Elizabeth Perkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Halle Berry

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.

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18% liked it

39 critics

PG, 91 min.

Directed by: Brian Levant

Release Date: May 25, 1994

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DVD Release Date: March 16, 1999

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  • June 4, 2009
    Good movie.
  • December 30, 2008
    The Flintstones come to life in this film. Good adaptation of characters. Barney helps his bestmate Fred get an executive job in the company. He doesn't realise he has to sack all of his colleagues though.
  • May 16, 2008
    Bad movie happening to a good actor. What was going through your mind John?
  • March 28, 2008
    An absolute shit storm of embarassing proportions. Moranis is perfect as Barney Rubble but Goodman seems to play rent-a-fatman. John's better than this. As is everybody. Halle Berry and Kyle Maclachlan are just cringe inducing. Some nice puppets and set design can't help a script...( read more) typed with poo instead of ink. And WHY OH WHY has Betty, one of the hottest cartoon characters ever been played by Rosie O'Donnell? The absolute opposite of attractive. She's more like fried vomit.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • November 20, 2009
    Not nearly as good as the cartoon.
  • November 13, 2009
    Le premier film que j'ai vu au cinema!!
  • November 13, 2009
    not as good as the series at al!!
  • November 9, 2009
    I think this marks where elizabeth taylor truly lost it :P

    but a funny film, good if you don't want to think about what's going on
  • October 10, 2009
    'The Flintstones' is a live-action movie made in 1994 based on the popular animated series of the same name from the 1960s. During the early 1990s there was a trend of Hollywood films that were based on TV series (The Beverley Hillbillies, Richie Rich, Dennis The Menace, The Litt...( read more)le Rascals, The Fugitive, Coneheads, to name a few). There was also a dinosaur craze. Everyone was into dinosaurs, especially children. There were some popular dinosaur films at the time (Jurassic Park, The Land Before Time) and some not so popular ones (We're Back! A Dinosaur Story). So logically, it wasn't a surprise when 'The Flinstones' were resurrected in the form of a live-action film. One thing that made the TV series so memorable was the world the Flintstones lived in. Set in the stone age, it was juxtopnised with modern day concerns and lifestyles. The live action film was able to recreate a brilliant and magical looking backdrop. Unfortunately though, almost everything else about the film fails. The story is a conventional one. But that's not what really ruins the film. The style and tone was trying to equate to that of the cartoon. Which would seem like the logical way to do it. However, it just seems really camp and emphasised that the talented cast are hamming it up too much. John Goodman makes for a decent Fred, and so does Rick Moranis as Barney. Kyle MacLachlan has the right look for the evil corporate executive, and does a good job. However I'll never understand the casting of Rosie O'Donnell as Betty. She is nothing like Betty. AT ALL!

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Just watching it is fun. Following the plot is not so much fun. full review

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  • thedoctor2k7
    October 10, 2008
    ally luved this movie as a kid and i still do and i still find it funny now
  • shortybrooklyn
    December 23, 2007
    i luv this movie
  • PleatherGirl
    May 27, 2007
    I love this movie so much! It's a cartoon from the 60s that is so popular, it is still around and going strong today...

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