The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
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Before the events of the original series, Fred and Barney embark on a prehistoric journey to find love in the neon lights of Rock Vegas.
The story
In prehistoric suburban Bedrock, young bachelors and best friends Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble have recently qualified as crane operators at Slate & Company. They hope to score dates, aided by the help of The Great Gazoo, a small, green alien only they can see. Meanwhile, Wilma Slaghoople, the daughter of a wealthy military veteran, runs away from her controlling mother's desire for her to marry a suave casino owner. She meets waitress Betty O'Shale at a restaurant in downtown Bedrock. The two men eventually invite the women to a carnival, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings as they attempt to bond.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, new crane operators in Bedrock, seek dates with the help of the alien Great Gazoo. Wilma Slaghoople flees her wealthy home to work as a waitress with Betty O'Shale. Fred and Barney take the women to a carnival, but the pairings are swapped. During the outing, Fred wins a baby dinosaur named Dino. After a dinner where Wilma's wealth is revealed, Chip Rockefeller, a casino owner, invites the group to his Rock Vegas resort. Chip secretly plots to frame Fred for theft to steal the Slaghoople fortune. While Chip seduces Barney away to a buffet, Fred is kept gambling. Chip eventually frames Fred for stealing Wilma's pearls, leading to both Fred and Barney's arrest. Gazoo helps them escape from prison. Barney reconciles with Betty, while Fred disguises himself as the rock star Mick Jagged to propose to Wilma. Wilma accepts, and they marry in the Rock Vegas Chapel of Love, while Betty and Barney share a kiss.
- First release year
- 2000
- Runtime (minutes)
- 91
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Brian Levant
- Writers
- Jim Cash · writer; Harry Elfont · writer; Deborah Kaplan · writer; Jack Epps Jr. · writer
- Cast and characters
- Mark Addy · Fred Flintstone; Stephen Baldwin · Barney Rubble; Kristen Johnston · Wilma Slaghoople; Jane Krakowski · Betty O'Shale; Thomas Gibson · Chip Rockefeller; Alan Cumming · The Great Gazoo and Mick Jagged; Harvey Korman · Colonel Slaghoople; Joan Collins · Pearl Slaghoople
- Genres
- romantic comedy; children's animated; children's comedy; science fiction comedy
- Themes
- Love; Friendship; Class differences
- Tone and mood
- Romantic; Comedic; Science Fiction
- Setting
- Prehistoric suburban Bedrock and Rock Vegas
- Premise and plot tags
- Prequel; Romantic Comedy; Science Fiction; Musical Elements
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1960–1966 animated television series of the same name
- Content notes
- Live action and animation
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews and was a box office disappointment compared to the first film.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 26% · review count: 73; Metacritic · score: 27 · scale: 100 · review count: 26
- Production trivia
- The title is a play on the Elvis Presley song, Viva Las Vegas.; Alan Cumming was the first actor cast and was initially only supposed to play Gazoo.; William Hanna and Joseph Barbera make cameo appearances at the end of the film.
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