The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jim Cash, Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, and Jack Epps, Jr., and is the prequel to Levant's The Flintstones (1994), based on the 1960–66 animated television series of the same name. It is set before the events of both the series and the first film, showing how Fred and Barney met Wilma and Betty. Fred Flintstone [to The Great Gazoo] You're here do observe? Well, get ready to observe your teeth leaving your head. Barney Rubble Crane's got trouble? Just call Barney Rubble. Dialogue Wilma: [sees Betty sitting alone at a table] Hi Betty. [Betty says nothing] Did I tell you that's a really pretty dress? Betty: [quietly] Thank you. Wilma: [sits down next to Betty] Betty, you aren't still mad at me, are you? Betty: Mad? Just because you pretended to be poor? And I took you in and I felt sorry for you? [stands up] Why would that make me mad? [walks away] Gazoo: I come from a planet too far for you to fathom, and a civilization too advanced for you to comprehend. Barney: Wait a minute, Fred. I bet we get wishes! Gazoo: Pardon? Barney: Yeah. We let you out of the fancy bottle, now we get wishes, right? Fred: Yeah, Barney's right. Let's get this started. What do we have to rub? Gazoo: Now look here. I am not some sort of friendly cartoon genie, and that is not a bottle, it is a spacecraft. I am of a highly evolved alien species. I don't do funny voices, I don't sing catchy songs, and I do not possess a magic carpet for your big bloated behinds to float upon! I am here to observe your species mating rituals. Ok, dum-dums? Fred: "Dum-dums"? Hey, was that an insult? Gazoo: Well, if the shoe fits... Barney: What's a shoe? Gazoo: Yes, it was an insult. [After Dino rushes in to reunite with Fred, wrecking the Slaghooples' party in the process] Pearl: [pointing at Fred] YOU! This is all your fault! You ruined my entire party, you idiot! You buffoon! You... you commoner! Get out! Get out of my house now! Fred: [as orderlies grab him] Hey, watch it... Wilma: Stop it! [to Pearl] How can you treat people this way? Is it because they're not like you?! Well, you know what? That is why I like them, because they're not like you! They like me for who I am, not who I am! I-I-I mean... you know what I mean. Pearl: How dare you talk to me like that, Wilma? No one has ever talked to me like that before! Wilma: Well, Mother... maybe it's about time somebody did. Pearl: Oh...! Wilma: Let's go, Fred. Betty: We're right behind you, Wilma. Wilma: Thanks, Betty. Gazoo: Now I know this will be difficult for you, but let's think for a moment. Chip Rockefeller flew you to his casino, on his plane, to play his tables. And against odds of 247,000 to ONE, you have rolled seventeen straight winners! Can we connect the dots?! Fred: Sure! Today's my lucky day! [laughs and swats Gazoo upwards] Gazoo: [floats back down, upside down] Good luck, dum-dum. You'll need it. Chip: Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to inform you that there is a criminal in our midst... [Everybody gasps] But, before I expose him into the public. I'd like to give him a chance to step forward that admit his wrong doing only to take his first tiny step towards absolution. Towel Confessor: [sobs] I stole all the towels in my room! Chip: Well, that is illegal! But, still... Underwear Confessor: I'm wearing someone else's underwear! [Everybody gasps and groans] Chip: No! I was talking about a... Dinosaur Confessor: I'm systematically poisoning the dinosaurs water supply! In a matter of decades, their entire species will be extinct! [Everybody laughs] Chip Rockefeller: All right! This is obviously going nowhere. No, I was talking about a necklace. A very valuable necklace has been stolen from our hotel safe. A necklace belonging to my dear... dear friend, Wilma Slaghoople. Wilma: My pearls? Betty: Wilma! Fred: All right, who did it? So, help me. If you don't step forward right now, I'll personally punch you in the... Chip: I don't think violence would be necessary, Flintstone. Because, I know exactly, who stole Wilma's pearls... A desperate man drowning and gambling debts. Fred: Low-life! Dinosaur Confessor: Hey! Doesn't anybody care about this whole dinosaurs becoming extinct thing? Everybody: NO! [Dinosaur Confessor walks away] Barney: [defending Fred to everyone after he's been accused of robbery] Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! You're all making a big mistake. Fred couldn't have stolen that necklace. It was locked up in a safe... Fred can't even remember the combination to his bowling locker. Look, he's gotta write it down on his hand, see? [lifts Fred's hand up in the air where the combination is written] Fred: [jerks away] Aw, great. Now, everybody's seen it. Barney: Huh. Crack a safe? He couldn't even crack his knuckles without my help. [laughs] Chip: Thank you, Mr. Rubble, for confessing to being Mr. Flintstone's accomplice. Barney: You're welcome. [pauses and realizes] What? Chip: Take them both away! [the officers takes Fred and Barney to jail, Everybody cheers] Cast Mark Addy as Fred Flintstone Stephen Baldwin as Barney Rubble Kristen Johnston as Wilma Slaghoople Jane Krakowski as Betty O'Shale Thomas Gibson as Chip Rockefeller Alan Cumming as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged Harvey Korman as Colonel Slaghoople; Korman previously voiced the Great Gazoo in the original television series and the Dictabird in the first film Joan Collins as Pearl Slaghoople Frank Welker (archive footage, voice) as Puppy Dino; Dino and numerous characters in the original series Rosie O'Donnell as the voice of the Octopus giving Wilma and Betty massages; O'Donnell previously portrayed Betty in the first film Alex Meneses as Roxie Tony Longo as Big Rocko Danny Woodburn as Little Rocko John Taylor as Keith Rockhard Irwin Keyes as Joe Rockhead; Keyes reprises his role from the first film Taylor Negron as Gazaam / Gazing John Stephenson as the Minister who marries Fred and Wilma / Showroom Announcer; Stephenson previously voiced a number of guest characters in the original series, most notably Mr. Slate and Count Rockula John Cho as Parking valet Kristen Stewart as Ring Toss Girl Jim Doughan as Dinosaur Confessor; Doughan previously portrayed a waiter in the first film See Also Beethoven, a 1992 film also directed by Brian Levant The Flintstones, a 1994 film also directed by Brian Levant Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, a 2009 film also directed by Brian Levant Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, a 2010 sequel film also directed by Brian Levant External links Category:2000 English-language films Category:2000 American films Category:Films directed by Brian Levant Category:Comedy films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:Comedy science fiction films Category:Live-action films based on animated series Category:Films about dinosaurs Category:Films set in prehistory Category:The Flintstones films Category:Prequel films Category:Films featuring puppetry Category:American films with live action and animation Category:films about weddings