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The Flintstones is a 1994 live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones. It is produced by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.
PlotSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Cliff Vandercave, currently running Mr. George Nate Slate's quarrying company as executive vice-president, schemes to abscond with company money and flee with Sharon Stone to Rockapulco, Mexirock. He wants a patsy: someone to take the blame, an incompetent. Eying the workers, he decides to invent an executive placement program, and gives the workers an exam. Barney Rubble (who also works for the company now) and Fred Flintstone take their exams using the proper chisel (analog to pencil). When Barney offers to take Fred's exam to turn them in, he notices that Fred did miserably, and swaps the exams in a well meaning attempt to pay Fred back for loaning him the money to adopt his son, Bamm-Bamm Rubble. In fact, Fred had the worst results, while Barney had the best, and when Cliff and Sharon review them, they promote Fred to the executive suite - believing that he cheated - and tell him to fire Barney, after which Barney, his wife Betty and their newly adopted son come to live in the Flintstone home, even though they dislike the way their friends are changing after Fred's promotion.
Fred and Wilma celebrate his promotion by going to the most exclusive restaurant in town, where the entertainment is provided by the BC-52s (the B-52's in stone-age garb) and Wilma lets her hair down. An argument between Fred and Barney results in Barney telling the truth about the swapped exams, and the two of them stop speaking to one another. Barney and Betty lose their home and end up in the swamp, while Fred adds a second storey to his house, a hot tub, a large-screen television, and even a satellite dish. Following the argument with Rubbles, and the revelation of Fred signing documents that fired the workers - which he was tricked into doing - Wilma walks out on Fred and takes their daughter Pebbles with her, leaving Fred guilt ridden and lonely. Fred eventually gets suspicious about what's going on, marches into the file room, and finds out the nasty business, so Cliff arranges to frame Fred. Fred goes on the run and is nearly lynched, but Wilma - who misses him - gets together with Betty to get the dictabird that can prove Fred's innocence, thus saving Fred from the lynch mob. In doing so, Wilma incurs the wrath of Cliff, who kidnaps Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, forcing Fred and Barney to confront Cliff. However, during a confrontation in the gravel pit, Fred duplicates an accident he did on the model of the machinery, and produces a result that causes Cliff to be encased in a new and unknown substance. Mr. Slate shows up, asks what is going on, and decides to name the stuff after his daughter, Concretia. With Wilma and Pebbles back at his side, Fred asks to go back to his old job operating the big dinosaur machine, while also getting benefits for the other workers, and patches things up with Barney. Cast
Cameos and AppearancesIn addition, some notable stars appeared in cameo roles:
The character of Pebbles was split between two twins, Elaine and Melanie Silver. The film was directed by Brian Levant. Finally, Mel Blanc's voice loops for Dino from the original series were reused. Public and Critical ReactionThis film met with mixed reaction from fans and critics alike. While most felt that John Goodman's portrayal of Fred was on character, and Rick Moranis' portrayal of Barney was within tolerance, Elizabeth Perkins' Wilma was somewhat seen by some critics to be a bit lacking, and the casting of Elizabeth Taylor as Wilma's mother, Mrs. Slaghoople, while felt to have been made with the best intentions, was not a successful one as Taylor's physique was nowhere near that of what had been established for the character in the cartoons; Mrs. Slaghoople was easily a physical match for Fred, while Taylor was easily dwarfed by Goodman. Physical appearance, it would turn out, would be the source of the most negative reaction that was universally reported by both critics and fans. The casting of Rosie O'Donnell as Betty, whose physique was considered far too obese to be acceptable for a character whose previous depiction had been that of a far more slender build. To O'Donnell's credit, she managed to recreate the tone and verbal mannerisms established by Bea Benaderet and Gerry Johnson in the original cartoon, but this was apparently insufficient to allow most fans to overlook the fact that she clearly did not fit the physical appearance of Betty Rubble. (O'Donnell also managed to take home the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her performance in this film, as well as for Car 54, Where Are You? and Exit to Eden.) Nevertheless, the film was a box office hit, grossing over $130 million domestically, including the $29.6 million made during the Memorial Day weekend in 1994. It was also a major seller in the DVD market, and according to Netflix has been in their top 100 rentals since the company first went into business. Trivia
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