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

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

David Ambrose, Allan Scott,

Stars:

Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Joyce Richardson
Michael McKean	...	Andy Richardson
Kathryn Walker	...	Dr. Ellen Lamb
Colleen Camp	...	Elaine Fox
Josef Sommer	...	Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Ron Frazier	...	General Graycliffe
Steve Ryan	...	Howie Fox
David Wohl	...	Mr. Nesbitt
Danny Corkill	...	Turtle Fox
Amy Linker	...	Sherie Lee Fox
Barret Oliver	...	Daryl
Ed Grady	...	Mr. Bergen (as Ed L. Grady)
Tucker McGuire	...	Mrs. Bergen
Richard Hammatt	...	Dr. Mulligan
Charlie Gudger	...	Basketball Kid #1

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

gate | forest | autopilot | chewing gum | childhood | 

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Taglines:

The Government created him. Now, they want to destroy him.

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Genres:

Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

D.A.R.Y.L. - A múlt nélküli fiú

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, World Film Services

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daryl's number on the Mohawks Little League baseball team is 7 and Turtle's is 3.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the film, the 4-door, blue Chevy Nova Dr. Mulligan is driving (00:44 to 01:07) turns into a 2-door, gray Oldsmobile Cutlass (01:23 to 01:31), and back into a Nova (01:31 to 02:33).

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Quotes

Daryl: Doctor, What am I?

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Connections

References The Jetsons (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Back To The City"
by Ron Keel and Kenny Chaisson
Performed by Keel
Courtesy of Gold Mountain Records, Limited

User Reviews

Another Great Movie from the 80s

Well,I believe this is one the greatest movies from the 80s.I really love the movies made during the 1980s,although I was born in late 1986.Really,80s produced many great movies,like ET,Back to the Future Trilogy,the Goonies,Inidana Jones and many other ones.You can consider Daryl to be another kid adventure movie,just like the Goonies.This movie gives me a feeling that it has something in common with the movie Artificial Intelligence.They both have a robot boy who wants to be a normal kid,right?Yeah,however,I prefer Daryl to AI,Daryl is more realistic,like that suburban lifestyle around here the USA. So if you like kids,adventure,suburban life,and you're also nostalgic and sci-fi minded,I suggest you seeing this Daryl.