The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
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25% of critics liked it
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28% of users liked it
(43,683 ratings)
Before the Flintstones were everyone's favorite Stone Age family, Fred was just a regular guy looking for the girl of his dreams, and his romance with Wilma sets the stage for this prequel to the 1994 screen adaptation of the popular cartoon series. Fred Flintstone (Mark Addy), a working-class… More Before the Flintstones were everyone's favorite Stone Age family, Fred was just a regular guy looking for the girl of his dreams, and his romance with Wilma sets the stage for this prequel to the 1994 screen adaptation of the popular cartoon series. Fred Flintstone (Mark Addy), a working-class caveman who earns his living at Mr. Slate's quarry, falls in love with wealthy heiress Wilma Slaghoople (Kristen Johnson). While many people think that Fred is out of his league, including Wilma's mother Pearl (Joan Collins) and her father Col. Slaghoople (Harvey Korman), he's determined to win her heart. And when his best friend Barney Rubble (Stephen Baldwin) decides to take his best girl Betty (Jane Krakowski) for a fun weekend in Rock Vegas, he invites Wilma to tag along. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas recasts all the major roles from 1994's The Flintstones; Harvey Korman is the only actor to appear in both films, though in different roles (in the previous movie, he was the voice of the Dictabird). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Levant
- Written By
- Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jim Cash, Jack Epps
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 28, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Steve Uhler, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As entertainment for kids, or for adults, it misjudges its audience by at least a millennium.
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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
The jokes are pathetic.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's not delightful or funny or exciting, and for long stretches, it looks exactly like hapless actors standing in front of big rocks and reciting sitcom dialogue.
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Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Um, no surprises here. Better than the original.
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Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
What’s with the film’s odd preoccupation with such adult themes as class, money, and sex?
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Cast
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Mark Addy
as Fred Flintstone
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Stephen Baldwin
as Barney Rubble
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Kristen Johnston
as Wilma Slaghoople
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Jane Krakowski
as Betty O'Shale
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Joan Collins
as Pearl Slaghoople
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Harvey Korman
as Colonel Slaghoople
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Alan Cumming
as The Great Gazoo/Mick Jagged
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Thomas Gibson
as Chip Rockefeller
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Alex Meneses
as Roxie
- Cheryl Holdridge

