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

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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

Barret Oliver
Daryl
Mary Beth Hurt
Joyce Richardson
Michael McKean
Andy Richardson
Kathryn Walker
Dr. Ellen Lamb
Colleen Camp
Elaine Fox
Josef Sommer
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Steve Ryan
Howie Fox
Ron Frazier
General Graycliffe
David Wohl
Mr. Nesbitt
Danny Corkill
Turtle
Amy Linker
Sherie Lee Fox
Ed Grady
Mr. Bergen
Tucker McGuire
Mrs. Bergen
Richard Hammatt
Dr. Mulligan
Jessica Johnson Tavenner
Melanie
Noreen Lange
Facility Matron
Stacy Woods
Basketball Kid No.2
Ginny Light
Plump Woman
Danielle LeMoine
Trudi
Susan West
Andrea
Blain Fairman
Major Willows
Hardy Rawls
Bull McKenzie
Patrick Branner
Mart Bennet
Pat Fuleihan
Woman at Window
Barrie Holland
U.S. Army Captain (uncredited)

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A review by Olivergbyrne

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Written by Olivergbyrne on Wed Oct 04 2017

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 wa...