He can fly a jet, race a car and outsmart a computer. The government created him and now they want him destroyed.
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.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) is a family, science fiction and adventure film directed by Simon Wincer, released on June 14, 1985 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean and Kathryn Walker. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 378 ratings.
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Barret Oliver
as Daryl
Mary Beth Hurt
as Joyce Richardson
Michael McKean
as Andy Richardson
Kathryn Walker
as Dr. Ellen Lamb
Colleen Camp
as Elaine Fox
Josef Sommer
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Steve Ryan
as Howie Fox
Ron Frazier
as General Graycliffe
David Wohl
as Mr. Nesbitt
Danny Corkill
as Turtle
Amy Linker
as Sherie Lee Fox
Ed Grady
as Mr. Bergen
Directed by Simon Wincer, written by David Ambrose, Jeffrey Ellis and Allan Scott, produced by John Heyman.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 378 ratings.
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..) .…
Reviewed on October 4, 2017
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D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) includes Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker and Colleen Camp. The film was directed by Simon Wincer. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
D.A.R.Y.L. was released on June 14, 1985 and runs for 1h 40m.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 378 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy family, science fiction and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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