The Man Called Flintstone

The Man Called Flintstone
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based on
The Flintstones
by
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Produced by
  • Joseph Barbera
  • William Hanna
Starring
Cinematography
  • Dick Blundell
  • Gene Borghi
  • Charles Flekal
  • Bill Kotler
Edited by
  • Larry C. Cowan
  • Pat Foley
  • David M. Horton
  • Milton Krear
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 3, 1966 (1966-08-03)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Man Called Flintstone is a 1966 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The second film by Hanna-Barbera following Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964), it was directed by series creators/studio founders William Hanna and Joseph Barbera from a screenplay by Harvey Bullock and R. S. Allen.

A theatrical spin-off of the 1960–66 television series The Flintstones, and a swan song (series finale), produced immediately following the end of production, the film was released on August 5, 1966, just four months after the series ended. The working title was That Man Flintstone, with the film poster featuring Fred Flintstone in the same pose of the Bob Peak poster for Our Man Flint. The plot is a parody of spy films, primarily those featuring James Bond.

The film marked the first feature voice role for Gerry Johnson (Betty Rubble), and Henry Corden (Fred's singing voice), the latter of whom would go on to fully assume the role of Fred following Alan Reed's death in 1977. Despite numerous musical interludes, including one performed by Louis Prima, the series' iconic theme song is absent.