History Film / TheFlintstones

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Cliff, who outright tries to kill Pebbles and Bam-Bam in the climax.

** Wilma says ''"You what?"'' when Fred reveals that he took money from their savings account and gave it to Barney and Betty, in order to help them qualify to adopt a child.

** Both Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera show up, as a board member of Slate and Company (''"Steam?! He's a madman!"'') and a man in a fancy car, respectively.

The film also stars Creator/HalleBerry as Sharon Stone, Creator/RichardMoll as Hoagie and Creator/ElizabethTaylor as Pearl Slaghoople.

* FilmAdaptationLiveAction: A completely original live-action film based on ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.

The film also stars Creator/HalleBerry as Sharon Stone and Creator/ElizabethTaylor as Pearl Slaghoople.

* AlternateContinuity: The story of Bamm-Bamm's adoption is different here than it was in the original series; rather than being a DoorstepBaby, Barney and Betty adopt him after Fred lends them his family savings.
* AndStarring: The opening cast roll ends with "and Creator/ElizabethTaylor".

* CastingGag: The Dictabird is voiced by Harvey Korman, who voiced The Great Gazoo in the original cartoon. He was also in the prequel as Colonel Slaghoople.

->''"Yabba-dabba-doo!"''
-->-- '''Fred Flintstone'''

* AndStarring: The opening cast roll ends with "and Creator/ElizabethTaylor."

** "He's as drunk as a skunkosaurus."
** "Son of a brachiosaurus"

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The entire cast, as usual with the ''Flintstones'' franchise. This was actually rather rough on the cast members since they had to move around the sets a good chunk of the time without shoes.

* NoOffense: At the bowling alley, Barney gives a speech calling Fred a wonderful friend and human being. He then says 'no offense' to a group of Neanderthals, who shrug off the turn of phrase.

* BigBad: Cliff Vandercave

* SimpleSolutionWontWork: During the climax, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are trapped in the automatic rock-smashing machine that Cliff built. Fred and Barney immediately try the easiest tactic--turning the machine off--but Cliff has deliberately cranked up the power to such a high level that it can't be stopped.

* AgonyOfDeFeet: Fred gets late for a meeting due to "car trouble", which due to how cars work here, meant that he hurt his foot on the way.

* {{Cincinnatus}}: Fred Flintstone when offered an executive position [[spoiler:again during the denouement of the movie by Mr. Slate himself. After a self-interrupted moment of exclamation, he remembers the kind of man he became when he got promoted before he brings himself back down and politely declines the offer, but not before getting some more perks off Mr. Slate on behalf of his fellow laborers in the company.]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler: Cliff wanted the machine to go bust. He got his wish. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard He just got way more than he bargained for, seeing how its destruction ultimately led to his own.]]]]

-->--'''Fred Flintstone'''

* PapaWolf: Fred and Barney, though the former moreso, after they discover their kids have been abducted. Shown when, after Fred read's Cliff's ransom tablet, he crushes it with his bare hands. Fred is also prepared to beat Cliff up for endangering his and Barney’s children.

** Creator/JayLeno appears as the host of a nightly news program, while Creator/SamRaimi appears as a look-alike for Cliff in the program.

** Jean Vander Pyl, who provided Wilma's voice in the cartoon, has a (non-speaking) cameo as a party guest.

* UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain: It comes from Fred working for years in the quarry. When Cliff first sees Fred in the offices, he even notes Fred is looking around in awe.