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D.A.R.Y.L.

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.

19856.41h 40m

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.

Directed by Simon Wincer
Written by Allan Scott, David Ambrose, Jeffrey Ellis
Produced by John Heyman
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $7.8M

Top Cast

Barret Oliver

Barret Oliver

Daryl

Mary Beth Hurt

Mary Beth Hurt

Joyce Richardson

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Andy Richardson

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

Dr. Ellen Lamb

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Elaine Fox

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Steve Ryan

Steve Ryan

Howie Fox

Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier

General Graycliffe

David Wohl

David Wohl

Mr. Nesbitt

Danny Corkill

Danny Corkill

Turtle

Themes & Keywords

computerbaseballautopilotforestsouth carolinafamily relationshipsrobotboy geniuschildhoodgatepianorobot boy

About D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L. is a family, science fiction, action film released in 1985 exploring themes of computer, baseball, autopilot, forest, south carolina, family relationships. Directed by Simon Wincer, it stars Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean. 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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