The Flintstones (Collector's Edition)
by Brian Levant
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Actor: Elizabeth Perkins, Halle Berry, John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'DonnellDirector: Brian Levant
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Producer: Bruce Cohen
Producer: Colin Wilson
Producer: David Kirschner
Producer: Gerald R. Molen
Writer: Jim Jennewein
Writer: Steven E. de Souza
Writer: Tom S. Parker
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-24
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Flintstones (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: The stone age family of the 1990's
Summary: 5 Stars
Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones! They're the modern stone-age family. From the town of Bedrock,they're a place right out of history! Many people remember the 1960-66 ABC animated sitcom created by the late William Hanna and the late Joseph Barbera. It was an all-color series,despite its 1960 premiere. Well,back then color was already common for animation but not yet for live action. Director Brian Levant(PROBLEM CHILD 2,BEETHOVEN) brings Flintstones fans live action of the stone-age family. John Goodman("Roseanne",KING RALPH,THE BABE) is Fred Flintstone,the family patriarch who is employed by Quarry Construction. Elizabeth Perkins(ABOUT LAST NIGHT,BIG,HE SAID SHE SAID) is Fred's homemaker wife Wilma. Fred and Wilma are best friends of their neighbors Barney(Rick Moranis,GHOSTBUSTERS 1 & 2,MY BLUE HEAVEN,BIG BULLY) and Betty(Rosie O'Donnell,"The View",A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN) Rubble. Like on the sitcom,the characters are dressed in long tops,dresses and are at least often,barefoot. Saturday Night Live veteran Laraine Newman has a cameo as news reporter Susan Rock. Levant remembered Newman from their working together in PC2,which is a Univeral property as are BEETHOVEN and this film. Levant even worked as a director for the FOX sitcom MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN. None of the cast returned for the 2000 sequel THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS. Different actors were elected to portray the four principal characters. The Flintstones were so immensely popular that they were incorporated into childrens' chewable vitamins and Post breakfast cereals(Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles,equivalent,in texture,to Kellogg's Rice Krispies). The Flintstones were even spun off on a Saturday morning cartoon show for a few years(Fred Flintstone and Friends). I remember over two decades ago,the Pizza Hut chain gave away Flintstones drinking glasses with any purchase of their menu items. Each glass featured one of the four principal characters.
Summary of The Flintstones (Collector's Edition)
CONTAINS: FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR BRIAN LEVANT,DISCOVERING BEDROCK DOCUMENTARY ON THE MAKING OF THE FILM,B52'S MUSIC VIDEO, ART DEPARTMENT CONCEPT SKETCHES, AND OPENING SEQUENCE COMPARISONS.This pleasant, lightweight live-action version of the popular cartoon is about as good as you might expect. The kids should love the broad humor and the Henson Studios creatures, but like The Addams Family movies, the look and the cast are the best things going for it. Considering that the nature of the material is so sparse, the thinly plotted story works better than other TV-to-movie fare. Our fabulous Stone Age man is promoted per a calculated move by a scheming exec (Kyle MacLachlan, whose casting ensured at least one cute guy). As a comedy, the humor is one-note and flat for anyone older than 12. The special-effects creatures look wondrous, though not as seamless as in other movies, such as in Roger Rabbit. The most joyous moments come during the full-scale re-creations of the famous credits. The Flinstones provided a major launching pad for Halle Berry as a vamping secretary. --Doug Thomas
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