Wilma!
In 1994, Universal brought one of Hanna-Barbera’s beloved cartoons to the big screen with The Flintstones, starring John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone and Rosie O’Donnell as Betty Rubble. Shout Factory recently released their slate of December releases, which included the director’s cuts of Miami Vice and Copshop, as well as a Chow Yun-Fat collection and a new 4K Blu-ray of The ‘Burbs.
The Flintstones is also included on the list and is due to hit retailers on December 8.
Yabba-dabba-doo!
According to Blu-ray.com, the description reads,
“1994’s The Flintstones brought the modern Stone Age family – immortalized in the longest-running animated series in prime-time history – to the live-action big screen. After an aptitude test mix-up, Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) trades his job as a Slate & Company Bronto-crane operator for a vice presidency. However, there’s trouble brewing in Bedrock: An evil executive (Kyle MacLachlan) and his sinister secretary (Halle Berry) are now plotting to use Fred as the fall guy in an embezzlement scheme! Join Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis), Betty Rubble (Rosie O’Donnell), Wilma Flintstone (Elizabeth Perkins) and her mother (Elizabeth Taylor) in a Steven Spielrock production filled with classic sight gags, dino-sized production values and sensational special effects.”
Meanwhile, Dawn of the Discs has the details of the extra features included in the 4K.
The special features include:
- 4K Transfer from the Original Camera Negative Approved by Director Brian Levant and Director of Photography Dean Cundey
- Presented in Dolby Vision
- Intro by Brian Levant and Dean Cundey
- Audio Commentary with Pop Culture Historian Russell Dyball
- Audio Commentary with Director Brian Levant
- Discovering Bedrock Documentary
- MCA Soundtrack Presentation: Meet the Flintstones Music Video by the B-52s
- Opening Sequence Comparisons
- Art Department
- Concept Sketches Slideshow
- Production Photographs Slideshow
- Theatrical Teaser
- Theatrical Trailer
The Technical Specs read:
- Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265 (88.30 Mbps)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1 - Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
Note: 5.1: 1985 kbps, 2.0: 1561 kbps - Subtitles
English SDH - Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-66, 1 BD-50) - Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A (B, C untested)
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