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:''For other uses, see [[The Man Called Flintstone]].''
{{Infobox movie
{{Infobox movie
|name= The Man Called Flintstone
|image= [[File:The Man Called Flintstone poster.jpg|300px]]
|image= [[File:The Man Called Flintstone poster.jpg|300px]]
|caption= Theatrical poster.
|caption= Theatrical poster.
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|screenplay= [[Harvey Bullock]]<br />[[Ray Allen]]
|screenplay= [[Harvey Bullock]]<br />[[Ray Allen]]
|director= Joseph Barbera<br />William Hanna
|director= Joseph Barbera<br />William Hanna
|animation_director= [[Charles A. Nichols]]
|art_director= [[Bill Perez]]
|title_card= [[File:The Man Called Flintstone title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:The Man Called Flintstone title card.png|300px]]
}}
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'''''The Man Called Flintstone''''' is an American animated Stone Age musical comedy film based on ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|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.
'''''The Man Called Flintstone''''' is an American animated Stone Age musical comedy film based on ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|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. It was Hanna-Barbera's second full-length theatrical film after ''[[Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (film)|Hey There, It's Yogi Bear]]'' in [[1964]].


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jean Vander Pyl]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jean Vander Pyl]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Wilma Flintstone]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Flintstone]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Alan Reed]]<br />[[Henry Corden]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Alan Reed]]<br />[[Henry Corden]] (singing)
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rock Slag (The Man Called Flintstone)|Rock Slag]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Paul Frees]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ali]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ali and Bobo|Ali]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Harvey Korman]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Harvey Korman]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Bobo (The Man Called Flintstone)|Bobo]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ali and Bobo|Bobo]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Paul Frees]]
|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 (Flintstones)|Hoppy]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Messick]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Vet]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[John Stephenson]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miss Soapstone]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Zsa-Zsa and Dolly|Zsa-Zsa]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Zsa-Zsa and Dolly|Dolly]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Nurse #1]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Irving]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Moonstone]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Nurse #2]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Janet Waldo]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Tanya]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[June Foray]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Turtle]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|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"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Airport clerk]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Helicopter pilot]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Green Goose|Triple X/Green Goose]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Romeo]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[George (The Man Called Flintstone)|George]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Roberta]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mario]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Cabbie]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Street salesman]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Harvey Korman
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Old woman]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Baby]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Recorder bird]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ferocious]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Mayor of Bedrock]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"|  
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Flintstones characters|Radio announcer]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
|-
|-
{{CastBottom}}
{{CastBottom}}
==Organizations==
* ''[[Rocky Press]]'' (mentioned)


==Locations==
==Locations==
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** [[United States]]
** [[United States]]
*** [[Bedrock]]
*** [[Bedrock]]
****  
**** [[Flintstone residence]]
**** Pet hospital
**** [[Rock Canyon Road]]
**** [[Bedrock Hospital]]
**** [[Crater Airport]]
** [[France]]
*** [[Paris]]
**** [[Eiffel Tower|Eiffel Rock Tower]]
**** [[Cafe Unic]]
** [[Italy]]
*** [[Rome]]
**** Hotel
**** Park
**** [[Papa Piccolo's Pizza Palace]]
**** [[Rock Park]]
* [[Moon|The Moon]]
* [[Moon|The Moon]]


==Objects==
==Objects==
*  
* ''Rocky Press'' newspaper


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
*  
* [[Flintmobile]]


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
The idea of the Green Goose's name may have come Hanna-Barbera's unrealized plans of producing a series of live-action films called ''[[The Green Goose]]'' in [[1962]].<ref>([[May 21]], [[1962]]). "Hanna-Barbera's First." ''Boxoffice''. Retrieved [[November 5]], [[2022]].</ref><ref>Yowp, Don M. ([[March 24]], [[2010]]). [https://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2010/03/hanna-barbera-that-never-was.html "The Hanna-Barbera That Never Was"]. ''Yowp''. Retrieved November 3, 2022.</ref>
===Filming===
===Filming===
==Music==
==Music==
{{Main|The Man Called Flintstone (soundtrack)}}
{{Main|The Man Called Flintstone (soundtrack)}}
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]].
The music was composed by [[Marty Paich]] and [[Ted Nichols]]. The music was edited by [[Tony Milch]]. The songs were written by [[John McCarthy]] and [[Doug Goodwin]]. A vinyl was released by [[Hanna-Barbera Records]].


===Songs===
===Songs===
# "[[The Man Called Flintstone (song)|The Man Called Flintstone]]"
# "[[The Man Called Flintstone (song)|The Man Called Flintstone]]"
# "[[Spy Type Guy]]"
# "[[Team Mates]]" - Henry Corden and Mel Blanc
# "[[The Happy Sounds of Pareé]]" - [[Leo De Lyon]]
# "[[Pensate Amore]]" - [[Louis Prima]]
# "[[Pensate Amore]]" - [[Louis Prima]]
# "[[Tickle Toddle]]"
# "[[(Someday) When I Am Grown Up]]"


==Crew credits==
==Crew credits==
* Additional story material: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, [[Warren Foster]], [[Alex Lovy]]
* Additional story material: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, [[Warren Foster]], [[Alex Lovy]]
* Animation director: [[Charles A. Nichols]]
* Art director: [[Bill Perez]]
* Layout artists: [[Bill Bickenbach|Richard Bickenbach]], [[Lance Noley]], [[Iwao Takamoto]], [[Jerry Eisenberg]], [[Bob Singer]], [[Homer Jonas]], [[Bruce Bushman]], [[Jack Huber]], [[Brad Case]] [[Walter Clinton]], [[Steve Nakagawa]]
* Assistant production supervisor: [[Bill Schipek]]
* Animators: [[Irv Spence]], [[George Nicholas]], [[Edwin Aardal]], [[Don Lusk]], [[Dick Lundy|Richard Lundy]], [[Ed Parks]], [[Allen Wilzbach]], [[George Germanetti]], [[Hugh Fraser]], [[George Goepper]], [[Edward Barge]], [[Jerry Hathcock]], [[Kenneth Muse]], [[Bill Keil]], [[John Sparey]], [[George Kreisel]], [[Carlo Vinci]], [[Hicks Lokey]]
* Letterer: [[Robert Schaefer]]
* Assistant animators: [[Sam Jaimes]], [[Frank Parr]], [[Richard Gonzales]], [[Bill Nunes]], [[Grace Stanzell]], [[John Boersema]], [[Jack Parr]], [[Jim Brummett]], [[Tony Love]], [[Veve Risto]], [[Charlotte Huffine]], [[Tom Ferriter]], [[Jack Carr]], [[Joe Roman]], [[Jack Kerns]], [[Joan Orbison]], [[William Pratt]], [[Rae McSpadden]], [[Pat Combs]], [[Dennis Sills]]
* Cel production: [[Harvard Pennington]]
* Animation checkers: [[Janet Gusdavison]], [[Marceil Ferguson]], [[Joyce Gard]], [[Maggie Raymond]], [[Evelyn Sherwood]], [[Grace McCurdy]], [[Annie Lee Holm]], [[Betty MacGowan]], [[Woody Chatwood]], [[Florence Hammontre]]
* Special effects artist: [[Brooke Linden]]
* Background designers: [[Fernando Montaelegre|F. Montaelegre]], [[Paul Julian]], [[Robert Gentle]], [[Art Lozzi]], [[Ron Dias]], [[Janet Brown]], [[Tom Knowles]], [[Fernando Arce]], [[René Garcia]], [[Richard Knim]], [[Don Watson]]
* Ink and paint supervisor: [[Roberta Greutert]]
* Film editors: [[Milton Krear]], [[Pat Foley]], [[Larry Cowan]], [[Dave Horton]]
* Editorial supervisor: [[Warner Leighton]]
* Photographers: [[Charles Flekal]], [[Roy Wade]], [[Gene Borghi]], [[Bill Kotler]], [[Norm Stainback]], [[Dick Blundell]], [[Frank Parrish]], [[Hal Shiffman]], [[John Pratt]]
* Technical supervisor: [[Frank Paiker]]
* Sound recorders: [[Richard Olson]], [[Bill Getty]]
* Production supervisor: [[Howard Hanson]]
==Release==
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
Dates are in order of release:
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==Behind the scenes==
==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 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.
* Don Messick doesn't provide the speaking voice of Bamm-Bamm, who's only time talking is actually singing when he's put to bed by an unknown performer.
* Fred and Wilma say Eurock, instead of Europe.


==Errors==
==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.
* Chief Boulder and Betty say "Papa Piccolo's Pizza Palace," but the building says, "Papa Piccolo Pizza Palace."
 
==Everlasting influence==
* Scenes from this movie are used in the "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" musical sequence in the [[1987]] television film ''[[Rock Odyssey]]''.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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* In the United States:
* In the United States:
** [[March 21]], [[1991]]: [[Hanna-Barbera Home Video]] releases ''[[The Man Called Flintstone (VHS)|The Man Called Flintstone]]'' on VHS.
** [[March 21]], [[1991]]: [[Hanna-Barbera Home Video]] releases ''[[The Man Called Flintstone (VHS)|The Man Called Flintstone]]'' on VHS.
** [[January 30]], [[1992]]: Hanna-Barbera Home Video and [[Image Entertainment]] releases ''[[The Man Called Flintstone (LaserDisc)|The Man Called Flintstone]]'' on LaserDisc.
** [[December 2]], [[2008]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Man Called Flintstone (DVD)|The Man Called Flintstone]]'' on DVD.
** [[December 2]], [[2008]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Man Called Flintstone (DVD)|The Man Called Flintstone]]'' on DVD.
** [[August 4]], [[2020]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[The Flintstones: 2 Movies and 5 Specials]]'' 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 (BD)|The Flintstones: The Complete Series]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
** [[October 27]], 2020: Warner Home Video releases ''[[The Flintstones: The Complete Series (BD)|The Flintstones: The Complete Series]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
* In [[Canada]]:
* In [[Canada]]:
** [[March 22]] [[2005]]: Warner Home Video releases ''The Man Called Flintstone'' on DVD.
** [[March 22]], [[2005]]: Warner Home Video releases ''The Man Called Flintstone'' on DVD.


==Trailers==
==Trailers==

Latest revision as of 21:33, 12 February 2024

For other uses, see The Man Called Flintstone.
The Man Called Flintstone
The Man Called Flintstone poster.jpg
Theatrical poster.
Production company Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Columbia Pictures
Release date August 3, 1966
Run time 1:29:01
Starring Alan Reed
Mel Blanc
Jean Vander Pyl
Gerry Johnson
Don Messick
Janet Waldo
Paul Frees
Harvey Korman
John Stephenson
June Foray
Executive producer(s) Edgar Bronfman
Producer(s) Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Music composed by Marty Paich
Ted Nichols
Screenplay by Harvey Bullock
Ray Allen
Director(s) Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Animation director(s) Charles A. Nichols
Art director(s) Bill Perez
Title card
The Man Called Flintstone title card.png

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. It was Hanna-Barbera's second full-length theatrical film after Hey There, It's Yogi Bear in 1964.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Wilma Flintstone Jean Vander Pyl
Fred Flintstone Alan Reed
Henry Corden (singing)
Rock Slag Paul Frees
Ali Harvey Korman
Bobo Paul Frees
Chief Boulder Harvey Korman
Barney Rubble Mel Blanc
Dino Mel Blanc
Hoppy Don Messick
Vet John Stephenson
Miss Soapstone Unavailable
Zsa-Zsa Don Messick
Dolly Mel Blanc
Nurse #1 Unavailable
Doctor Irving Unavailable
Doctor Moonstone Don Messick
Nurse #2 Janet Waldo
Tanya June Foray
Turtle Mel Blanc
Bamm-Bamm Rubble Unavailable
Pebbles Flintstone Jean Vander Pyl
Airport PA announcer (voice only) Don Messick
Airport clerk John Stephenson
Helicopter pilot Mel Blanc
Triple X/Green Goose Paul Frees
Romeo
George Unavailable
Roberta Janet Waldo
Mario Paul Frees
Cabbie Don Messick
Street salesman Harvey Korman
Old woman Unavailable
Baby Jean Vander Pyl
Recorder bird Don Messick
Ferocious Don Messick
Mayor of Bedrock Mel Blanc
Radio announcer Don Messick


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Rocky Press newspaper

Vehicles

Production

Development

The idea of the Green Goose's name may have come Hanna-Barbera's unrealized plans of producing a series of live-action films called The Green Goose in 1962.[1][2]

Filming

Music

Main article: The Man Called Flintstone (soundtrack)

The music was composed by Marty Paich and Ted Nichols. The music was edited by Tony Milch. 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
  6. "Tickle Toddle"
  7. "(Someday) When I Am Grown Up"

Crew credits

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.
  • Don Messick doesn't provide the speaking voice of Bamm-Bamm, who's only time talking is actually singing when he's put to bed by an unknown performer.
  • Fred and Wilma say Eurock, instead of Europe.

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.
  • Chief Boulder and Betty say "Papa Piccolo's Pizza Palace," but the building says, "Papa Piccolo Pizza Palace."

Everlasting influence

  • Scenes from this movie are used in the "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" musical sequence in the 1987 television film Rock Odyssey.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

Trailers

References

  1. ^ (May 21, 1962). "Hanna-Barbera's First." Boxoffice. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Yowp, Don M. (March 24, 2010). "The Hanna-Barbera That Never Was". Yowp. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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