The Flintstones
Movie, 1994, Live action, Set in Bedrock, live action
The Flintstones is #8 of 13 in release order and #13 of 13 in chronological order in the The Flintstones.
The story
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
The Flintstones recap
Cliff Vandercave, a vice-president at Slate and Co., plans to embezzle the company's money with his secretary, Sharon Stone, and needs a fall guy. Fred Flintstone has just lent Barney Rubble the money to adopt Bamm-Bamm. To repay him, Barney secretly swaps their aptitude test papers, so Fred scores highest and is promoted to an executive job, while Barney is fired. Fred becomes a wealthy, greedy snob. The Rubbles, broke, move in with the Flintstones, and Fred treats them so badly that Barney reveals the test swap and leaves. Wilma takes Pebbles to her mother's. Meanwhile Cliff has Fred sign paperwork that frames him for the theft, and Fred goes into hiding. Brian Levant directed, with John Goodman as Fred, Rick Moranis as Barney, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma, Rosie O'Donnell as Betty, Kyle MacLachlan as Cliff, Halle Berry as Sharon and Elizabeth Taylor as Wilma's mother Pearl.
The Flintstones ending explained
Wilma gets hold of the Dictabird, a bird that heard Cliff's confession, so Cliff kidnaps Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm to get it back. At the quarry, Fred and Barney save the children and Fred wrecks Cliff's machinery, burying Cliff in a mix of waste that sets hard around him. Mr. Slate names the material "concrete" and offers Fred a top job, but Fred turns it down and asks for his old one back, with better conditions for the workers. The prequel, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, followed in 2000.
Where to watch The Flintstones
The Flintstones is streaming on Netflix in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 23%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, before A Flintstones Christmas Carol.
- Chronological order: after The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, the last.
What to watch before The Flintstones
Nothing. The Flintstones (1994) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- John Goodman as Fred Flintstone
- Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone
- Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble
- Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble
- Kyle MacLachlan as Cliff Vandercave
- Halle Berry as Sharon Stone
- Elizabeth Taylor as Pearl Slaghoople
- Dann Florek as Mr. Slate
- Richard Moll as Hoagie
- Irwin Keyes as Joe Rockhead
- Jonathan Winters as Gobo The Grizzled Man
- Harvey Korman as Ali / Dicabird / Blossom's Adopted Doll Son Ali
Directed by Brian Levant.