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

PG  99 min  -  Family | Sci-Fi   -  14 June 1985 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

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Simon Wincer
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Cast

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

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Taglines:

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

Genres:

Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

D.A.R.Y.L. - A múlt nélküli fiú See more »

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,649,832 (USA) (16 June 1985)

Gross:

$7,840,873 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The video game that Daryl plays is "Pole Position". See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Joyce teaches Daryl how to play the piano, Daryl demonstrates his grasp of the piece's rhythm (at 36:06) by saying, "Whole note, two half notes, and four quarters to a measure," a perfect description of 4/4 time. However, they play a piece in 6/8 time. See more »

Quotes

General Graycliffe: A child with a stick of chewing gum has just rendered your hundred million dollars of hardware useless.
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Connections

Features "The Incredible Hulk" (1982) See more »

Soundtracks

"SOMEWHERE I BELONG"
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Performed by Teddy Pendergrass
Courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records See more »