age family From the town of Bedrock They're a page right out of historyLet's ride with the family down the street Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet When you're with the Flintstones Have a yabba dabba doo time, a dabba doo time We'll have a gay old timeThe Flintstones is one of the most believed cartoons ever created I even was raised on the show and remains one of my favorite cartoons even now.The production deserves a lot of credit for the setting of the film to actually look and feel like the cartoon the sets are top notch with the way you would expect the characters to live in the cartoon.I just appreciate the set design team for how they made the film look like the cartoon for a live action film.The story was really good it really brought up a strong lesson that you have to enjoy. As for the casting some of it were hits others not so much the best casting and performances have to be John Goodman as Fred Flintstone John really took the role seriously and it's easy to respect his performance this is one of my favorite roles of Mr.Goodman Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble was just genius because Rick and John worked very good together and I believe had mutual respect for each other Kyle MacLachlan as Cliff Vandercave the film's main antagonist is just crazy where you had to see to believe this Villain's work.Dino of course who doesn't love that dinosaur.The writing in this film is very good and there is more than enough humor along with reference to the TV show it just does a lot more than people give it credit for. Seriously This is one of the few films based off a cartoon that got it right sure there are some things to hurt it but the result is The Flintstones is a strong movie for the family I give The Flintstones a 8 out of 10 Yubba Dubba Doo!

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Wuchak
1994/05/31

While critics love to bash this live-action cinematic version of "The Flintstones" and the rating here at IMDb is surprisingly low, the movie was a huge hit in 1994 and fittingly so because this is a great movie for what it is. Speaking of which, this explains why "The Flintstones" is such easy prey to incessant panning – it's a movie based on a cartoon. So freaking what? The question is, does it work for what it is and the answer is a resounding "yes"! Movies should be critiqued and graded according to what they are and aspire to achieve. For instance, "Godzilla" is a colossal-creature movie and should be reviewed on that level. Compared to the original "Apocalypse Now" it's dreck, but how does it stack-up to other gigantic-monster movies? It's the same thing with "The Flintstones." Roger Ebert criticized the film on the grounds that "the story is confusing, not very funny, and kind of odd, given the target audience of younger children and their families. Do kids really care much about office politics, embezzlement, marital problems, difficulties with adoption, aptitude exams and mothers-in-law?" For one thing, the film IS funny if you're familiar with The Flintstones and, more so, if you're a fan, which I am. I've seen the movie four times now and, without exception, laughed from beginning to end. Now the laughs may be more giggling at silly humor than uproarious laughter, but laughing nonetheless. As for the criticism that the story's confusing and misses the supposed target audience because of adult-oriented elements, this just shows that the "target audience" wasn't just kids. "The Flintstones" is for kids AND adults equally, which was true of the original cartoon as well, but more so with the movie, and I'm glad. The live-action version of "Dudley Do-Right" (1999) made the mistake of aiming solely for kids – real little kids -- and it seriously bombed and justifiably so because it's a complete dud. It's impossible to watch that movie as an adult and stay interested. "The Flintstones" doesn't make this mistake and that's why it was such a hit and remains thoroughly entertaining to this day.The cast is great, even Rosie O'Donnell as Betty (who I didn't think would work), but John Goodman as Fred is so good it's like the cartoon come to life! Furthermore, the sets and F/X are top-of-the line and surprisingly hold up to this day. In addition, the story has warmth and offers realistic and worthy themes. Take, for instance, Fred and Barney's bond. They're best friends and their personalities balance each other out. You'll see this in real life. My best friend, for example, is similar in some ways to Barney while I more fit the Fred role.The bottom line is that "The Flintstones" is entertaining from beginning to end for all the reasons noted above and it wisely doesn't overstay its welcome at 91 minutes.The film was shot at Vasquez Rocks, Santa Clarita and Sun Valley, California, and Snow Canyon State Park, Utah.GRADE: A

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fedor8
1994/06/01

Alright, I admit it: the only reason I watched this merchandise-selling spielbergian fluff was to trash it here afterwards. Guilty as charged. (And not the first time, either.) I remember well the mega-hype, the incessant advertising surrounding this crap 20 years ago, and knew (as any sane person did) that this celluloid junk wasn't to be considered even as a potential time-waster on the dullest rainy afternoon.Did I have ANY hopes at all that this garbage based on a mediocre kiddy cartoon could possibly surprise me? Of course not. Any movie that expects us to laugh at or with Rosie O'Donnell and Liz Taylor (ironically, the only genuine-looking large lizards) is doomed from the start. Not to mention that even as a kid I'd considered nearly all Hanna-Barbera cartoons as vastly inferior to Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM and others.In a sense, though, the movie was better than I'd expected: I'd foreseen giving a 0/10 film but ended up dishing out a generous 1/10 rating instead. Naturally, this is only due to IMDb's rating system. IMDb is to blame that I can't allocate the appropriate number to this utterly useless pile of "comedic" debris. Normally I'm quite content with the 1 as the lowest rating – given that even a 3 signifies horse-manure - but I can't get rid of this ugly feeling of insulting all the 1-rated movies by giving this bull-manure a number larger than Nirvana.TF is fascinating though. It is absolutely fascinating how a bunch of Hollywood dummies managed to get together and get EVERYTHING wrong. (Not that any film-maker could have made a good live-action movie out of the "The Flintstones"; this was CLEARLY mission impossible.) No aspect of this embarrassing "comedy" had not been brought down to the level of a school play: from the mostly abysmal casting to the grotesque/ugly (as opposed to cute) creatures to the unsuitable story-line to the cringe-worthy Porky's-level "humour"; this mega-turkey flops on every conceivable level."Supply and demand… corporate embezzlement… street protests…" Did I dream it? How many kids understand these terms? There is even a lynch mob scene, complete with a noose: is this the stuff of family pictures? I admit that my last viewing of the TV show was back when I was around 8, but I don't recall any episodes in which Wall Street terminology was being thrown around. Clearly, some money-obsessed Hollywood yuppie must have written this script, completely neglecting to consider themes and topics that kids are interested in and familiar with. Even the B-grade writers who concocted all those inferior stories in the overrated TV original knew better than to make corporate fraud the central premise of a dumb lowest-common-denominator caveman comedy. That Spielberg would actually OK this plot – plus the totally irrational casting of Rosie as Betty – speaks volumes about what an overrated film-maker he is.Then again, TF isn't really a family picture. Usage of the term "family picture" presupposes that adults can enjoy the movie as well as kids. Speaking of which, TF isn't for kids either; I doubt there are many 5 year-olds daft enough to laugh at this uninspired collection of bargain-basement "gags". No; even they are too old for this crap. The only demographic group that might be suitable for this garbage is infants. They fulfill all the criteria: 1) their brains are light-years from being on par even with Sean Penn; 2) they haven't yet opened their eyes which spares them the badness of the visual "gags" – especially the incessant mugging; 3) they don't yet understand English which spares them the anguish of hearing and understanding all the awful dialog. Infants are almost ideally suited as an audience for trash such as this.The only way this forgettable franchise could have been transplanted onto the big screen with any measure of non-badness would have been to do it as an absurdist comedy in the ZAZ vein. Even then it would have been a tall order, even for the best writers, to make it work. But for the WORST Hollywood writers this was a ridiculously impossible task. Nevertheless, this pile of chicken droppings managed to rake in tons of money at the box-office, reminding us that idiocracy didn't start in this century.As of this writing, I've seen around 800 comedies. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to rank this malarkey in the Top 10 of the Worst Hollywood Comedies Ever Made. Rosie & co make Adam Sandler look like Chaplin. Even Jack Black fumbling about in a wrestling ring becomes high art next to John Goodman going "ya-ba-dubba-doo".

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GryByteman
1994/06/02

I agree that this is different from the cartoon, but I like the differences. That doesn't mean I like the cartoons less. I just like them both in different ways.I especially loved the moments where the music sounded just like the cartoon, when they took time to recreate frequently used images from the cartoon series.I'm old enough to remember when Flintstones and Jetsons were a Friday evening prime time staple. Our paperboy would time it so that he'd collect the 57 cent per week subscription rate from my parents just before the shows started, then leave afterward.I look forward to seeing this again in a few years.John

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