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 produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and distributed by Columbia Pictures on August 3, 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:#d2d2ff"| Nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Irving
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Moonstone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tanya
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| June Foray
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Turtle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bamm-Bamm Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"|
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Airport PA announcer (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Airport clerk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helicopter pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Triple X
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Romeo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| June Foray
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Turtle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bamm-Bamm Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"|
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Airport PA announcer (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Airport clerk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helicopter pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Triple X
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Romeo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helicopter pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Triple X
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Romeo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Romeo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Romeo

Organizations

 * Rocky Press (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock
 * Flintstone residence
 * Pet hospital
 * Rock Canyon Road
 * Bedrock Hospital
 * Crater Airport
 * France
 * Paris
 * Eiffel Rock Tower
 * Cafe Unic
 * Italy
 * Rome
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Rocky Press newspaper

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) "Spy Type Guy"
 * 3) "Team Mates" - Henry Corden and Mel Blanc
 * 4) "The Happy Sounds of Pareé" - Leo De Lyon
 * 5) "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 poster is a parody of the film Our Man Flint, itself a James Bond parody, which was released at the beginning of 1966.
 * The poster uses R.S. Allen's name, but the film itself says, Ray Allen.
 * The film opens up with Wilma in place of the torch lady in Columbia Pictures' logo, which is cut from Warner Bros.' DVD print.

Errors

 * Wilma's dress is purple instead of white.
 * 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.
 * Fred had his hair sliced off by Bobo in one scene, but in the next, it's grown back to its full length.

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.