The Flintstones (1994)

Regista:

Brian Levant

Writers (WGA):

Tom S. Parker (written by) &
Jim Jennewein (written by) ...

Data di uscita:

27 maggio 1994 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Sport

Slogan:

Yabba-Dabba-Doo!

Plot:

In this live-action feature of the cartoon show, Fred Flintstone fianlly gets the job he's always wanted, but it may just come at a price.

Plot Keywords:

Television Set | Best Friend | Shaving | Chisel Tool | Concrete

Premi:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

A miss except for the visuals

Cast

John Goodman	...	Fred Flintstone
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Wilma Flintstone
Rick Moranis	...	Barney Rubble
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Betty Rubble
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Cliff Vandercave
Halle Berry	...	Miss Stone
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Pearl Slaghoople
Dann Florek	...	Mr. Slate
Richard Moll	...	Hoagie
Irwin Keyes	...	Joe Rockhead (as Irwin '88' Keyes)
Jonathan Winters	...	Grizzled Man
Harvey Korman	...	Dictabird (voice)
Elaine Silver	...	Pebbles
Melanie Silver	...	Pebbles
Hlynur Sigurðsson	...	Bamm-Bamm (as Hlynur Sigurdsson)

Alias:

The Flintstones: The Live-Action Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild innuendos.

Durata:

91 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS

Divieti:

Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Québec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PG | Brazil:Livre

Luoghi delle riprese:

Cal Mat Quarry, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Curiosità:

The Bedrock set took two months to film and accounted for 10% of the film's $45,000,000 budget.

Errori:

Continuity: Fred and Barney's test slabs are (not) chipped and broken.

Citazioni:

Pearl Slaghoople: You could've married Elliot Firestone, the man who invented the wheel.

Movie Connections:

Citato in The Making of 'Dragonheart' (1997) (V)

Colonna sonora:

HIT & RUN HOLIDAY

A miss except for the visuals

The visuals were perfect and fascinating. The story, with some rewriting could have been acceptable. What killed the movie for me was the total lack of understanding of the series as well as the lack of characterization. I know that John Goodman is no Alan Reed, but he could have watched episodes of the show and gotten the feel of it. Barney Rubble doesn't work in the quarry with Fred. No one knows what Barney does for a living. The sharp wit of Barney's dialogue was absent, to say nothing of Mel Blanc's characterization. Elizabeth Taylor was too thin to play Mrs. Pebble. (Wilma's maiden name was Pebble. The later episodes of the series forgot this.) Of course, no one could match the great Verna Felton as Fred's mother-in-law, but the writers and Miss Taylor should have tried. The pity is that with sufficient preparation and understanding of the series, this could have been wonderful. The only good touch was Rosie O' Donnell's imitation of Betty's laugh as originated by Bea Benaderet.