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.

Barret Oliver
as Daryl

Mary Beth Hurt
as Joyce Richardson

Michael McKean
as Andy Richardson

Kathryn Walker
as Dr. Ellen Lamb

Colleen Camp
as Elaine Fox

Josef Sommer
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Steve Ryan
as Howie Fox

Ron Frazier
as General Graycliffe

David Wohl
as Mr. Nesbitt

Danny Corkill
as Turtle
Olivergbyrne
This film is a nostalgia fest for me. Am I being a bit selfish to review a film when I am so connected to it , perhaps so I will try to put my love for the film aside and review it for what it is. This film is part of what I would call the Amblin generation of films (although it is not an Amblin fil...