is a 1985 science fiction adventure film directed by Simon Wincer and written by David Ambrose, Allan Scott, and Jeffrey Ellis.

It stars Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, and Barret Oliver.

As Daryl observes Turtle playing a video game called Pole Position, he effortlessly outperforms him, displaying superhuman abilities.

Daryl also demonstrates his advanced capabilities when he helps Andy rectify an issue with an ATM and manipulates it to put more than one million dollars into his foster father's account.

During a baseball game, government agents locate Daryl and return him to the TASCOM facility in Washington, D.C., where his memory is restored.

Daryl undergoes debriefing, and it is revealed that his capacity for human emotions has deemed the project a failure, leading to a decision to terminate him.

He joyfully reunites with his foster family, bringing happiness to everyone, including Turtle, who believed Daryl could not die since he is a robot.

"[4] Paul Attanasio of The Washington Post wrote, "The script is moronic and so riddled with improbabilities that the suspense element never takes root.

Director Simon Wincer has no sense of pace or rhythm, but boy does he love to shoot helicopters and jet fighters, which whizz at the camera in great booming arcs.

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.

[7] 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.