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

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

Movie · Family, Science Fiction, Adventure · 1h 40m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released June 14, 1985

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

Cast

• 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

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