Vibes (1988)
Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 15
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 6
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 1,416
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Movie Info
Two hapless psychics unwittingly aid a criminal in his quest to obtain a mystic relic in this farcical adventure. Street smart beauty-school dropout Sylvia Pickel (Cyndi Lauper) navigates life with the counsel of a spirit named Louise, while genteel Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum) has the ability to "read" an object's past just by holding it. Harry Buscafusco (Peter Falk) is the treasure hunter who brings them together for a trip to Ecuador to find his missing son. Nick and Sylvia don't get on at
Aug 5, 1988 Wide
Feb 3, 2009
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Cast
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Cyndi Lauper
Sylvia Pickel -
Jeff Goldblum
Nick Deezy -
Peter Falk
Harry Buscafusco -
Googy Gress
Ingo Swedlin -
Julian Sands
Dr.Harrison Steele -
Michael Lerner
Burt Wilder -
Ramon Bieri
Eli Diamond -
Elizabeth Peña
Consuela -
Ronald G. Joseph
Carl -
Karen Akers
Hillary -
Jennifer Balgobin
Gloria -
Susan Bugg
Dr. Silver -
Steve Buscemi
Fred -
Robert Covarrubias
Waiter -
Darryl Henriques
Ricardo -
Tom Henschel
Dr. Drake -
Aharon Ipalé
Alejandro De La Vivar -
Rodney Kageyama
Dr. Harmon -
John Kapelos
Eugene -
Bruce MacVittie
Tony -
Bill McCutcheon
Mr. Van Der Meer -
Park Overall
Jane -
Max Perlich
Busboy -
Joseph V. Perry
Dave -
Steven Scott
Dr. Thompson -
Ray Stoddard
Dr. Scott -
Van Dyke Parks
Dr. Weiner -
Elvira Deval
Nurse -
Leo V. Finnie III
Monty Man -
Harvey J. Goldenberg
Lyle -
Ronald Paul Ramirez
Hotel Clerk -
Fernando Verdugo
Bellhop -
Jerry Vichi
Baseball Man -
Hercules Vilchez
Juan -
Don Bexley
Lou
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All Critics (16) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (17) | DVD (4)
Vibes is a harmless, painless romp but it's an instance of a sincere attempt at screwball comedy that simply got screwed up.
Top CriticVibes is a low-vibration romantic comedy about two incompatible psychics falling in love on an Ecuadorean treasure hunt, and everything in it seems nine or 10 beats off.
Luckily, Vibes has those quirky stars, a wacky threesome who give off good vibes under any circumstances.
The romantic suspense soon takes a back seat to some singularly unimpressive special effects.
Vibes has all the ingredients of lighthearted adventure-comedy except the essential one: laughs.
The miscast and downright miserable company attempts zaniness against the exotic South American backdrop.
Nobody escapes unscathed from the gimmicky script co-authored by blockbuster comedy writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
If there were an Academy Award for Most Instantly Forgettable Film, the odds-on early favorite would be Vibes.
Move over Madonna; you'd do well to take some acting lessons from fellow- rocker and screen newcomer, Cyndi Lauper.
Extras on the disc include two brief featurettes filled with clips from various 'Martini Movies' titles and the theatrical trailer.
For those looking for unintentional laughter in their movies, this one is for you. For those looking for a film to take seriously, beware.
Great film? Nope. Good film? Not really. But it made me laugh.
Even the non-discriminating 'tween' would have problems liking this one.
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Audience Reviews for Vibes
Super Reviewer
Plot is lame action adventure with a bit of romance. Not really recommendable unless you like Cyndi, or like 80's movies, and even then...
Super Reviewer
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- Harry Buscafusco: Maybe she bounced, like, out of the hotel. Women are soft.
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- Sylvia Pickel: 'You Jerk! I had that guy eatin' outta my hand. Literally! Look! There's STILL MELON!
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- Nick Deezy: Your major life decision is probably, 'How high should I comb my hair today?'
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- Sylvia Pickel: My last boyfriend was a guy that drank soup by puttin' his head in it.
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