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The 32 scriptwriters' idea of a joke is to suffix every name with rock. The opening title announces the film as a "Steven Spielrock" production. And it's downhill from there, with an avalanche of rubbish at our heels.

Once again, prehistory has been good to the film's producer, billed here as Steven Spielrock.

Our Flick of the Week is "The Flintstones," and unfortunately, much less thought has been put into this screenplay than into the production design and publicity campaign for this profoundly dull enterprise.

Someone, somewhere gave the keys to the kingdom to director Brian Levant, whose leaden ways with screen comedy are amplified in this unfunny, hyperactive translation of a property that's best served through animation.

Zany cave-age antics leaven too-serious plot.