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| | Label: Turner Home Ent
Salesrank: 38054
Released: August 3, 1966 |
| Our Price: $4.97 |
| Used Price: $2.93 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Hanna Barbera Release Date: 08/25/2004 Run time: 89 minutes
Description of The Man Called Flintstone:
One of the odder bits of pop culture cross-pollination from the 1960s, The Man Called Flintstone thrusts Fred Flintstone into the spy game for a feature-length animated musical adventure that's probably best appreciated by die-hard fans of the modern stone-age family. Released to theaters immediately after the network series left the air in 1966, Flintstone reunites the vocal cast from its final two seasons--Alan Reed as Fred, Mel Blanc as Barney, Jean VanderPyl as Wilma, and Gerry Johnson, who replaced Bea Bernadet as Betty--for this tale of mistaken identities and international intrigue. Veteran voice actor Paul Frees is secret agent Rock Slag, who is injured in his pursuit of the villainous Green Goose (Harvey Korman). His identical twin (Fred Flintstone, natch) is recruited to impersonate Slag and continue the chase in "Eurock," with Wilma, Barney and Betty in tow under the pretense of a joint family vacation. Flintstone has its moments, most notably a musical number featuring the voice of Louis Prima, but on the whole, it pales by comparison to the smart writing of the series (which addressed several of the feature's plotlines in individual episodes). Still, Reed, Blanc and the rest are game, and nostalgists may enjoy this rare feature-length outing, which has gone unseen save for sporadic TV broadcasts since its release. Flintstones scholars may note that Henry Corden, who took over as the voice of Fred Flintstone following Reed's death in 1977, provides Fred's singing voice in musical numbers. --Paul Gaita
The Man Called Flintstone Reviews:
It's just OK 
2009-11-24 - This 66 Flintstone spy spoof is just ok
my 8 yr old daughter enjoyed it although she has'nt asked for a repeat viewing of the show.
There were a few too many song/ fillers that did'nt add anything to the plot or the pace of this movie.
If you love the flintstones then you will probably want to own it,
if you are just a casual viewer you better off renting it.
In like Flint 
2009-03-15 - Both the releases of "Hey there, it's Yogi Bear," and "The Man called Flintstone" recently got my attention mostly because they both escaped me when I was growing up. I never saw them, and was my chance to see them both based on two beloved cartoon series many a soul watched religiously. Yogi Bear feature is the best of the two, however, because Man Called Flintstone is aimed primarily at young minds. The artwork is in keeping with the fabulous series with many gimmicks and modern innuendos in a primitive world. The story cannot be taken seriously primarily because the villains are buffoons I am sorry to say. The villains in the infamous series was much more striking, and even hit the notes of classic cartoon characters. The songs are not too memorable for a disney graduate, and occasionally annoying.
The real redeeming quality is the keepsake for Flintstone buffs. Even I am forgiving since it is still a piece of cartoon memorabilia whether one approves of this Flintstone format or not of a full length feature musical. I will continue to pursue other Hanna Barbera cartoon archives as well as this one.
I give it one star for fans, five stars for young children. 
2009-02-28 - First, the one star review:
The difference between the Flintstones T.V. show and the Flintstones movie is huge, and left me with the impression that the writers of the movie never once watched an episode of the T.V. series.
The characters in the movie are vastly different from the characters in the T.V. show. Wilma, Betty, and Barney are barely in the movie, and when they are, they do not do any of the classic kind of Wilma, Betty, and Barney things. They are there simply to move the plot along. (They also have Barney chase after a pretty nurse in the beginning, which is not something that the T.V. Barney would do.)
It is the difference between the movie Fred and the T.V. Fred that sinks this movie. The character of the movie Fred has nothing to do with the T.V. Fred. The movie Fred does not get mad, threaten people, scheme to get away with things, yell, or even argue. The Fred Flintstone in this move is a watered down character, combine that with a dull plot, and crummy song and dance numbers, and it all adds up to a waste of time.
If you were looking at buying this movie to fill out your Flintstones collection, I would recommend you save your money - this is not the Flintstones.
The five star review:
My five star reviews is for The Flintstones as a movie for younger children. Several reviewers noted that their children love the movie, which makes a lot of sense. I remember as a young child not liking the Flintstones T.V. show because Fred was always mad, and always yelling at people. I was too young to understand that this was part of the joke. It was not until later, watching the show as an adult, that I got a lot of the humor. That is when I became a fan of the show.
The Fred in this movie is a likeable guy that ends up in a bad situation through no fault of his own. Fred is not a character to poke fun at, as he is in the T.V. series, instead he is someone to root for against the bad guys. He is not yelling at people, arguing with his wife, or plotting to get away with things. The plot is dull for an adult, but what is dull for an adult is straightforward and easy for a child to understand. There is also the added bonus of nothing too scary, or suspenseful, in the movie for a young child. I think this movie is actually better than the majority of Walt Disney films, in that no one dies, and the suspense is not too drawn out. (To this day, I still do not understand why Disney believes little kids want to watch films that include overly drawn out suspense, or the death of a friend, mother, or loved one. It is a child's film, for Pete's sake.)
On a side note, the animation in this movie is far better than the T.V. show. There' s none of those world famous Hanna Barbara `repeating background' scenes, where the characters would walk, run, or drive, past the same scenery again and again. The animation for the backgrounds, the locations, and the characters, is all high quality, and beautifully done, with warm rich colors. There is not that overly bright quality that is used in the animation of most children's cartoons.
A Man Called Flintstone
2009-01-09 - I was very glad to see that it has finally come out on DVD. I have been looking for it for a long time.
Good but...
2008-12-29 - I miss the Wilma Columbia Pictures opening. At least they didn't cut the music. They just replaced the Wilma image with other images from the film.
