A seemingly normal young boy turns out to be a top secret, military-created robot with superhuman abilities.
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Richard Hammatt | ... | Dr. Mulligan |
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Charlie Gudger | ... | Basketball Kid #1 |
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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. 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>
Plot Keywords:
robot | artificial intelligence | boy robot | acronym in title | entire title is capitalized acronym |Taglines:
D.A.R.Y.L. He can't be kept a secret any longer. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 June 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
D.A.R.Y.L. - A múlt nélküli fiú See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,649,832, 16 June 1985Gross USA:
$7,840,873Company Credits
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Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Performed by Teddy Pendergrass
Produced by Nile Rodgers
Available on Elektra/Asylum Records & Tapes
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The movie's closing credits declare that this picture was: "Made at Pinewood Studios, London, England and on location in Orlando, Florida and North Carolina." See more »Goofs
During the car chase, Daryl and the doctor are supposed to be somewhere in Northern Virginia, but they're clearly in Orlando, Florida. One shot includes a billboard for RonJon's Surf Shop (at around 1h 11 mins). Another shot shows an exit sign for Orange Blossom Trail (at around 1h 12 mins). See more »Quotes
Dr. Ellen Lamb: General, a machine becomes human when you can't tell the difference anymore.See more »
Soundtracks
Somewhere I BelongMusic by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Performed by Teddy Pendergrass
Produced by Nile Rodgers
Available on Elektra/Asylum Records & Tapes
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This is one of my favorites film ever.It's a very nostalgic film for me because I saw it a lot when I was small,even now that I'm 19,I have the video and I never get bored of it. Barret Oliver is just fantastic as Daryl,it's very sad that he stop acting because he was truly talented.Now that films are just about sex,Blood,and more sex it's good to turn to a feel good film like Daryl.I would also like to say that the title song of the film (Somewhere I belong)is very nice and the lyrics go very well with the film. My personal ratings would be 10/10