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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Excellent For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 10/19/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure Drama, Sci-Fi Action See Also: D.A.R.Y.L. [I Love the 80's Edition], D.A.R.Y.L.

Barret Oliver stars as robot boy Daryl (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform). The film begins with an intense chase through hairpin mountain roads as a helicopter chases after a racing automobile and the driver of the car shoves a young boy out of the door. The child is rescued and is adopted by Joyce (Mary Beth Hurt) and Andy (Michael McKean) Richardson, a well-meaning, childless couple. It is only after the Richardsons have adopted Daryl and find that the child can't stop hitting home runs that they realize their adopted son is, in fact, a robot. The Richardsons decide to take Daryl back home -- home being a top security research facility where scientists Dr. Jeffrey Stewart (Josef Sommer) and Ellen Lamb (Kathryn Walker) have "given birth" to the boy robot. Once at the research facility, the Richardsons realize that government forces are determined to destroy Daryl and anyone who knows about him. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Mary Beth Hurt - Joyce Richardson
Michael McKean - Andy Richardson
Kathryn Walker - Ellen Lamb
Colleen Camp - Elaine Fox
Josef Sommer - Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Simon Wincer's family-friendly science-fiction film D.A.R.Y.L. arrives on DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this is an inexpensive release from Paramount. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide