D.A.R.Y.L.

1985
PG
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

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Artificial Intelligence Family Sci-Fi

A seemingly normal young boy is found abandoned on a mountain road and adopted by a family who are increasingly amazed by his abilities before discovering the secret behind his real identity... Read allA seemingly normal young boy is found abandoned on a mountain road and adopted by a family who are increasingly amazed by his abilities before discovering the secret behind his real identity.A seemingly normal young boy is found abandoned on a mountain road and adopted by a family who are increasingly amazed by his abilities before discovering the secret behind his real identity.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

14K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,515

719

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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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.

Goofs
(at around 36 mins) When Joyce teaches D.A.R.Y.L. how to play the piano, D.A.R.Y.L. demonstrates his grasp of the piece's rhythm 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.

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

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

Soundtracks
Somewhere I Belong
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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Featured review

10/10

Underrated classic

I love this film and feel it is an underrated classic. Although I am a 90s kid, I am very fond of the movies of the 80s, Amadeus, Clue, Back to the Future, Indianna Jones, Beetle Juice, ET, Annie, Secret of NIMH, NeverEnding Story, Stand By Me, Legend, Princess Bride and Who Framed Roger Rabbit to name a few. D.A.R.Y.L has very nice cinematography, colourful sets and costumes without being too fancy and good special effects, while the soundtrack is cool. I liked the script too, it was funny and heart-warming and the story was engaging and poignant as well as briskly paced. The direction I had no problem with either, while the acting is fine especially with Barrett Oliver who is simply wonderful in the lead. Overall, I think D.A.R.Y.L is a classic, and one of the most underrated films of the 80s if not ever. 10/10 Bethany Cox