The Flintstones (film)

The Flintstones is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Brian Levant and written by Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein and Steven E. de Souza. It is a liveaction adaptation of the 1960s animated television series with the same name. The film stars John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone, and Rosie ODonnell as Betty Rubble, along with Kyle MacLachlan as an executivevice president of Freds company, Halle Berry as his seductive secretary named after a famous actress and Elizabeth Taylor in her final theatrical film appearance, as Pearl Slaghoople, Wilmas mother. The B52s as The BC52s in the film performed their version of the cartoons theme song.

Slate and Co. Senior Executive Cliff Vandercave and secretary Miss Sharon Stone discuss their plan to swindle the company of its vast fortune and flee, and that they need one of their employees to be responsible for it. Fred Flintstone loans his best friend and neighbor Barney Rubble money so that he and his wife Betty can adopt a child named BammBamm, who can only pronounce his own name. Although the child is initially difficult to control due to being raised by Mastadons, as well as having super strength, he eventually warms up to his new family. Barney vows to repay his friend, but Fred is visited by his motherinlaw, Pearl Slaghoople, who objects to his decision. However, Freds wife Wilma remains supportive of his decision.Cliff holds an aptitude test, where the worker with the highest mark will become the new Vice President of the company. Barney gets the highest score, but remembers his promise and switches his paper with Fred, who he knows will fail miserably. Fred receives the promotion, but his first order is to dismiss Barney, since Barney now effectively has the lowest score. Fred accepts, but does his best to help Barney support his family, even inviting the Rubbles to live with them so that they can rent out their home. However, the perks of Freds new job put a strain on relationships, as Wilma catches him in an intimate moment with Miss Stone, and the Rubbles are annoyed by Fred and Wilmas increasingly snobbish behavior. Cliff eventually tricks Fred into sacking the workers, over the objections of his office dictabird. At a local restaurant Barney confronts Fred after seeing worker riots on the news revealing that he switched tests with Fred, and the Rubbles move out, despite having nowhere to live. Wilma and Pebbles also move out to her mothers house, leaving Fred behind. ........

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