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

PG  |   |  Family, Sci-Fi  |  14 June 1985 (USA)
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Joyce Richardson
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Dr. Ellen Lamb
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Elaine Fox
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Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Ron Frazier ...
General Graycliffe
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Howie Fox
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Mr. Nesbitt
Danny Corkill ...
Turtle Fox
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Sherie Lee Fox
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Mr. Bergen (as Ed L. Grady)
Tucker McGuire ...
Mrs. Bergen
Richard Hammatt ...
Dr. Mulligan
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>

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The kid next door is not who - or what - he seems to be. See more »

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Family | Sci-Fi

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14 June 1985 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

D.A.R.Y.L. - A múlt nélküli fiú  »

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Trivia

The scenes with all of the computers at the military base were filmed in the backstage computer rooms at Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center. See more »

Goofs

When Daryl, Turtle, and Sherie Lee play 'Pole Position' it may be thought that the game runs far too fast for a 1980s console.

While this is factually true, Daryl is likely manipulating the game console, which is alluded to several times during the rest of the movie, e.g. the ATM hack, him playing 2 games simultaneously while watching 4 different television programs. Also he lowers the volume of all the screens without using a remote control, again with his mind. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Ellen Lamb: General, a machine becomes human when you can't tell the difference anymore.
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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: D.A.R.Y.L./Cocoon/Return to Oz (1985) See more »

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Isn't It Romantic
by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
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The best feel good film ever,if you feel depressed go rent it.
3 December 2000 | by (France) – See all my reviews

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


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