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.
Acting
Cyndi Lauper's unhinged comedic timing is genuinely magnetic.
Costume
Lauper's thrift-store psychic chic is peak 80s chaos.
Director
Ken Kwapis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Cyndi Lauper's first starring film role after her music career exploded; she reportedly hated the experience and rarely acted again.
The film bombed so hard it became a cable TV staple, finding its true audience among insomniacs and ironic Gen X viewers in the 90s.
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