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D.A.R.Y.L. Reviews

1985

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A family takes in a young orphaned boy, only to discover that he is actually a sophisticated mechanical device for whom the U.S. Military has evil plans. The family must fool the Government, in order to save his life... Read more

Starring	Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp
Director	Simon Wincer
Genres	Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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  DARYL (1985)
  
  Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform.
  
  An oldie but a goodie.
  
  12 year old Barret Oliver plays a young boy found wandering without any memory... read more »
  
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  - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 18 Dec 2005 at 18:57
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  D.A.R.Y.L.
  
  Brilliant story-line with very good drama. This beats A.I. hands down.
  
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- - Avrey
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  - Salford
  - 08 Sep 2009 at 23:48
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  Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform
  
  D.A.R.Y.L.
  
  Great family film, still enjoyable after all these years. And for any aircraft enthusiasts, the SR-71 Blackbird scenes are fantastic, ... read more »
  
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- - Wesley949
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  - Dagenham
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 14:27
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  Sweet
  
  This is a lovely, dated story where a humanoid boy with a computer for a brain outsmarts the typical American Defense force. Not as good as the book, the film ... read more »
  
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  - Leeds
  - 03 Jun 2009 at 13:27
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  Disspointing
  
  Being a fan of 80's movies, i had high hopes of seeing this after suprisingly never watching it before.
  
  I found it Incredibly slow and dull and ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 14 May 2009 at 17:52
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  Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform!
  
  This film brings a sense of nostalgia for me as it was a childhood favourite of mine. It has the heart and adventure that I think modern films even with all ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 24 Oct 2008 at 22:13
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  Daryl
  
  An old film but kids loved it.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 11 Jun 2008 at 09:51
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  Do it again :o)
  
  Was a little jubious about watching this because I didn't want to shatter the illusion I had that this was a good movie. The last time I watched it I was ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 06 Sep 2007 at 11:29
- - 29
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  DARYL (1985)
  
  Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform.
  
  An oldie but a goodie.
  
  12 year old Barret Oliver plays a young boy found wandering without any memory... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 18 Dec 2005 at 18:57
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  Daryl
  
  I quite liked it the first time I watched it but on the second vieing it wasn't very good. Somehow the main character wasn't very believable and his ... read more »
  
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- - Euan Whitelaw
  - Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
  - 30 Aug 2005 at 20:10
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  Easy to get into family film
  
  A young boy discovered on the outskirts of a town, is taken to the local orphanage. With no prior memories of his parents, he is placed with a foster family for... read more »
  
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- - ratch1
  - Wigan
  - 01 Aug 2005 at 05:21
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  - 2
  DARYL (1985)
  
  Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform.
  
  An oldie but a goodie.
  
  12 year old Barret Oliver plays a young boy found wandering without any memory... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 185771
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  - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 18 Dec 2005 at 18:57
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  - 1
  Excellent Family film
  
  This is a brilliant family movie from the 80's, i loved this film as a kid - watched it over and over and now with release of dvd can finally own it! Must ... read more »
  
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  - Scunthorpe, England
  - 08 Feb 2005 at 15:53
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  Brilliant
  
  One of the best kids films from the 80's ever made, even us old kids come grown ups still love this. good acting, good cast topped with a great storyline. ... read more »
  
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  - Notts, UK
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 17:13
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  Early AI movie
  
  This movie is the original artificial intelligence movie, it lacks the sfx and glossy coating of today's standard but sets a wonderful story of a boy who is... read more »
  
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- - Tina
  - London
  - 12 May 2005 at 09:51
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  Excellent 80's kids movie...
  
  D.A.R.Y.L. is a superb 80's kids movie, that was released around the birth of the home computer. Probably a kids spin of Terminator, part boy, part computer... read more »
  
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- - Michael Oglesby
  - Norwich, UK
  - 29 Mar 2005 at 21:45
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  a.i.
  
  a great family film for its age
  
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  - manchester
  - 14 Jun 2005 at 21:21
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  Daryl
  
  An old film but kids loved it.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 11 Jun 2008 at 09:51
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  family film
  
  this film was quite good for a sunday afternoon family film
  
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  - england
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 11:46
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  Perfect family entertainment
  
  This is a perfect little film that can be enjoyed by all ages. The acting is terrific throughout and , unusually for Hollywood , it managed to tug on the ... read more »
  
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  - southampton
  - 18 Jul 2005 at 20:14
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  80s retro heaven with cornball americanisms
  
  I was around six when this film came out, and I must have seen it on TV when I was around nine or ten. I rented it a while ago just to remind myself of why I ... read more »
  
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- - allyballyuk
  - Glasgow
  - 29 May 2005 at 17:51

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  A family takes in a young orphaned boy, only to discover that he is actually a sophisticated mechanical device for whom the U.S. Military has evil plans. The family must fool the Government, in order to save his life......