Rawls as Bull McKenzie Jim Fitzpatrick as TASCOM Security Cop Production Filming Filming took place from January to March 1985. The movie was filmed at Pinewood Studios; Orlando, Florida; and Dillsboro, North Carolina. Almost all of Barkenton was filmed in Orlando, and the surrounding areas, with one exception in Dillsboro. Daryl's house was filmed at 716 Euclid Avenue in Orlando. Turtle's house was filmed at 717 Euclid Avenue in Orlando. Barkenton's city hall was filmed at 50 Front Street in Dillsboro. The hospital scenes were filmed at Orlando VA Medical Center. Blue Lake was filmed at Lake Copeland in Orlando. The baseball game at Barkenton Park was filmed at Delaney Park in Orlando. Barkenton School was filmed at Kaley School in Orlando. Group home is filled at Great Oaks Village, boys dorm east side. The other locations in the movie were also filmed in Orlando. The exterior of the TASCOM facility was filmed at the Siemens Energy Inc. building in Orlando; The interiors were filmed at Pinewood Studios. Daryl's escape onto the freeway was filmed on FL-408 and US-17 in Orlando. The airport scenes were filmed at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee. Reception D.A.R.Y.L. failed to make it into the box office top five, and has received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 53% approval rating based on 17 reviews. A 1985 reviewer for The New York Times wrote, "The best that can be said about D.A.R.Y.L.... is that it's inoffensive." In his review for Entertainment Tonight, Leonard Maltin said, "This is one of the blandest movies I've seen all year. No punch. No surprises. No juice, especially in the way it's directed." On their show At the Movies, Gene Siskel gave D.A.R.Y.L. a "thumbs down" for being predictable and formulaic, while Roger Ebert recommended the movie, praising its ending and comparing its theme to that of the 1968 film Charly. DVD Verdict cites "wooden" acting and a "preposterous" plot, but ultimately concludes that the film is "a formulaic slice of family entertainment that doesn't do much new, but follows the blueprint well enough to warrant a look." See also Cocoon (film) References External links 1985 films 1980s science fiction action films American science fiction action films Android (robot) films British science fiction action films 1980s English-language films Films scored by Marvin Hamlisch Films directed by Simon Wincer Films set in South Carolina Films set in Washington, D.C.