THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS (Theatrical Release USA 2000)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas—a Fred Flintstone live-action movie—presents nothing new and runs on a simple storyline. While Rick Moranis and John Goodman have better charisma for casting these characters in the 1994 live action The Flintstones movie, Stephen Baldwin and Mark Addy perform adequately as younger versions of those characters in this prequel movie. Overall, it’s worth a watch for Flintstone story fans.

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Storyline

Bachelors Fred Flintstone (Mark Addy) and Barney Rubble (Stephen Baldwin) meet their future mates, Wilma Slaghoople (Kristen Johnston) and Betty O’Shale (Jane Krakowski), and work through the obstacles that hinder their romantic involvement.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Brian Levant for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, and Dennis E. Jones for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Pearl Slaghoople (Joan Collins), Chip Rockefeller (Thomas Gibson), Gazoo/Mick Jagged (Alan Cumming), Colonel Slaghoople (Harvey Korman), Roxie (Alex Meneses), Keith Rockhard (John Taylor), Big Rocko (Tony Longo), Little Rocko (Danny Woodburn), Gazaam/Gazing (Taylor Negron), Bronto Crane Examiner (Jack McGee), Bronto Crane Examiner (David Jean Thomas), Bronto Crane Worker (Brian Coughlin), Bronto Crane(Richard Karron), Dean Agate (Gary Epp), and Bride-to-be (Jennifer Simard).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The Flintstones live action movie is better entertainment than this prequel mostly due to casting; but for audiences who desire to see where the two marriages between friends originated, the film works.

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