"[My role] seemed like a little thing but, you know, 'The Flintstones' was the fabric of our culture” Halle Berry has shared a new video on social media, where she reflects on her role in 1994’s The Flintstones , which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. On Monday (May 27), Berry posted the clip on her Instagram page . “You guys message me every year about The Flintstones film so I thought I’d do something special for the 30th anniversary,” she wrote.
In the video, the actress dissects a scene from the film that introduces her character to on-screen protagonists Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) and Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis). “I thought it might be really cool to look at some of my scenes because I legit haven’t seen this movie in probably 20 years,” she says. Aside from talking about the minute details of her role – her voice and hairstyle, the latter of which she called “iconic” – she also acknowledged how the role felt “important” to her.
“Being a Black woman in Bedrock seemed like a little thing but, you know, The Flintstones was the fabric of our culture,” she explains. “I knew that this was a big step forward for Black people, Black women especially,” Berry added. “While it was silly, and it was over the top and campy, I knew then how important this little part in this big movie actually would be.
” A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry) Berry had made her film debut just three years prior to The Flintstones in Spike Lee.
