The Man Called Flintstone

Actors: Mel Blanc, June Foray, Harvey Korman, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 10085

Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.4

MPN: 1000042580
UPC: 883929037124
EAN: 0883929037124
ASIN: B001E2PQAC

Theatrical Release Date: 1966
Release Date: December 2, 2008
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The Man Called Flintstone

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Customer Reviews



4 out of 5 stars Good but...    December 29, 2008
Nik Ranieri
I miss the Wilma Columbia Pictures opening. At least they didn't cut the music. They just replaced the Wilma image with other images from the film.


5 out of 5 stars Our Man Flintstone    December 21, 2008
Gord Wilson (Bellingham, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

In the midst of the mid- 'sixties spy craze came this 90 minute feature length film. It was Hanna- Barbera's second theatrical feature, the first being Hey There, It's Yogi Bear. Everything good about the Flintstones to date found its way into this 1966 movie, but this Columbia release (now Warner Bros.) also features seven songs and two different animation looks in the opening and closing title sequences. HB, to their credit, kept the loved look of the long running prime time TV show for the entire feature. The DVD release was held up for a long time due to various debacles, but amazingly, this release managed to keep the cel-look cover art, while the back features three title cards used in theaters.

The film is in English with French and Spanish subtitles, but other than that, there are no extra features, which seems surprising, but perhaps an enhanced version will be released if this one does well. All the classic characters are here: Alan Reed as Fred, Mel Blanc as Barney, Jean Vanderpyl as Wilma, Gerry Johnson as Betty, not to mention June Foray, Harvey Korman, Paul Frees, Don Messick, and Janet Waldo. The Man Called Flintstone, coming two years later, is more developed than Hey There, Yogi Bear, which is also a musical, and which also gave the HB art department a chance to experiment with different visual styles in the musical numbers.

This is a delightful film, well-drawn, fast paced, well-plotted, with the usual cartoon conundrums and domestic dilemmas, drawing to a satisfying denoument. In other words, three times the length, but following the formula of every Flintstones episode. Here though, the genius of this cartoon, in writing, character, and story, clearly shines, whereas in the episodes, it's easily taken for granted. The film clips right by, whereas another well-known HB feature, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, which runs two hours instead of 90 minutes, seems to drag. Flintstones fans, cartoon lovers, and animation buffs won't want to miss The Man Called Flintstone.


5 out of 5 stars LOVE this movie. Seriously.    December 5, 2008
John Manigrasso (asbury park, NJ)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Haven't seen the DVD yet, but I own an old VHS copy of it I transferred over to DVD. It's a family staple; as kids it used to air annually on (I think) ABC in 2 halves, one half on Thanksgiving Day and the second the day after. Everything you love about Flintstones - the physical gags, the Fred-Can't-Do-Anything-Right bumbling, the great cartoon voice-over work from the original cast plus Harvey Korman & June Foray, the "eh, it's a living" use of prehistoric animals (who knew so many of them could speak perfect English, it really IS Intelligent design!) - it's just all done up a little bigger, with Fred being recruited by the goverment to finish an assignment started by a secret agent (who happens to be Fred's double, and quite a hit with the female spy set...meee-yowwww). And the assignment is coinciding with the Flintstones' & Rubbles' joint vacation, & Fred's not allowed to tell anyone else what's going on. Add some catchy tunes, and be amazed as time flies by and you forget how old you are.