D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L. is a 1985 <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_film/cNsrPn3y">science fiction</a> <a href="/facts/Adventure_film/4w5RCrVI">adventure film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Simon_Wincer/2cqg3tr5">Simon Wincer</a> and written by <a href="/facts/David_Ambrose/xgFg2FMh">David Ambrose</a>, <a href="/facts/Allan_Scott_(Scottish_screenwriter)/YrgBL7oY">Allan Scott</a>, and Jeffrey Ellis. It stars <a href="/facts/Mary_Beth_Hurt/dBle8puD">Mary Beth Hurt</a>, <a href="/facts/Michael_McKean/LcAHRYXb">Michael McKean</a>, <a href="/facts/Kathryn_Walker/f5MI1AWS">Kathryn Walker</a>, <a href="/facts/Colleen_Camp/ftcz86Nu">Colleen Camp</a>, <a href="/facts/Josef_Sommer/htywaqqT">Josef Sommer</a>, and <a href="/facts/Barret_Oliver/0lajqojQ">Barret Oliver</a>. It follows a seemingly normal young boy who turns out to be a top secret, military-created robot with <a href="/facts/Superhuman/e7puNHQ6">superhuman</a> abilities.
The film was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on June 14, 1985, by <a href="/facts/Paramount_Pictures/F6UIvDD9">Paramount Pictures</a>, and in the United Kingdom on June 20, 1985, by <a href="/facts/Columbia_Pictures/J35aASat">Columbia Pictures</a> through Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a <a href="/facts/Box-office_bomb/30YnUj8p">box-office bomb</a>. For his performance, Oliver won the <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Younger_Actor/uBXqanRp">Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor</a>.

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