D.A.R.Y.L.

1985 PG-13 1h 40m

6.4 / 10 358

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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.

Director Simon Wincer

Writers

Jeffrey Ellis David Ambrose Allan Scott

Stars

Barret Oliver Mary Beth Hurt Michael McKean

Family Science Fiction Action

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Olivergbyrne 4 Oct 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,Neverendi...