Editing Vibes (film) (section)

==Production==
The movie was described as "Romancing the Ghostbusters in the Temple of Doom."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=McKenna|first=Christine|date=July 2, 1987|title=CYNDI LAUPER FEELS THE 'VIBES' IN HER FILM DEBUT|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-02-ca-1667-story.html|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> It was originally meant to star Lauper and [[Dan Aykroyd]].<ref>INSIDE NEW YORK Newsday 26 Nov 1986: 06.</ref>

Lauper said, "I've wanted to do a movie for a long time, but I didn't want to do a typical airhead version of what Hollywood thinks a woman is-and I didn't want to do an ultra-serious La Femme! film either. The character I play in this film, Sylvia, is the kind of girl who's very conscious of her appearance and always wants to look good, but unfortunately her favorite color is leopard skin. She's definitely kooky, but she's different from my pop persona."<ref name=":0" />
 
Aykroyd met with Lauper and decided he did not want to do the film. Columbia Pictures stood by Lauper and [[Jeff Goldblum]] replaced Aykroyd.<ref>INSIDE NEW YORK 23 Jan 1987: 06.</ref> Filming started in April 1987 in Ecuador. After three weeks, the unit transferred to Los Angeles for the rest of the shoot over nine weeks.<ref>CYNDI LAUPER TO DEBUT IN 'VIBES' FILM Chicago Tribune  23 Apr 1987: 9.</ref>

"Acting and performing music come from the same place, but each requires a slightly different technique," said Lauper. "To play Sylvia, I had to learn to tone everything down. I'm used to things being exaggerated and larger than life-you know, the eyes going back and forth-because those things work in a big concert hall. To perform for a movie camera, you have to be capable of a certain stillness. That's something I've learned here that I enjoy very much."<ref name=":0" />