Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2
Its director stated on the record that "i thought that it would be great to have more racial diversity in the cast, although they didn't make a toy of her [Halle Berry], after the criticism that was…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for Hispanic and Black 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I thought that it would be great to have more racial diversity in the cast, although they didn't make a toy of her [Halle Berry], after the criticism that was lobbed against Amblin and not having a S…"Classic Conversations podcast, Episode 382 (Jeff Is Funny), July 2025 source ↗
- 2Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Hispanic 28, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
Age: 26 — strongly youth-oriented
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 |
| 2020 | 21 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026 | 15 | 7 |
| This title (1994) | 3 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Susan Pickett (director) · Marty P. Ewing (director)