The Man Called Flintstone (film)

The Man Called Flintstone is an American animated Stone Age musical comedy film based on The Flintstones TV series. The film was a joint production by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and distributed by Columbia Pictures on August, 1966. It was written by Harvey Bullock and Ray Allen, and produced and directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Characters
Henry Corden
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alan Reed
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rock Slag
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ali
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Harvey Korman
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bobo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chief Boulder
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Harvey Korman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barney Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hoppy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vet
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Soapstone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Zsa-Zsa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dolly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"|
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Soapstone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Zsa-Zsa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dolly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dolly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"|

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock
 * Bedrock Hospital (mentioned)
 * Flintstone residence
 * Pet hospital
 * The Moon

Vehicles

 * Flintmobile

Music
The music was composed by Marty Paich and Ted Nichols. The songs were written by John McCarthy and Doug Goodwin. A vinyl was released by Hanna-Barbera Records.

Songs

 * 1) "The Man Called Flintstone"
 * 2) "Pensate Amore" - Louis Prima

Crew credits

 * Additional story material: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Warren Foster, Alex Lovy

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 3, 1966

Behind the scenes

 * The film opens up with Wilma in place of the torch lady in Columbia Pictures' logo, which is cut from Warner Bros.' DVD print.
 * The poster is a parody of the film Our Man Flint, itself a James Bond parody, which was released at the beginning of 1966.

Errors

 * While the vet referred to Hoppy's species as being a Hopparoo, he just referred to Dino as a common dinosaur, when his species is a Snorkasaurus.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * March 21, 1991: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases The Man Called Flintstone on VHS.
 * December 2, 2008: Warner Home Video releases The Man Called Flintstone on DVD.
 * August 4, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: 2 Movies and 5 Specials on DVD.
 * October 27, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In Canada:
 * March 22 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Man Called Flintstone on DVD.