Vibes

8/5/19881h 39m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The psychic comedy that's out of its mind. ~

Overview:

Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry Buscafusco, who offers them $50,000 to find his lost son in South America, in the heart of Incan territory where they discover an ancient mystical secret, and each other.

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$1,884,000.00

Revenue:

$1,883,811.00

Key words:

psychokinesis
psychic power
incan empire

Cast

Jeff Goldblum

~ as ~

Nick Deezy

Cyndi Lauper

~ as ~

Sylvia Pickel

Peter Falk

~ as ~

Harry Buscafusco

Googy Gress

~ as ~

Ingo Swedlin

Julian Sands

~ as ~

Dr. Harrison Steele

Darryl Henriques

~ as ~

Ricardo

Ramon Bieri

~ as ~

Eli Diamond

Michael Lerner

~ as ~

Burt Wilder

Leo V. Finnie III

~ as ~

Monty Man

Rodney Kageyama

~ as ~

Dr. Harmon

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 1 year(s) ago
5
Fun Indiana Jones knock-off with Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum

In Manhattan, a man and woman with impressive paranormal abilities (Lauper & Goldblum) are hoodwinked by a questionable man (Peter Falk) into going to the Ecuadorian mountains to find a lost city and great treasure. Julian Sands is also on hand.

"Vibes" (1988) is cut from the same cloth as “Raiders of the Last Ark,” “King Solomon’s Mines” and “Firewalker,” mixed with a little "Ghostbusters," but it’s the least of these due to too many stabs at humor falling flat, not to mention it needed a tighter script and better special effects. No wonder it flopped at the box office. Still, it's a fun 80’s flick full of high misadventure with great Andes locations.

It was Cyndi’s movie debut. Dan Aykroyd was originally slated for Goldblum’s role, but he opted out after meeting the “unusual” musician. Lauper said in her autobiography that she and Jeff didn’t get along during shooting. Nevertheless, you can tell some of the cast had a good time, like Falk. It just needed better writing.

The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in Riverside, which is a 45-minute drive east of Los Angeles, and Ecuador (Cuenca and Azogues), along with the exteriors of 32 Washington Place, Manhattan, used as the Department of Paranormal Studies.

GRADE: C+