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'''''Energy: A National Issue''''' is a 27-minute [[animation|animated]] [[educational film]] starring ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and narrated by [[Charlton Heston]]. It was was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] of [[Georgetown University]] and was also the final ''Flintstones'' production to feature [[Alan Reed]] as [[Fred Flintstone]]'s voice before his death in 1977. The film was distributed on [[16 mm film|16 mm format]] to various schools in April 1977 and was later broadcast in [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] on November 22, 1977.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11468099?selectedversion=NBD1052294 ''Energy: A National Issue''], retrieved July 28, 2016.</ref> |
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The film opens in [[prehistory|prehistoric times]] when Fred and Wilma rely on a dwindling wood supply for their thermal and cooking needs. While their pet dinosaur [[Dino (The Flintstones)|Dino]] watches, Fred begins to chip away at black rocks, believing they could offer a power that is not immediately apparent by their inert state. Later, as Wilma is serving him an elaborate vegetarian lunch, Fred tells her he encountered a travelling stranger who agreed to accept the black rocks in exchange for a "cat gut on a stick spear thrower" device. Fred uses this new device as a toy, unaware of its full potential. |
The film opens in [[prehistory|prehistoric times]] when [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]] and [[Wilma Flintstone]] rely on a dwindling wood supply for their thermal and cooking needs. While their pet dinosaur [[Dino (The Flintstones)|Dino]] watches, Fred begins to chip away at black rocks, believing they could offer a power that is not immediately apparent by their inert state. Later, as Wilma is serving him an elaborate vegetarian lunch, Fred tells her he encountered a travelling stranger who agreed to accept the black rocks in exchange for a "cat gut on a stick spear thrower" device. Fred uses this new device as a toy, unaware of its full potential. |
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Fred and Wilma are then propelled across the span of post-caveman civilization as the characters turn up in [[ancient Rome]], the [[Renaissance]], [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial America]], post-[[American Civil War|Civil War America]], and the [[1970s energy crisis|suburban 1970s]] while addressing the difficulties in creating an energy self-sufficient society. Fred is featured in a musical sequence singing and dancing about energy efficiency, while Wilma is shown as a then-contemporary politician trying to appease an agitated rally crowd that is doubting her competency on energy-related issues. |
Fred and Wilma are then propelled across the span of post-caveman civilization as the characters turn up in [[ancient Rome]], the [[Renaissance]], [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial America]], post-[[American Civil War|Civil War America]], and the [[1970s energy crisis|suburban 1970s]] while addressing the difficulties in creating an energy self-sufficient society. Fred is featured in a musical sequence singing and dancing about energy efficiency, while Wilma is shown as a then-contemporary politician trying to appease an agitated rally crowd that is doubting her competency on energy-related issues. |
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| Directed by | Gerard H. Baldwin |
| Written by | Gerard H. Baldwin |
| Produced by | Ross M. Sutherland |
| Starring | Alan Reed Jean Vander Pyl Henry Corden |
| Narrated by | Charlton Heston |
| Cinematography | Jerry Smith Frank Paiker |
| Edited by | Greg Watson |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc. |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Energy: A National Issue is a 27-minute animated educational film starring The Flintstones and narrated by Charlton Heston. It was was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Georgetown University and was also the final Flintstones production to feature Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone's voice before his death in 1977. The film was distributed on 16 mm format to various schools in April 1977 and was later broadcast in syndication on November 22, 1977.[1]
Plot
The film opens in prehistoric times when Fred and Wilma Flintstone rely on a dwindling wood supply for their thermal and cooking needs. While their pet dinosaur Dino watches, Fred begins to chip away at black rocks, believing they could offer a power that is not immediately apparent by their inert state. Later, as Wilma is serving him an elaborate vegetarian lunch, Fred tells her he encountered a travelling stranger who agreed to accept the black rocks in exchange for a "cat gut on a stick spear thrower" device. Fred uses this new device as a toy, unaware of its full potential.
Fred and Wilma are then propelled across the span of post-caveman civilization as the characters turn up in ancient Rome, the Renaissance, colonial America, post-Civil War America, and the suburban 1970s while addressing the difficulties in creating an energy self-sufficient society. Fred is featured in a musical sequence singing and dancing about energy efficiency, while Wilma is shown as a then-contemporary politician trying to appease an agitated rally crowd that is doubting her competency on energy-related issues.
As Fred and Wilma discover many facts about energy and the economy, viewers realize they must use our energy sources more efficiently to buy time to solve the problem.
Cast
- Charlton Heston – Narrator (voice)
- Alan Reed – Fred Flintstone (singing provided by Henry Corden)
- Jean Vander Pyl – Wilma Flintstone
Production credits
- Production Liaison: Sandra Granzow, Francis X. Murray, M. Jon Vondracek
- Technical Consultants: Jack H. Bridges, Joan Sandgren Bridges, Christa D.K. Dantzler, Roger W. Sant
- Produced by: Ross M. Sutherland
- Written and Directed by: Gerard H. Baldwin
- Voices: Alan Reed (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma), Henry Corden (Fred's songs)
- Music: Dean Elliott
- Lyrics: John Bradford, Gerard H. Baldwin
- Design: Robert Dranko, Rosemary O'Connor, Walt Peregoy, Charles McElmurry, Roy Morita, Don Jurwich, Tom Knowles
- Backgrounds: Bob McIntosh, Gloria Wood, Eric Semones, Walt Peregoy
- Animation: Irv Spence, Oliver Callahan, Rudy Zamora, Fred Hellmich, Alan Zaslove, Bob Goe, Lee Mishkin, Frank Andrina, Mark Glamack, Fred Grable, Allen Wilsbach, Joel Seibel
- Assistant Director: Cindy Smith
- Sequence Director: Carl Urbano
- Editor: Greg Watson
- Camera: Jerry Smith, Frank Paiker
- Scene Planning: Cindy Smith, Evelyn Sherwood
- Sound: Dick Olson
- Ink & Paint: Billy Kerns
- Xerox: Star Wirth
- Graphics: Iraj Paran
- A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
- HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC. ©MCMLXXVI All rights reserved.
- Distributed by AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
References
- ^ Energy: A National Issue, retrieved July 28, 2016.
