Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+47)
Critics 13Audiences 60GoodWatch 36
Tomatometer13%
Audience score62%
IMDb5.7
Box office
100%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for romances, −8 min on the typical 107
typical 10799Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+3Released
1988
August 5, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
RomanceActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
Jeff GoldblumNick Deezy
Cyndi LauperSylvia Pickel
Peter FalkHarry Buscafusco
Googy GressIngo Swedlin
Julian SandsDr. Harrison Steele
Darryl HenriquesRicardo
Ramon BieriEli Diamond
Michael LernerBurt Wilder
Leo V. Finnie IIIMonty Man
Rodney KageyamaDr. Harmon
Van Dyke ParksDr. Weiner- HVHercules VilchezJuan
- JVJerry VichiBaseball Man
- RSRay StoddardDr. Scott
- HJHarvey J. GoldenbergLyle
Tom HenschelDr. Drake- SBSusan BuggDr. Silver
Steve BuscemiFred
Joseph V. PerryDave
Park OverallJane
Max PerlichBusboy
John KapelosEugene
Bruce MacVittieTony- DBDon BexleyLou
Directing · 4
- Ken Kwapis Director
- Alan B. Curtiss First Assistant Director
- Anne Rapp Script Supervisor
- Tom Seidman Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Babaloo Mandel Screenplay, Story
- Lowell Ganz Story, Screenplay
- Deborah Blum Story, Producer
Production · 11
- Ron Howard Executive Producer
- Tony Ganz Producer
- Carrie Frazier Casting
- Shani Ginsberg Casting
- Raymond Hartwick Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Jorge Gundín Production Manager
Camera · 7
- John Bailey Director of Photography
- Bruce McBroom Still Photographer
- George R. Schrader Dolly Grip
- Donald E. Thorin Jr. First Assistant Camera
- Lou Barlia Camera Operator
- Michael Raspa Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 5
- Carol Littleton Editor
- Raúl Dávalos Assistant Editor
- Lisa Zeno Churgin First Assistant Editor
- Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
- Phil Downey Color Timer
Sound · 14
- James Horner Original Music Composer
- Dennis Drummond Supervising Sound Editor
- Jeff Rosen Sound Editor
- Paul Sharpe Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Beth Bergeron ADR Editor
- Doug Hemphill Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 12
- Richard Sawyer Production Design
- Dan Perri Title Designer
- David F. Klassen Set Designer
- Louis S. Fleming Property Master
- Donald Krafft Leadman
- Gregory Pickrell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ruth Myers Costume Design
- Marlene D. Williams Hairstylist
- Norma Lee Hairstylist
- Alan Friedman Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Richard Edlund Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Ronald W. McLeish Gaffer
Other crew · 9
- Patrick J. Statham Stunt Coordinator
- John Branagan Stunt Coordinator
- Miranda Garrison Choreographer
- Charles Croughwell Stunts
- Debbie Lynn Ross Stunts
- Allen Hall Special Effects Coordinator
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