I wish John Goodman and Rick Moranis did another movie together because they had such great chemistry.

@jonothanthrace1530

4 ай бұрын

There's still time!

@walker1984

4 ай бұрын

​@jonothanthrace1530 especially with Rick returning to occasional acting

@HooLeePhucingSheet

4 ай бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, Rick was taking care of his wife and kids. I'd love it if this channel talks about him.

@supermetroid009

4 ай бұрын

i think he briefly mentioned it in one of his reviews, and i hope he gets to Little shop of horrors sometime :)@@HooLeePhucingSheet

@AlexReynard

4 ай бұрын

Sweet Jesus, can you imagine John's character from Arachnophobia going into the weed-killing business, and him and Rick team up to defeat an army of Audrey IIs?

It’s probably the most accurate live action adaptation of a cartoon at the time.

@avalond1193

4 ай бұрын

Not really .. 1980 Popeye by robin Williams was 100% faithful. And that 1970s live action superman with Christopher Reeves also did great job

@MillRunner

4 ай бұрын

Does speed racer count?

@deadhardy

4 ай бұрын

those suck tho@@avalond1193

@elijahblechman8633

4 ай бұрын

​@@MillRunner Was about to bring that up.

@tonymata8070

4 ай бұрын

​@MillRunner Oh, most definitely. I felt accurate to the anime and the frenetic nature of it, and that includes the very shitty American version. I grew up watching the Latino version, and when I finally saw the live action adaptation, the filmmakers nailed it imo.

My late grandpa loved this movie and he was in his 80s when it was released. I'm glad I saw it 3 times with him. RIP, Ray. You are remembered after all these years.

@PennywiseThedancingclown-ws1lh

4 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss glad you have those good memories

@davidriley8316

4 ай бұрын

@@PennywiseThedancingclown-ws1lh Thank you. He died 1997. But he was a great man and taught me how to be a man.

@edwardhannah8507

4 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience watching it with my grandpa too. I still remember him laughing when Fred says to Barney "Now, get me a clean spoon." lol

@M0j0J0j0

4 ай бұрын

That's what it's all about ❤😎👍

@sebastiandelucas6437

4 ай бұрын

Long live Ray, sorry for your loss but happy you had a great grandpa!

I actually didn't like it as a kid but watched it as a adult and was blown away by how immersed in the world I was. The sets, costumes, props and practical effects were crazy.

@goclunker

24 күн бұрын

exactly! As a kid, it was just another movie. JP was my jam. As an adult, I LOVE the Flintstones and rock vegas for the exact same reasons, the immersion and the chemistry on screen

@torstenscholz6243

17 күн бұрын

So true. The set designs, special effects and costumes were amazing, and they were all real. If the film got made today, it would all be done in CGI.

It really speaks volumes of John Goodman that even when he doesn't care about the project, he still knocks it out of the park.

@IsmailofeRegime

4 ай бұрын

There might be another factor: he got flak for his portrayal of Babe Ruth just 2 or 3 years prior (and has gone on record agreeing that he didn't do a good job), so it's possible that was still on his mind, making him especially concerned with not giving another lackluster performance in such a big Hollywood production.

@CleverGirlAAH

4 ай бұрын

@@IsmailofeRegime Very insightful!

@supersentaiguy

4 ай бұрын

Do your best job, even if you hate it and the work will speak for itself.

@notoriousbastards11

4 ай бұрын

I never understood why John Goodman always seemed so critical of his movies. He always does a great job

@supersentaiguy

4 ай бұрын

@@notoriousbastards11 artists are always their worst critics.

People say this movie is bad? I always really liked it.

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that shocked me too Siskel and Ebert are weird because half the time, they're saying like "Mask of the Phantasm is great, it doesn't talk down to kids, why did we sleep on this?" and then they're going into this as if the Flintstones was ever anything but an primetime situation comedy for adults. They sold cigarettes for chrissakes. Kids didn't smoke back then.

@ScrambledAndBenedict

4 ай бұрын

@@KairuHakubi Something I've noticed about critics, is they watch something, like or don't like it, and then search for "objective" reasons to justify why they liked or didn't like it rather than just admitting their opinions are 100% subjective and aren't actually set-in-stone fact. Because let's be real: if there was an objectively "good" way to make a movie, and an objectively "bad" way to make a movie, every movie would be a masterpiece beloved by all; two different people can have wildly different opinions of a movie because they have entirely different tastes.

@tonymata8070

4 ай бұрын

You're not alone, I absolutely loved this movie when I was a kid. Hell, I compare both movies to a certain era of The Flintstones. - The first one is very accurate to the early seasons of the show with minor stuff from the seasons in which Pebbles and Bam-Bam were introduced. - The prequel feels like the much more sillier and family friendly seasons in which many greatly dislike, especially since it introduced The Great Gazoo in live action.

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

@@ScrambledAndBenedict I suppose it is rather like modern 'science' too. Come to your conclusion first, then do your research.

@calebmarmon1310

4 ай бұрын

@@ScrambledAndBenedict Ideally critics look for objective reasons why they like or don’t like a given movie. Their experience is always subjective, but the goal is to understand why one is having a particular reaction. And hopefully there are others watching that might share the same sensibilities. I think where S&E get in trouble is not couching their language with room to disagree. Which I think reflects the times and that they were the first of this kind of review show.

Unbelievable behind the scenes footage , wonderful ! i was the Production Designer on the film and it’s the most fun an Art Dept. can have

@PastaSauce.

4 ай бұрын

The movie shines in terms of practical sets and artistry. You all did a wonderful Job. Now it would be mostly green screen :/

@charliekelly735

4 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Do you remember any fun stories or anecdotes from the set?

@realwitchdoctor

4 ай бұрын

@williamsandell1082 if that's really you, then thank you for doing such an amazing job

@swisserty

2 ай бұрын

I recall ripping me thong to the side on that set, I always sneered in the production designers!! Got em! ‘90s we’re a better time

@THambrough

18 күн бұрын

That is amazing and it was definitely one of those movies that helped shape my childhood into some truly fond memories so thank you for all the hard work you and the entire cast and crew put into the production. I don't know what critics were smoking back then but I understood it just fine at 6 years old and will always cherish this movie.

It’s easy to forget that even though Goodman was middle aged, he was still just hitting household name success outside of Roseanne. So his anxieties about image and career were reasonable, it was a crucial juncture for him where further success wasn’t guaranteed unless he made smart commitments of his time and growing name.

John Goodman as Fred Flintstone & Rick Moranis as Barney are two of the most perfect casting choices of all time

@MickSG.

4 ай бұрын

Agreed, but it always made me wonder why they cast Rosie O'Donnell as Betty. I think she acted well, but I always wished they got someone else.

@TheLostWorldFanChann

4 ай бұрын

Who the heck cast Betty?

@McDuffin

4 ай бұрын

Wilma was a good choice too. They completely blew it with Betty rubble, though. I don’t think Rosie did horrible, I just didn’t buy it. Even at 10 or 11 years old.

@socaljarhead7670

4 ай бұрын

Somebody who she still be in jail, that’s who.

@bossmanham

4 ай бұрын

It's too bad he had such a negative attitude about his involvement. He could have really embraced the role, as he did such a good job. I wonder if he'd feel differently about it today looking back. A lot of actors embrace older roles as nostalgia sets in.

"You could've married John Firestone, the man who invented the wheel. Instead you married Fred Flintstone, the man who invented the excuse!" One of many great lines that I still chuckle at, 20+ years after seeing the movie.

@neilrunyon3391

4 ай бұрын

She had such a blast on this film. After so many years of serious roles, she wanted to do something fun. She got this and it was perfect. You could tell she was having a blast with this role.

@rapmastac1362

Ай бұрын

Fred: I've got half of mind... Pearl: Oh, don't flatter yourself. Fred: That's it! Where's my club, Wilma?!

@CJODell12

29 күн бұрын

you mean Elliott Firestone

My brother Keith Donnelly played a bowling team member. I got a chance to see the set. It was absolutely amazing!

@alexwells6876

4 ай бұрын

Would love to know where a lot of those props are today, maybe some have ended up on eBay.

somehow i never knew this movie existed, and just 1 minute into this video i’m blown away at how fantastic this movie looks. especially from the early 90s

@kennethdobson9878

4 ай бұрын

it has a sequel as well!

@worthybutter2004

4 ай бұрын

@@kennethdobson9878 No, a prequel. And not a particularly good one.

@nampyeon635

4 ай бұрын

Practical effects from the 90's look better than movies made today.

@Parker--

4 ай бұрын

I would definitely argue it looks this good _because_ it's from the early 90's. If it was made any later, it would be with horrible CGI and though it narrowly avoided a grittier, more realistic look as stated in the video, there's no guarantee it would have gotten funding later on without it if made a decade later.

@alexwells6876

4 ай бұрын

I hope that soon, practical effects and real sets will return. It's been a constant advancement since the early 90s to the point that it's now realistic. Things always come back around, surely filmmakers willl get bored of CG and photorealism, which will pave the way for more impressionistic visuals coming back. As useful as it is, CG has reached it's limit and has been exhausted. It should be used as a tool, not just for convenience. Creativity and convenience shouldn't go hand in hand

Can't wait for the inevitable "Forgotten Failures: Viva Rock Vegas" episode.

@vinnym5607

4 ай бұрын

Are you sure it's "Forgotten Failure"? JK. It is.

@nickrustyson8124

4 ай бұрын

Or a episode of the podcast

@weston407

4 ай бұрын

I loved Viva Rock Vegas; in a lot of ways I thought it was superior to this movie

@protips__

4 ай бұрын

It's a shame they didn't use that script for this film's cast and budget. Would be much more fondly remembered.

@hemiglos

4 ай бұрын

Jane Krakowski was a much better Betty than was Ms O'Donnell.

I actually restored the Flintstones movie pinball machine at my job! It was a fun machine to work on.

@jacobscarberry4799

4 ай бұрын

Classic Pinball Board!

@TensaZangetsu1200

4 ай бұрын

Read it as restoned

@jacobscarberry4799

4 ай бұрын

@@TensaZangetsu1200 That is correct.

@quinnzyker6521

4 ай бұрын

I NEED IT

@toongrowner1

4 ай бұрын

I'm far away from being a handyman or technical guy but that does still sound like a great day time activity. :)

back in 1990 or so when John was on Roseanne, my mom saw an episode where he was bowling, she told me mark my words that right there is Fred Flintstone, he will play him in something and about 3 and half years later,yep it happened!! I was 16 when the movie came out, loved it then and still love it at 45!

I was 32 when this came out, after a lifetime of loving the cartoon, I thought the live action movie was just about perfect! There's not a single aspect of it I would change. Possibly the best live action update of a cartoon there has ever been,

@JulioCNY

7 күн бұрын

Indeed 💯. You were 32, and now you are in your early 60s, age 62. Time flies real fast for all of us. I was 4 years old when this movie came out in 1994. and now, 30 years later, in the year 2024, I'm 34.

@christopherdean1326

7 күн бұрын

@@JulioCNY 61 actually, birthday in November...

@JulioCNY

6 күн бұрын

@@christopherdean1326 👍 awesome. My birthday is in September.

It’s kind of sad that Goodman was so worried about this role defining him and not wanting to do any more of it since here we are 30 years later and it’s such a small blip in his career, the fears were totally unfounded at least for this film

@Joecbg100

4 ай бұрын

I would be a bit concerned on paper but he has nothing to be ashamed about at all, he made it work. He was the only one who could have done this and played it straight, funny and even added weight with him and the drama. He's too hard on himself but i suppose that happens when art is on display, and i understand.

@Luschan

4 ай бұрын

True, but things could have turned out differently for him if he had continued the role. It really could have defined him or limited future prospects.

@SykoFox

4 ай бұрын

And he just kills it, too. It's sad to know that he didn't have a great time working on it.

@nohrianscum9791

4 ай бұрын

It's not an unfounded fear, as an actor he would be all too familiar with other actors who got stuck with a particular role or typecast for the rest of their careers. Just look at Adam West.

@kanesmith8271

4 ай бұрын

@@nohrianscum9791Ryan Gosling doesn’t mind it 😂

The Flintstones is awesome, the practical set design, animatronics, their ability to encapsulate the rules and logic of a cartoon world in a live setting was great. I always loved this movie as a kid and even now

@nahor88

4 ай бұрын

Particularly when you look at today's adaptations, this was WAY ahead of it's time. The way Fred jumps into the air and levitates, there's no way today's productions crews would think to try and implement that in live action, fearing how stupid it'll look. It does look silly, but in a good way.

@PastaSauce.

4 ай бұрын

Glad somebody mentioned the practical sets! Today it would have mostly green screen. Will never get a movie like that again.

@alexwells6876

4 ай бұрын

I hope that soon, practical effects and real sets will return. It's been a constant advancement since the early 90s to the point that it's now realistic. Things always come back around, surely filmmakers willl get bored of CG and photorealism, which will pave the way for more impressionistic visuals coming back. As useful as it is, CG has reached it's limit and has been exhausted. It should be used as a tool, not just for convenience. Creativity and convenience shouldn't go hand in hand

@Super165i

3 ай бұрын

A lot of people thought Rosie O’Donell was miscasted as Betty Rubble, but at least she can do the whole Betty Rubble laugh well

@torstenscholz6243

17 күн бұрын

So true. They just don't make em like this anymore - it's really amazing how much effort they put into the set designs and costumes. They looked so real and stayed loyal to the design of the original TV show, while also keeping a good balance between looking realistically and cartoony. Today, it would all be done in lazy CGI.

All these clips made me realize this movie is absolutely hilarious. Some of the humor flew past me as a kid but it totally nails The Flintstones

This movie should’ve gotten an Oscar for Best Production Design.

Flintstones is one of my favorite movies ever. I adored it as a kid and still enjoy it as a adult. John Goodman as Fred was one example of Perfect casting

@spicymemes7458

4 ай бұрын

Rick Moranis, too. I totally bought them as Fred and Barney

@tgiacin435

4 ай бұрын

It was perfect casting for all except one. That being Betty. Everyone else fitted their roles perfectly. But with Betty, I only see Rosie O’Donnell, which is a shame

@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you why they cast Rosie O Donnell as Betty I never know @@tgiacin435

@taffysaur

4 ай бұрын

@@tgiacin435 Betty Rubble is famously a very attractive woman, to the point where in the movie Clueless they call hot chicks “Betties” (and unattractive men “Barnies”; according to director Amy Heckerling this was authentic ‘90s slang). I’m not saying Rosie O’Donnell is ugly, but she isn’t exactly a classic beauty. Rick Moranis’ line, “she should have played Fred” is a bit harsh, but it isn’t totally off-base.

@JrunkJesus

4 ай бұрын

I LOVED THIS WHEN I WAS A KID!!!!

There was also the fact that the B52s did a version of the theme tune under the name BC52s. It's their second most successful single after love shack

Who said it was bad? It’s a classic 90s staple. Perfect for Saturday afternoons

I'm 36 and I STILL love this movie. It's truly aspiring how much time and effort went into the sets, props, etc.

I never got the hate for this movie as a kid, and not even as an adult. Everything about the movie had the spirit of the cartoon, and that is exactly what I wanted for a movie like this.

@andrewdevine3920

4 ай бұрын

They made Betty Rubble fat.

@ConroyMatheson

4 ай бұрын

​@@andrewdevine3920 so Rosie o donnel is the entire reason you didn't like it? Wow dude weird set of priorities.

@thegladve

4 ай бұрын

@@ConroyMatheson honestly I'm not behind Rosie O'Donnell as Betty either, not because of the fat thing mind you but because I'm sure my all time favorite comedienne actress Sally Field would've done a better job of the material simple as that.

@user-be7tc2bd6e

4 ай бұрын

Those Mcdonald's commercials brings back nostalgia so hard,I remember them. I watched the movie on dvd. I only viewed it-ONCE. LOL. Good behind the scene video tho,I enjoyed it.

@andrewdevine3920

4 ай бұрын

@@ConroyMatheson I didn't say I didn't like the movie. Just stating a fact.

I love the Roger Ebert assessment - I was 8-years-old when this movie came out and I loved it...I was never once confused or disinterested by the plot. At a certain age we must forget what it was like being a kid and just assume we were ignorant of everything - never underestimate how savvy an 8-year-old can be.

@brandonpage7087

4 ай бұрын

Not to mention, Ebert & Siskel, apparently weren't aware that the Flintstones originally was not a kids show & often dealt with adult themes.

@christianali5431

3 ай бұрын

​@@brandonpage7087yeah. It's no one's fault that adult sitcoms weren't ready to talk about deep themes at the time.

@DirtyFrigginHarry

3 ай бұрын

Ebert had some infamously bad takes. It's astounding to me how he became THE movie critic when there are so many genres and concepts he couldn't wrap his head around.

@thepolloelectrico1117

2 ай бұрын

I totally got the plot too, I was like 9 or 10 when I watched it.

@jimmymelendez1836

Ай бұрын

I was a teenager back then and I knew what was going on.

The BC-52's theme song was also a Great Addition

I only just realised that a building in the background was "Toy. S. Aurus".

One thing I really do appreciate is that they did use Mel Blanc recordings for Dino because he is an awesome voice actor doing the voice of nearly every Looney Tunes character

@CleverGirlAAH

4 ай бұрын

I mean... what else could be done? Hahaha Anything else would have been sacrilegious. 😂

@1zymn1

4 ай бұрын

He also played Rick Moranis' dad in Strange Brew!

@Nick-ty9us

4 ай бұрын

@@1zymn1 he did that because Rick Moranis suggested that

@KenLieck

4 ай бұрын

Trivia: The reason the original cartoons didn't use an Art Carney imitator for Barney is because H-B had already stolen that voice for Yogi Bear!

@pablocasas5906

4 ай бұрын

That kind of reminds that for the Neutral Spanish dub of the movie, people from Universal contact Fred and Barney voice actors from the cartoon to reprised their roles, which says a since the movie was dubbed in Los Angeles while The Flintstones cartoon was dubbed in Mexico, so they flew Arturo Mercado (Fred/Pedro) and Francisco Colmenero (Barney/Pablo) to Los Angeles Though I have to specify that they were the characters' second voices, Barney original VA, Julio Lucena, passed away before the movie was made and I suppose the producers weren't aware that Fred's Mexican VA, José "El Tata" Arvizu was still active. The Viva Rock Vegas movie was dubbed entirely in Mexico and Francisco returned as Barney/Pablo, but Fred/Pedro was voiced by Jesse Conde, while Arturo Mercado voiced Gazoo

I personally loved it. John Goodman's charm is radiating in this movies. Is it the best? No. But, there's a lot of things that are enjoyable. I thought it was one of John Goodman's best performances. Also, Fred imagining his mother-in-law being devoured by a dinosaur and giggling was HILARIOUS! The adult content was fairly well-placed and handled in a way clean enough for children to watch the film.

@Louie_The_Dago

4 ай бұрын

she was a BLABBERMOUTH!

Remember loving this movie as a child, really appreciated how it didn't talk down to me and of course John Goodman is absolutely amazing in it. Also having Paul from Dune as the villain was very amusing to me as that was another of my childhood favourite films.

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

Kyle MacLachlan's bare arms... more, please!

Funny personal factoid, a friend of mine recently told me that she was actually in the running to play Pebbles, but didn’t get the role because she was a stubborn kid and refused to smile when directed. Also, to this day, Rosie O’Donnell was by far away the most confounding casting choice for that film. So, unlike the age range you threw out video, I was almost 17 when this came out. A buddy of mine and I went to see it out of idle curiosity to see how the classic series was adapted into live action. We were also fans of SFX in all its forms and production design for film. It’s a perfectly fine adaption of the animated series. A lot of work goes into lots of films, but it doesn’t mean that they’re good. It was just barely adequate enough to sit through. I remember The Flintstones came out the week after the film adaption of Maverick. After my buddy and I left The Flintstones with a shrug, he and I theater jumped to see Maverick. Out of the two films released that weekend based off of older TV series, the latter was definitely more satisfactory to sit through than the former.

@markhunt575

4 ай бұрын

I loved the Flintstones as a kid. When I saw Rosie O'Donnell as Betty I decided not to watch it, my daughter was a year away from going to movies so I still haven't watched it.

@markhunt575

4 ай бұрын

@Dewani90 I haven't paid for a movie since 2000, so if you've exiled me from the movie watching community of those who watch movies despite who's in them, au revoir.

This is one of my favourite childhood movies! I never thought it was bad, I think they did a great job at bringing the whole Flintstone vibe to life. John Goodman is absolutely perfect as Fred, so great casting too!

Drinking out of a RocDonald’s cup at this very moment…loved this movie as a kid…so many cool practical effects

Kids in 1994 watched "Home Alone" and "Jurassic Park" more than anything. This movie's biggest moment was a year before release, with the teaser attached to "Jurassic Park" revealing John Goodman's casting. The audience went wild about it.

@DisgruntledDoomer

4 ай бұрын

I agree. I saw all of those movies in the theaters, but Flintstones is the only one I never rewatched. It just didn't impress me at all. And I think Goodman is a big part of it: for some reason, I found him a bit scary and creepy as a child (and _still_ kinda do!) so to me he wasn't the kind of man I thought Fred would be: friendly and goofy, and only sometimes a bit temperamental. Moranis is a much better fit for his character, IMO.

Still today, I love the 1994 Flintstones film and how much work they put into making Bedrock come to life is still amazing to see. I feel sorry for John Goodman but he and all of the cast did a great job with the characters. In fact, the TV version of the 1994 Flintstones film has scenes that were not in the theatrical version and maybe consider to be a "lost version" of the film

Spielberg got involved? Just as Tiny Toons began? Well that makes total sense!

This was a great movie......watched it so many times on rainy weekends that I lost count how many times...,the critics didn't use their money to make it but it is still an all time favorite.

This will always be one of my favorite movies. It’s great to know that the cast and crew had fun making it, truly a high budget fan film.

I remember having a childhood crush on Halle Berry in this movie. The only casting choice I wasn't crazy about was Rosie O'Donnell as Betty, but everyone else was perfect for their roles, especially John Goodman as Fred. This is a far better Flintstones movie than Viva Rock Vegas.

@vitorafmonteiro

4 ай бұрын

When Joe said ""I guarantee something about it still stands out in your memory" I immediately thought that to me it always was Halle Berry, even at the youngest age I recall watching this.

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

Yeah she was foxy . though as a kid I was confused since her character's name was Sharon Stone. It's a good gag, but I was only vaguely aware of different sexy actress names, so I thought that was her name and it was more of a cameo. You know, like they might have thrown Rock Hudson in as a joke, if he'd been alive. On accounta his name is Rock.

@Eidlones

4 ай бұрын

Looks wise, maybe not for Rosie to play Betty, but she got the personality and the laugh down

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

@@Eidlones indeed. plus Betty was always shorter with a fatter head, so it kinda translates.

@kumajin3621

4 ай бұрын

it was the laugh, it was too good

I just like how they had 33 screenwriters, and only credited 3 of them. One of the writers of die hard even made contributions.

I didn't know they made a prequel, but I'm sure glad I missed it.

I took a sitcom writing class with Brian Levant at UNM. He was a silly old guy, and it's crazy to see his younger self in this. He didn't like to talk about this movie, he was much more proud of his time writing on Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley

@megamix5403

9 күн бұрын

Didn't he also do Jingle All the Way? How did he feel about that film? Also, when was this?

ALWAYS loved this movie, you didn't touch on one of my favorite parts, THE SCORE. David Newman did such an amazing job filling the film with memorable melodies and a sweeping score. And who could forget the B-52's cameo music tie-in? I'll always champion this film as a fan.

Im still reeling from the "Sharon Stone" pun 30 years later

The cast was spot on except Rosie O'Donnell......

I'm 43 now. I recently rewatched it for the first time since when it released. I think I had more fun watching it now! It's still great fun. I ended up buying the double DVD with this movie and its straight to DVD sequel. Both were lots of fun!

The production design of this movie is really unparalleled.

@katherinealvarez9216

4 ай бұрын

True

I haven't seen this movie in ages, but all those clips just ooze charm. Time for those of us who grew up with this movie to give it its moment in the sun!

@nahor88

4 ай бұрын

This is definitely one of those movies you watch as a kid, and rewatch as an adult, and appreciate it both ways. You love the silly, whimsical elements as a child, as an adult you realize holy shit... there are actually some real life, mature elements going on here. I still remember watching it on VHS, growing up on the cartoon, and my parents walk into the room and see Halle Berry's outfit and think "wait, this is a kid's movie?" LOL.

Thanks, Joe. I was around for the original cartoon series back in the 60's, and enjoyed the way this movie played up the whole "made out of rocks" ambience. Watching it, I felt like Bedrock was a real place. And the actors' commitment to their roles added greatly to the charm. Basically, the movie was a lot of fun. I thought it worked better than a lot of other live-action movies adapted from tv shows.

18:46 John Goodman trying so hard to hide that he wants to wring that interviewer out like a dirty rag 😂

I have it on digital. It still holds up to me. I had no problems with it seeing it in the theater opening day as a 9 yr old kid and I dont have problems with it as an 39 yr old adult. The chemistry between John Goodman and Rick Moranis as the these 2 iconic best friends, makes the movie hold up today.

I really loved this movie a lot. This movie's set design is so amazing and the creatures were top tier for the 90s. Thank you for covering a childhood movie i love. Also John Goodman and Rick Moranis were really good.

You knock it out of the park with every video of yours I watch. Great job, man.

This movie holds a special place in my heart, you could just tell by the set pieces and little details there was a LOT of passion to put this to screen. I think they did a great job for all the practical effects and puppetry.

The Hanna-Barbera live action remakes always have scarily good casting and set design. I love that you put *RocDonald’s* in the thumbnail. As a certified Flintstones enthusiast(meaning I’ve seen all the classic episodes at least 4 times over the past year)I can say that this movie is the best theatrically released Flintstones project to ever exist.

I loved John Goodman he was Fred flintstone

@nsasupporter7557

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, John Goodman is actually an incredible talent despite him only being a B list actor. Throughout his whole career he’s done both movies and tv shows… he’s primarily known for the sitcom Rosanne and being in a lot of movies

Thanks Joe, man!!! I literally haven't watched the Flintstones movie, since the '90s, & now you have seriously got me wanting to watch it again. I can't believe that so many people, who loved it as kids, have now turned against it!! I'm certainly not one of those. I loved this movie, as a kid, & only haven't watched it in years, cause i kinda forgot about it, & don't own it on home video, but i think i will rectify that soon, after watching this video. We had those RocDonald's mugs, but i have no idea where they are now. I certainly appreciate all the hard work & attention to detail to bring the Flintstones world to life! LMFAO at Siskel & Ebert asking who this movie was made for, because i guess those morons forgot or didn't know, that the Flintstones were NOT created for kids, as stated in this video. Kids just ended up watching & loving it. That's why they had adult themes, in the movie, like embezzlement. The cartoon would also often have adult storylines. John Goodman may as well own it & embrace it, that he was the perfect Fred Flintstone, & nobody else could've pulled that role off, but him, lol.

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

The movie is an adaptation of the Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm years. The most based parts were before they were born. I re-watched some of those recently after years and years and I could understand what Seth MacFarlane wanted to go back to with the first five or so years of *Family Guy.*

42 years old, I just watched this movie for the first time yesterday and I enjoyed it! Great movie, brought back memories of watching the Flinstones on tv.

One of the few cartoon adaptations at the time that stayed pretty close to the source material.

@taionalmeida5337

4 ай бұрын

Did a way better job, visually, than the Disney live actions ... In 1994 ... How amazing is this ...

@elijahblechman8633

4 ай бұрын

If you want another 60s cartoon turned I must recommend speed racer. It's legitimately one of my favorite movies ever made.

@BugsyFoga

4 ай бұрын

@@elijahblechman8633 Saw that one in the theaters, definitely one of my favorites

@thewkovacs316

4 ай бұрын

@@elijahblechman8633 that movie gives me a headache. and if they had wanted to do it right, they wouldve adapted the japanese version...not the cleaned up and edited version that we americans got to see

@ironmaster6496

4 ай бұрын

​@@elijahblechman8633It's an interesting movie, I don't like it and it's not really that faithful to its source material (specially with its worldbuilding), but it IS an interesting movie

I just watched this with my kids and it unlocked a great core memory of seeing this at the drive-in with my family as a kid. You know we forget what a huge cultural impact the Flintstones had as a franchise. I would say up until the '90s it was something people watched all the time on TV. Besides things like fruity pebbles which you can still get today, I remember getting Flintstones push pops, having Flintstones toys, wearing Flintstones pajamas, taking the Flintstones vitamins, and then all the build up and hype for this movie. I wonder what happened between now and the mid '90s that kind of killed Flintstones fever. I mean there used to be a Flintstones theme park, and now it's just sort of this relic of the Boomer/Gen X era? Occasionally you might see Fred Flintstone pop up in a Cartoon Network short or make a cameo? But it's pretty much unknown to kids today, and I think that's weird

@Andres33AU

4 ай бұрын

I too am curious what happened to the Flintstones as well, because other IPs like Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry are still popular with younger generations. Also, looking back, there were quite a few dinosaur movies in the early-mid 90s, mainly Jurassic Park, the Super Mario Bros movie (yep, that one, lol) and The Flintstones movie. The Land Before Time was also popular with its sequels, though my favourite is still the original.

@toast_busters

4 ай бұрын

@@Andres33AU there was a podcast I used to listen to about retro games and there's one guy on the podcast who would always refer to the early '90s as "cave mania." Because there's more than just you mentioned! Some other things that come to mind right away are Encino Man, Theodore Rex, and the Land of the Lost reboot. Then outside of TV or movies, you have tons of video games like Mario World again, Joe and Mac, or Bonk, and then it was also seeping into other things like those dinosaurs from hell trading cards, that dinosaur egg oatmeal that only 90s kids probably remember, or the crazy amount of completely unique dinosaur toys that were coming out around that time. We were nuts for dinosaurs in the early '90s/late '80s. It was just the thing that they latched onto for kids!

@rufusblue8044

4 ай бұрын

I use to love the drive-in as a kid. Great times

@egill624

4 ай бұрын

The only thing the Flintstones is known for these days is appearing on children's vitamins

@8shroomfairy8

4 ай бұрын

Fruity Pebbles!! ​@@egill624

Crazy how much John Goodman looks like Fred flintstone

I appreciate the quality of this video. The first Flintstones movie will always be one of my favourites.

I knew we were in for a treat when the “Univer-shell” logo appeared at the drive-in with the old Revue Studios music. I remember seeing that at the theatre, and 14-year-old me thought “Okay… they did their movie logo homework. Let’s do this.”

@WTFG78

4 ай бұрын

Also, the movie’s score is a wonderful orchestral arrangement of the TV show’s incidental music.

@bigduke5902

4 ай бұрын

You, at 14 years old in the mid 1990s, wryly quipped over the use of what you knew was called the Revue Studios music?

@WTFG78

4 ай бұрын

@@bigduke5902 At the time, I knew it an older version of the Universal/MCA theme, yes. I didn’t know it was specifically from Revue until later. What can I say… I was a weird kid. ;)

@bigduke5902

4 ай бұрын

@@WTFG78 We shoulda been friends.

@azraelle6232

4 ай бұрын

I always love when the movie plays with the studio logo.

I had no idea the movie was hated. I loved the movie as a kid and even I could understand the plot and what was happening. I feel like it was a true adaptation of the Flinstones

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

hell when I was a kid I saw it as a massive improvement over the show.

@metalspinda9594

4 ай бұрын

Casting Rosie O'Donnell to play Betty Rubble, one of MANY boomers and Gen x' first cartoon crushes MAY have had a hand in derailing the movie. "Plus size" models weren't a thing BACK THEN either!

@CleverGirlAAH

4 ай бұрын

@@KairuHakubi 1000% The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, I could never wrap my head around being "entertaining". (*Especially* Scooby)

@CleverGirlAAH

4 ай бұрын

@@metalspinda9594 I'm no Rosie fan, but she played a good "Mom" version of Betty. She reminded me of other moms at school and church. She had the personality down, and the voice. She wasn't exactly grotesque at the time. But certainly no hourglass figure. And lastly, she had some star power after a League of their Own, and Sleepless in Seattle for mom's in the theater. It was a smart cast.

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

@@CleverGirlAAH yep those were not my jam. but i get it, kids in the 60s, they had a lot less to watch. just like when I was a kid I might watch boring stuff like little house on the prairie or something, because it was on. and we didn't always have cable.

I do really miss Rick Moranis! He’s such a terrific actor, gave a great amount of laughter. It’s sad not to see him arond, however I find heartwarming he chose family over career. That makes him a good man too.

@nsasupporter7557

4 ай бұрын

I agree, however he’s only known for playing a “loser” type character in all of his movies. In Ghostbusters he was the nerdy neighbor who was the key master, in Little Giants he was the overshadowed younger loser brother of Ed O’Neils character, in the Flintstones he plays Barney who gets overlooked for the promotion

@jmorlar2852

4 ай бұрын

@@nsasupporter7557 well, he's that kind of face XD... However, I'd rather not regard his take on Barney Rubble as a "looser" character. He doesn't get overlooked for the promotion, he switches his test with Fred's knowing how much his friend longed to be somebody. Then Fred becomes an A-grade a-hole, but throughout the movie Barney keeps up his moral integrity.

@nsasupporter7557

4 ай бұрын

@@jmorlar2852 Barney was trying to return the favor to Fred

@jmorlar2852

4 ай бұрын

@@nsasupporter7557 Indeed, so good winner after all ;)

@nsasupporter7557

4 ай бұрын

@@jmorlar2852 but unfortunately it blew up in his face

I was born in 81, so I remember this vividly. The Flintstones was a show our parents watched. It wasn't the hip new thing that kids were all into at the time. It had lasting appeal with baby boomers who passed some of that onto their kids, but it's like passing a love of Star Wars onto your kids today. It's not their generation's thing. It's that thing your dad watched, you know? Outside of my parents, I was familiar with it because of various TV specials, and I believe it was on syndication, but not at a time I would normally watch. Anyway, why wouldn't they include some adult plot lines in the film? Half the appeal was baby boomer nostalgia. My mom certainly explained to me about how it was geared towards both kids and adults. I don't know why critics would've expected it to be a simple plot for little kids.

I acknowledge I have bias because I watched this MANY times as a kid, but I absolutely and unapologetically love it.

In terms of production design, the closest I've seen in recent memory is the entire Barbie Land they built for the Barbie movie. Those were actual sets. Even the transition scenes of them traveling to and from the real world were all done with practical effects and very little CGI. This reminds me a lot of that.

@tmtrcclby

4 ай бұрын

I came here to say this!

@clowwwwwwwn

4 ай бұрын

lot more cgi than you think but yeah there was some practical stuff. most of the backgrounds are cgi versions of miniatures or just full CGI.

@TomWDW1

4 ай бұрын

@@clowwwwwwwn I didn't say there was no CGI. Watch the BTS stuff.

@clowwwwwwwn

4 ай бұрын

​@@TomWDW1 i had just finished watching the corridor digital video breaking it down when I replied..

@medalion1390

4 ай бұрын

@@clowwwwwwwnYeah I just watched the video too, there’s always more cgi than you realise.

As a child, this movie was simply amazing! It felt like I really was seeing Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney brought to life. In my 30s, I still love this film, has a special place in my heart. Not Viva Rock Vegas though...that's another story.

@user-be7tc2bd6e

4 ай бұрын

I haven't seen Viva Rock Vegas,it's that bad ???? I was considering watching it.

@MickSG.

4 ай бұрын

@@user-be7tc2bd6e Don't do it, trust us.

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

@@user-be7tc2bd6e i'm almost tempted to. Somebody talk me out of it. I gave *Velma* a chance and I still get bullied for actually enjoying it when I never enjoyed any version of that show before that point.

@user-be7tc2bd6e

Ай бұрын

@@matthewa11 I'm gonna watch it,gonna see how much amazon is selling the dvd for.And what's Velma ??? A tv show ???

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

@@user-be7tc2bd6e That's a show about an Indian-American teenage girl who solves mysteries. And also, there's something about a dog in it at some point.

A McDonald’s combo meal was $3.99. I miss those days

Loved this movie growing up. Last time I saw it my family and I were watching it while staying at the Flintstones rv park in Arizona. Wish they'd fix that place up, it's one of the last physical remanents of Hanna-Barbera

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

They were everywhere in theme parks and tourist attractions until they merged with WB through Ted Turner, then they just got subsumed into that. There's even a picture of my younger sister crying while Fred is holding her. We tease her about it to this day. Bill and Joe were two greedy sumb!tches, as Jackie Gleason himself might have put it in *Smokey and the Bandit.* They licensed these characters on everything from cigarettes and beer to vitamins and cereal. It is doubtful any of the money went into the animation itself based on the institutionalized mediocrity that started after Taft Broadcasting got into the mix. Cartoon Network was the shot in the arm they were desperate for and weren't going to get anywhere else. Ted Turner basically saved the studio; at least by that point, it was back in the hands of somebody who actually seemed to like movies.

I loved this movie as a kid. I've always been a fan of John Goodman and Rick Moranis.

Man, I had no idea John Goodman was so resentful of the role. Dude NAILED it and is one of the best things about it aside from the stunning production design.

@whatever1661

4 ай бұрын

totally agree brother. I was shocked when i saw the RT audience score

@michaelbarbarelli3764

4 ай бұрын

Right? Seemed so strange, almost as if he considered himself above it. Nonetheless, he clearly took his job seriously and knocked it out of the park anyway.

@MoneyManHolmes

4 ай бұрын

I hope as an old man he is able to realize he made a lot of kids happy with that role, and maybe even embrace it. I wish he would have done a sequel. Back then, part 2’s had a tendency to be the high points of movie franchises.

"Look how tough that Betty is" with that zoom-in on Moranis 😂 Great editing and a great video overall. This came out when I was 8-years-old and I still love it. I had the stone-looking lunchbox, all of the drinking glasses, I even went as Bamm-Bamm for Halloween that year and my mom dressed as Betty.

Good vid! The one thing you didn't talk about though (somehow!) is the soundtrack, which is just brilliant from start to finish. The B-52's temporarily renaming themselves The B.C.52's and taking the theme tune into the charts was one thing.... Getting everything from Weird Al to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on there was a genius move. Shakespeares Sister dropping a mad banger feat Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, Green Jelly covering Anarchy in the UK, and even Big Audio Dynamite covering Tommy Steele's Rock with the Caveman... It's an album I have heard way more times than I've seen the movie.

I like how John Goodman honors both Jackie Gleason and the original voice of Fred Flintstone, Alan Reed what does managed to make it his own

A lot of critics seemed to be reacting to the idea rather than the execution. I can totally understand not *wanting* a Flintstones movie. There are countless ways this one could have been worse, though.

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

reminds me of the Lego Movie. i was rolling my eyes hard at that, but it turned out to be good. They somehow pulled it off, and in 2014 no less. it worked both within their universe AND on a meta level, that's insane.

@HOTD108_

4 ай бұрын

Defending a movie by saying "it could have been worse" isn't really a defence. You could say that about anything really, stuff could always be worse.

@TheYetixOUTx

4 ай бұрын

​@@HOTD108_except for when it turns out good. The commentary on tlou2 makes me think it couldve been worse. But what we got was still terrible.

@KairuHakubi

4 ай бұрын

@@HOTD108_ That's not really the point here though. Disliking it purely because the idea is bad means that you are judging it for how bad a theoretical movie would be.

@ironmaster6496

4 ай бұрын

​@@KairuHakubiit's really stupid like i used to think that lego batman was a really terrible idea and that it would be at best a teen titans go esque kids movie......after watching it though not only i regret thinking that but i consider it one of the best Batman movies period. And that's a mentality we all should have like be really critic of the idea but still giving it a chance, not just instantly call it bad without even watching it

It’s a solid three out of five star kind of flick. Not great, not terrible. Perfectly serviceable on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Kids can enjoy the cute dinosaurs and adults can appreciate the performances.

Great video. I'm so happy It showed up in my feed. I forgot about this movie, and how good it is. Totally watching it tonight. And subbing

I was an adult in my 30s with 2 children when the film came out. While not a masterpiece (not every film needs to be) I thought the art and costume design and the casting was superb! Not to mention the animatronics. Such a fun film, I have it on DVD.

Poor John Goodman. He's a terrific actor with great warmth and range, and he seems like a thoroughly decent guy with great insight and sincerity. It's clear he was afraid of getting typecast for this, but he took it on the chin and gave his all to the performance.

Thanks for making this video, hitting me right in the feels. I love this movie.

WHAT!? I loved that movie as a child, and I still think it was pretty awesome with mostly spot on casting. And now you're telling me people hates it and Goodman despised playing that role!? WHAT THE HECK

That opening line is correct. This movie came out just before my 1st bday. But on my 6th bday my cousin bought me this and spacejam on vhs. I still remember watching this the first night in the first house i ever lived in because i insisted my dad set up the tv and vcr first

As a 6yo in 1994, even though I weirdly liked Roseanne as a kid (almost exclusively because of John Goodman), I haaaated not just The Flintstones and The Jetsons but this movie in particular. I never saw it, and at 35yo I still had no intent to see it until this video. Dude, your channel is amazing. As an example of your power to compel people into taking second looks- I loved John Candy (like anyone else) before I found your channel, but since discovering your content, I’ve watched EVERY John Candy movie now

@katsmith6075

4 ай бұрын

So now that you watched it, what did you think? We're about the same age. I loved the movie since it came out but The Flintstones and The Jetsons were some of my favorite cartoons.

One of my favorites! ❤ Also, everything Roger Ebert mentioned in '94 is what we as those children, are dealing with in the workforce presently in 2024 🖤. [Edited by - Papa]

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

80s/90s kids got a head start.

I saw thus movie as a kid and I walked away entertained but with a meh feeling about it. Watching your video made me realize that I missed so much, probably because I was too inexperienced in life. Thank you for pointing out things that I should've have recognized or at least felt as an adolescent. I'm looking forward to watching this again through your eyes. Thank you.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how hard it was to make that giant front wheel turn left and right with that accurate car/prop they made.

One of the issues a lot of people had with the movie was how Fred flirted with another woman but they forget that this was something he would do often in the original cartoon (which of course would almost always be followed by a bonk on the head from Wilma 😂). Even thirty years later, my sister and I agree that this film was one of the better live-action cartoon adaptations

@thenostalgicyoshi7149

4 ай бұрын

"Fred flirted with another woman but they forget that this was something he would do often in the original cartoon" As a very big fan of The Flintstones, I don't agree entirely with this part of your comment. You made it sound like Fred is a bad husband (which is not true in my opinion). I would suggest you watch more Flintstones. Fred gets involved with some other women but at the end he almost never cheats on Wilma and if so it's never because he actually loves the woman it's usually for Wilma's benefit. Fred usually commits to his relationship with Wilma and usually the women that screwed Fred and Wilma's marriage are the ones seducing him or rare exceptions he does something with other women but it's never to cheat on Wilma. In the movie, Fred didn't flirt with Sharon Stone, it was the other way around as she actually seduced Fred in order to trick him (she was helping the villain Cliff frame Fred for the crimes). Yes he had a crush on her but ne never asked her out or tried to have an affair in any way. He fell for her trap. For examples in the show itself, in my favorite episode "The Entertainer" Fred only goes with a different woman because she is a potential buyer for his workplace and he was looking to get a raise to surprise Wilma while she was visiting her mother. He had no interest in the other woman whatsoever. Also in another one of my favorite episodes, "King for a Night," he danced with another woman but that was because he was pretending to be a foreign king to help that king's servants secure a payment on personal payments and in return Fred would get money which he agreed to do for Wilma and Pebbles. The woman Fred danced with in that episode was the wife of an investor. Other examples I can think include another woman pretending to praise Fred for his bullfighting who secretly wanted Fred to smuggle a stolen gem for her and her partner in "Fred El Terrifico" as well as Wilma dreaming about Fred having numerous affairs in "Latin Lover" because he grew a mustache. Overall, Fred has been attracted to other women but is never flirtatious with them and is very faithful to Wilma for the most part. In fact it's the movie and most of his appearances *AFTER* this movie's release that Fred is the least faithful.

@leprechaunfarmer4081

4 ай бұрын

@@thenostalgicyoshi7149 Yeah I didn’t mean that he was a bad husband and I know that he would never cheat on Wilma or even think of it. I should’ve been more careful with my wording

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

@@thenostalgicyoshi7149 once boomers actually started writing for the characters, you could tell. The same way you could tell every time *Family Ties, Silver Spoons, Gimme A Break!, Webster,* et al pulled the "daddy and/or mommy didn't love me enough" card with the adult characters. H-B and Universal did not want a repeat of *Jetsons: The Movie* from 1990 and the bad publicity from replacing Janet Waldo with Tiffany as the voice of Judy when Mel Blanc and George O'Hanlon made their final performances as the characters they originated in that movie. Daws Butler already died before the recording sessions began. Originally, that was supposed to be a live-action movie at Paramount, but they put it in turnaround. *The Flintstones* movie is what *Jetsons: The Movie* was originally conceived as.

Loved this movie as a kid, still do as a grownup. It’s a great adaptation of the cartoon!

90s was peak cinema

Watched it endlessly as a kid. I still think it largely holds up. The cast, the production design, the blend of practical and VFX...it's one of those big studio swings we rarely get anymore. We're simply never going to get this level of craft in a Hollywood film about an old IP ever again. The 90s (and some of the early 2000s) were the last gasp of this kind of stuff.

I was 9 and my parents took me to see it. Loved it as a kid! Best adaptation of The Flintstones they could've made

This one's still a favorite in our house.

I love this movie. It was my reason to take all the advance art classes starting in Elementary School. I wanted to make Make Worlds like this Movie created back then. All the Movies Jim Henson Studio's were involved in from the 80's to the 90's amazed me that you can make things like that. To be on these sets, to actual see these props and stages were always amazing when I was a kid. Although the one stage that blew me away when I was young was seeing the Bear and the Big Blue House stage. It's a House for puppeteers.

One of the best adaptations ever! I can tell that the entire crew had fun making the movie.

As a kid, my whole world was Hanna-Barbera (and maybe Ninja Turtles). Then I got to see this on the big screen when it came out, and it felt like a dream come true. I can still remember the feeling. I was ecstatic. And, to be honest, I still feel it today. Nostalgia aside, this is a damn fine comedy, not to mention an extremely loving adaptation. I only recently found out it was considered a bad movie. Also, watching this, I'm blown away by Goodman's professionalism. I never would have guessed he wasn't thrilled to be there, he really gave it 110%. Wonderful video as always. Thank you so much for the work you do.

Great analysis of an old time favorite! Loved watching this movie growing up - loved learning the new things about it!

This is genuinely one of my favourite films of all time, I can’t fathom the hate for it. I wasn’t aware of how miserable John Goodman was making it though, which is a shame because he’s PERFECT. Does such a great job. And you can clearly tell how much love and appreciation for the original cartoon was put into the film.

@matthewa11

Ай бұрын

I didn't hate it when it come out, but I haven't seen it in years. My perception of John Goodman and Rosie O'Donnell is different now than it was 30 years ago.