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Vibes poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.0 / 100
1988·Adventure / Comedy / Romance·1h 39m

VIBES

“The psychic comedy that's out of its mind.”

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.

Above the Line
Ken Kwapis·DirectorLowell Ganz·ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel·ScreenplayJohn Bailey·Director of PhotographyJames Horner·Original Music ComposerCarol Littleton·Editor
Cast
Jeff Goldblum·Nick DeezyCyndi Lauper·Sylvia PickelPeter Falk·Harry BuscafuscoGoogy Gress·Ingo SwedlinJulian Sands·Dr. Harrison SteeleDarryl Henriques·RicardoRamon Bieri·Eli DiamondMichael Lerner·Burt WilderLeo V. Finnie III·Monty ManRodney Kageyama·Dr. Harmon
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Ken Kwapis·DirectorAlan B. Curtiss·First Assistant DirectorAnne Rapp·Script Supervisor
Writing· 5
Babaloo Mandel·StoryLowell Ganz·StoryDeborah Blum·StoryLowell Ganz·ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel·Screenplay
Camera· 4
John Bailey·Director of PhotographyDonald E. Thorin Jr.·First Assistant CameraLou Barlia·Camera OperatorMichael Raspa·Second Assistant Camera
Editing· 3
Carol Littleton·EditorRaúl Dávalos·Assistant EditorLisa Zeno Churgin·First Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
James Horner·Original Music ComposerBobbe Kurtz·Supervising ADR EditorPaul Sharpe·Sound Re-Recording MixerDoug Hemphill·Sound Re-Recording MixerCarl Fischer·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 3
Richard Sawyer·Production DesignRuth Myers·Costume DesignGregory Pickrell·Art Direction
Production· 7
Ron Howard·Executive ProducerDeborah Blum·ProducerTony Ganz·ProducerShani Ginsberg·CastingCarrie Frazier·CastingRichard Edlund·Visual Effects ProducerRaymond Hartwick·Unit Production Manager
By the Numbers
59.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
ROI -0%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Vibes's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Adventurous, Playful
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features three main figures against a blue background: a woman with voluminous blonde hair in a pink top at the center, a man in a fedora and light s”

adventurecomedyromance
Key Elements
FedoraEarringsRingBraceletGlowing PyramidGun
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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