John Goodman as Fred Flintstone holding his daughter Pebbles in The Flintstones.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Director Brian Levant reveals John Goodman went to Steven Spielberg begging to skip a sequel to 1994's live-action The Flintstones adaptation. Starring Goodman alongside Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, and Halle Berry, the movie brought the classic 1960s animated Hanna-Barbera sitcom focused on a modernized Stone Age family to life.
They wanted to do the same thing with The Flintstones that they did with Back to the Future and shoot back-to-back. made an appointment with Spielberg and said, "Please don't make me do any more of these." Why Did John Goodman Dislike The Flintstones? The Flintstones Wasn't Exactly Goodman's Choice Despite being Spielberg's choice to play Fred Flintstone, Goodman was not keen on taking the role because he didn't want to be associated with a character he didn't like for the rest of his career. However, he felt pressured when the director revealed his intention to cast Goodman in a table read for 1989's Always.
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