D.A.R.Y.L.

"He can fly a jet, race a car and outsmart a computer. The government created him and now they want him destroyed."

Jun 14 1985 PG 1h 39m
Family, Sci-Fi

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.

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Plot

A young boy is found wandering without any memory of who he is. A family takes him in and begin to look for clues to help him find his way home. In the meantime, they notice that the boy seems to have certain special abilities, not usually found in kids his age, or even fully-grown adults.

Written by

David Ambrose, Allan Scott, Jeffrey Ellis

Directed by

Simon Wincer

Cast

Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

World Film Services, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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D.A.R.Y.L.
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Scores
# of Votes
15,252
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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