Vibes (1988)

Psychics hired to find lost temple...

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Deborah Blum (story), Lowell Ganz (story),

Stars:

Ramon Bieri, Michael Lerner, Jeff Goldblum

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ramon Bieri	...	Eli Diamond
Michael Lerner	...	Burt Wilder
Hercules Vilchez	...	Juan
Jerry Vichi	...	Baseball Man
Leo V. Finnie III	...	Monty Man
Googy Gress	...	Ingo Swedlin
Ray Stoddard	...	Dr. Scott
Harvey J. Goldenberg	...	Lyle
Tom Henschel	...	Dr. Drake
Jeff Goldblum	...	Nick Deezy
Susan Bugg	...	Dr. Silver
Rodney Kageyama	...	Dr. Harmon
Cyndi Lauper	...	Sylvia Pickel
Van Dyke Parks	...	Dr. Weiner
Steven Scott	...	Dr. Thompson

Storyline

Cyndi Lauper and Jeff Goldblum play two psychics hired by Peter Falk to find his long lost son in a foreign country. When they get there they discover he's really hired them to help find a hidden temple in the mountains where all the psychic energy in the world comes from.

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Plot Keywords:

psychic | temple | mountain | energy | city | 

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Taglines:

Put your hands on our hands and feel the... VIBES.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

El misterio de la pirámide de oro

Filming Locations:

Ecuador

Box Office

Gross:

$1,883,811 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Nick was originally written for a very short man; the 7th draft of the script has Sylvia commenting that "I like my men a little taller". After Jeff Goldblum was cast, sections were rewritten to include the "Stretcharoo" jokes.

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Goofs

In the last scene, Nick (Goldblum) enters Sylvia's (Lauper's) hotel room and calls to Sylvia by her real name, Cyndi.

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Quotes

Sylvia Pickel: What's your problem, aside from your face?

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Connections

Referenced in Community: Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Mona"
Written by Marcos Loya

User Reviews

Absolutely Loved It

I saw this movie in the theater when it was first released in 1988. I was 10 years old and my mom took me and my cousins to see it. It has been an absolute favorite of mine ever since. I used to have it on a VHS tape, recorded off of HBO or some other movie channel. That tape had been viewed sooooo many times it became degraded and was all fuzzy when I went to play it. I recently, after several years had gone by since I'd last seen it, began searching for a DVD copy. Much to my chagrin, I've learned it is not available on DVD (which I really want for the obvious reasons, plus, then it could be widescreen.) I finally bought a used copy of the full screen VHS tape. I still love it after all these years. In fact, my niece(age 10) and my nephew(age 11) just watched it with me tonight. They liked it as well. They thought it was very funny (but, not as funny as "Transylvania 6-5000" - which we watched on DVD last week). My nephew was particularly amused by Cyndi Lauper's acting - he thought she was great. This movie rocks and even goes beyond the generation gaps! I still consider it one of my favorite movies of all time!!!