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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.
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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.
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I just received a copy of "A Man Called Flintstone" on DVD and at first I was a bit worried to see what was missing from the original release. True fans of this film will remember that the very opening of the film we see Wilma in place of the lady as the symbol for the Columbia Pictures logo. Well on the DVD version sad to say it is missing from the DVD, this is because Warner Bros. has released it and not Columbia Pictures.I admit I was upset to see it gone, but that is the only thing missing. All the songs and sceens are all still there. "A Man Called Flintstone" still has all the humor, action , and great songs it always had. If you are lucky enough to find a copy of it on DVD, grab it...it is truly worth it...even though I miss seeing Wilma as the Columbia Pictures logo(she is still there however on VHS)
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I should know, I own it, and I live in Illinois. The bad part is that you only get the movie, no features or anything, but that is good enough for me right now.
Tha Man Called Flintstones is a gem, in my opinion one the greatest animated movies of all time. The entire show was great, and this movie captured the essence of the cartoon perfectly. It has Fred in a spy role, a farce of James Bond, and it is actually excellently well done/written. The songs are great, the movie is fantastic. I was thrilled that I was able to find this on DVD (as I have all 6 seasons of the show. Now I am awaiting the release of Flintstones a Christmas Carol and Flintstones Kids.) one of my all time favorate animated movies and show. A must for all Flintstones fans.
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and the story plot. I originally had this cartoon on VHS years ago. My children and I enjoyed watching this cartoon together. This was one program that we enjoyed as a family. Much better than watching Pinky and the Brain or Spongebob.
It is amazing where family programming has gone. My children are now in college and my one son thanks me for showing him what cartoons were popular when I was a kid and credits me for his creativity.
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