The Man Called Flintstone

The Man Called Flintstone
Original poster
Directed by	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Produced by	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Screenplay by	Harvey Bullock R.S. Allen
Starring	Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Gerry Johnson Paul Frees June Foray Harvey Korman
Music by	Doug Goodwin (songs) John McCarthy (songs) Ted Nichols (score) Marty Paich (score)
Cinematography	Dick Blundell Gene Borghi Charles Flekal Bill Kotler
Edited by	Larry C. Cowan Pat Foley David M. Horton Milton Krear
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions (Time Warner/Warner Bros.)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Release date	August 3, 1966 (1966-08-03)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Man Called Flintstone is a 1966 animated feature film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. It was the second Hanna-Barbera feature, after Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964). The film is a theatrical spin-off of the 1960-66 television series, The Flintstones, and is a swan song (series finale) of the show, made immediately following the end of production on the series. The working title of the film was That Man Flintstone, with the film poster featuring Fred in the same pose of the Bob Peak poster for Our Man Flint. The film is a parody of the James Bond films.

This film was the first feature film voice role for Betty Rubble's voice actress Gerry Johnson. Additionally, it marked the first voice work of Henry Corden, who supplied Fred's singing voice, and would go on to fully assume the role of Fred after Alan Reed's death in 1977. While the film includes numerous musical interludes, including one song performed by Louis Prima, the theme song from the show itself is not used. However, plots from several episodes of the TV series are used, including an episode in which Fred becomes involved in a spy caper spoofing Goldfinger, and another in which he encounters JL Gotrocks, the world's richest man, and his exact double.

In the opening scene, secret agent Rock Slag, who is physically identical to Fred Flintstone, is being chased through Bedrock. His pursuers, Bobo and Ali, think that they have finally killed him when they push him off a building. Meanwhile, the Flintstones and Rubbles prepare for a camping vacation which includes trying to drop Dino and Hoppy off at the veterinarian. On the way back, Fred crashes Barney's car, and they make a stop at the hospital where Rock Slag is also recovering. After Bobo and Ali find Rock and put him out of commission, Chief Boulder of the Secret Service enlists Fred to take his place in Paris for a special meeting. His assignment is to meet Tanya, the #1 female lieutenant of master criminal Green Goose, who has agreed to turn over Green Goose in return for a chance to meet the irresistible Rock Slag.