Plot hole: If the government guys could see Daryl in the cockpit, they should have known they could finish him off. If they launched a missile, he would either be hit by it or cook himself himself trying to outrun or outclimb it.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
1 plot hole
Directed by: Simon Wincer
Starring: Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Kathryn Walker, Mary Beth Hurt
Factual error: DARYL steals an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane toward the end of the film. Conceding the absurd notion that a kid could fly it (computer brain or not), the problem is that SR-71 required in-air refueling shortly after attaining low cruising altitude. It always took off with low fuel, because it was safer, and extended the lifespan of the tyres and brakes. (Not because it leaked fuel, although that's also the case, but the amount actually lost on the ground was relatively negligible). Without refuelling DARYL would have run out of fuel long before his flight ended.
General Graycliffe: A child with a stick of chewing gum has just rendered your hundred million dollars of hardware useless.
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