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D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

PG06/14/1985Family, Science Fiction, Action1h 40m
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He can fly a jet, race a car and outsmart a computer. The government created him and now they want him destroyed.

Overview

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Barret Oliver

    Daryl

  2. Cast 1

    Mary Beth Hurt

    Joyce Richardson

  3. Cast 1

    Michael McKean

    Andy Richardson

  4. Cast 1

    Kathryn Walker

    Dr. Ellen Lamb

  5. Cast 1

    Colleen Camp

    Elaine Fox

  6. Cast 1

    Josef Sommer

    Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

  7. Cast 1

    Steve Ryan

    Howie Fox

  8. Cast 1

    Ron Frazier

    General Graycliffe

  9. Cast 1

    David Wohl

    Mr. Nesbitt

This film is a nostalgia fest for me. Am I being a bit selfish to review a film when I am so connected to it , perhaps so I will try to put my love for the film aside and review it for what it is. This film is part of what I would call the Amblin generation of films (although it is not an Amblin film) because it came out in a decade full of wonderful family films (Goonies,Gremlins,Cocoon,Neverending story etc..) . It was a time when adults could watch a so called kids film and enjoy it as much as their rugrats. D.A.R.Y.L is a family drama with a dash of Sci-Fy , it is two film in one.A heart w...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$10,000,000.00

Revenue $7,840,873.00

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