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D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.
A suburban landscape hides a cold, technological secret within the mind of a seemingly ordinary ten-year-old boy. This eighties sci-fi gem balances playground wonder with the chilling realization that a child might actually be a high-functioning government prototype.
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Simon Wincer
Cast
Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, Steve Ryan, Ron Frazier, David Wohl, Danny Corkill
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D.A.R.Y.L.
You can watch D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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6.4/10
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50%
Director
Simon Wincer
Cast
Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, Steve Ryan, Ron Frazier, David Wohl, Danny Corkill
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