D.A.R.Y.L. Trailer
Behind the Scenes: The Making of The Neverending Story (Bastian part)
(Auf Deutsch)
Fan Picture Slide Show
Another Awesome Fan Slide Show
Barret Videos
Barret Oliver interviewed on German TV for The Neverending Story (1984).
D.A.R.Y.L. Trailer
Behind the Scenes: The Making of The Neverending Story (Bastian part)
(Auf Deutsch)
Fan Picture Slide Show
Another Awesome Fan Slide Show
D.A.R.Y.L. Trailer
Behind the Scenes: The Making of The Neverending Story (Bastian part)
(Auf Deutsch)
Fan Picture Slide Show
Another Awesome Fan Slide Show
Barret Links
Fanclubs:Barret Oliver FanClub on Yahoo
The largest, most active, and oldest Barret Oliver fanclub.
Barret Oliver Fans Utopia on Yahoo
Another, less active, Barret Oliver fanclub.
Fansites:
Barret Oliver Minipage
One of the best, most comprehensive, Barret fansites I've seen.
The Unofficial Barret Oliver Fanpage
Probably the oldest Barret fansite around, no longer updated.
Tadashiro Barret Oliver Page
Another old Barret fanpage, includes some soundbites and other files, no longer updated.
Barret Oliver Fanpage
Another old, but very nice, Barret fanpage.
Info/profile Pages:
Barret Oliver's profile at IMDb
One of the official sources for news about Barret, and contains a growing message board that is often interesting.
Barret Oliver at Bibi's Young Actors site
Just the info page for Barret, info about his acting career roles with pictures.
Barret Oliver at TV.com
The Barret Oliver page at TV.com (used to be TV Tome), information about Barret, and fan comments.
Important Barret sites that are no more:
The Lesser Seen Images of Barret Oliver
An old resource for very rare pictures of Barret Oliver in some of his lesser seen roles, along with candid photography off the set. No longer exists, but many of the pictures have been preserved in this site's gallery page.
Barret Oliver at Boyzworld.org
Just a page featuring some information and many screen captures from his roles in Cocoon and TNS.
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[Bad] Barret Screen Jokes
"Yes Turtle...I know what a hooker is..."
"You're going into space now Grandpa? Man, where can I get me some of those meds?"
"Ugh! I read the whole Never-Ending Story and math class is still going on!"
"Aw, who farted?"
"No mom, I'm not spying on people....they already went to bed."
"Hey! I don't mind going in the dumpster, but watch the merchandise!"
Comments About Barret
Comments about Barret from all over the net.The ChucksConnection :D.A.R.Y.L.:
The film is well produced and the cast assembled are very believable in their roles, with special kudos going to Barret Oliver for his straightforwardly simple portrayal of a child who is half-human and half-machine.
filmnight.org:
Barret Oliver's performance as Bastian still makes me cry. He speaks to that part of all of us that is not afraid to "do what we dream."
helpfulreviews.com: D.A.R.Y.L.:
Barret Oliver, who plays DARYL, is one of the greatest child actors in my opinion.
The film works so well because of the performance of Barret Oliver as D.A.R.Y.L. He gives the presence of the perfect, loving child.
Space Voyager #14:
These principal roles went to American actors, who are easier to accept as identification figures for teenagers in the States.
For shy, timid Bastian the producers found Barret Oliver. Barret is a child-actor, who has already done more than a dozen movies and who often seems to be slightly overacting, but when the shots are developed they come out just right. His strength is an absolutely charming kind of naivete.
From The Moving Picture Boy by John Holmstrom:
The brown-eyed Barret Oliver brought such passion and intensity to his gradual involvement in this confused moral fairytale(Neverending Story)-centered on a notably unappetizing Ivory Tower- that him became a hot property from now on.
MovieActors.com:
Barret Oliver (Cocoon), as Daryl, is a natural. His deadpan, robotic delivery on lines like, "It's extremely kind of you to be looking after my welfare like this" is cute without being obnoxious, sort of like a junior league Mr. Spock.
www.film.com, John Hartl:
Barret Oliver, the busiest child actor in movies these days, played the bookworm hero of The NeverEnding Story and the junior scientist in Frankenweenie, and he has a smaller but pivotal role in next week's lavish fantasy, Cocoon.
This week he's really tested in D.A.R.Y.L., a likable but weakly plotted science-fiction piece that relies almost entirely on Oliver's ability to suggest the ingenuous nature of a child who's semi-human and semi-machine. He passes with flying colors, even if the movie can't stay away from the anti-government cliches perpetuated by far too many recent sci-fi movies.
Cinemania, Roger Ebert Review, D.A.R.Y.L. :
The boy is played by Barret Oliver with an earnest, touching solemnity.
Z-Ride Young Actors Site:
Barret was THE child actor of the 1980s and one of my all-time favorites. His sensative portrayal of a child android (years before Haley Joel Osment did it in A.I.) has helped make the film DARYL a classic.
Schorchsi's Theatre of Dreams:
Barret Oliver and Noah Hathaway give assured performances as the young heroes.
Barret Oliver gives another of his trademark sensitive performances as David (in Cocoon).
Die Unendliche Geschichte - Fans:
I think the true hero is Bastian and Barret Oliver have some kind of magic.
Huckleberry's Film Recommendations D.A.R.Y.L.
Barret's natural beauty is beyond description in this film!
Kathy Amen's Movie Reviews:
Oliver as Daryl is the center of almost every scene and he does a creditable job. He's a bit better as Daryl the exceptional child than as Daryl the real boy. But that's just as well, since he doesn't have to act like a real kid too often.
Category - the Online Shopping Center:
The three children actors are utterly outstanding - Noah Hathaway as the heroic and innocent Atreyu, Barret Oliver as the Bastian who manages to be hopeful and despairing at the same time, and the stunning Tami Stronach as the Child-Like Empress, who never fails to make an impression as Atreyu nervously approaches her in the Ivory Tower.
I WANT MY DVD: This week's movie that belongs on DVD -- The Neverending Story:
Bastian played by Barret Oliver, and Atreyu portrayed by Noah Hathaway. Oliver conveys the meekness that makes his character what he is, and Hathaway provides the strong performance that makes Atreyu everything that Bastian wants to be.
Jmachine2k at IMDB.com
I have several questions to ask about Barret Oliver's cuteness:1) How cute was Barret Oliver from let's say: 1980 to 1987?
2) Now compare Barret Oliver to another child star you can find. So who's cuter?
3) Now compare Barret Oliver to youself when you where about 10 years old. Who's cuter?
4) Did Barret Oliver made a successful transition from being cute to being handsome when he reached age 13? It is the age kids become teenagers.
I still admire him since I was a kid. Do you?
IMDB users comments:
This film is wonderful, I used to watch it like three times a week when I was a child. When you watch that film you see that Barret Oliver(who play Bastian) was truly a great actor and he did some of the most memorable 80s film ever.
The only bad thing in this movie is the kid who plays ATREIU. Physically it might be perfect, but sometimes it almost hurts to see him act. Others he´s just fine. It´s a bit strange to watch. Maybe it wasn´t his fault. Anyway, I still think that they should have used the Barret Oliver who plays BASTIAN, because he really can act. Im sure he would be great if he played both parts.
Barret Oliver carries the role of the Robot Boy out extremely well - his 'humanness' is excruciating.
The one bright spark that lifts the film above the fair-to-average category is the performance of Barret Oliver as the eponymous DARYL. He plays the part with perfection, lending to the character the required nuances of calm observance, awkwardness and stiltedness. He is afterall a robot who observes and copies the behaviour he sees around him and it is Barret Oliver's performance above all else that raises this film from the mundane to the almost (but not quite) sublime. The planned spontaneity of his rebellious temper tantrum at the baseball game is delivered with absolute perfection, at that point and during some of the other scenes, where Barret is given pieces of extended dialogue, Barret isn't acting the part, he IS DARYL.
Mendacity:
Barret Oliver is so damn cute. The Neverending Story is on foxfam and i am using it as a procrastination tool. (I also mopped the rest of the apartment.) It's such a good, sad, scary movie, especially when you're a kid. Rockbiter is especially tragic. But most of all, Barret Oliver is so damn cute.
Main Galleries
If you've come here to bask in Barret's cuteness, this is the place. Here you will find a very exhaustive amount of pictures of Barret throughout his acting career. The set includes galleries of screen captures from his movies and television roles, rare are candid photographs, and publicity shots alike.Screen Captures:
Movies:
Kiss Me Goodbye
Uncommon Valor
Jeckyll and Hyde...Together Again
Frankenweenie
The Neverending Story
D.A.R.Y.L.
Cocoon
The Secret Garden
Cocoon: The Return
Scenes from the Class Struggle of Beverly Hills
Television
Battlestar Gallactica
The Circle Family
Incredible Hulk
Knight Rider
Invitation to Hell
Highway to Heaven
Finder of Lost Loves
Spot Marks the X
Hooperman
Magazine Shots
Magazine shots
Filmography (Synopses)
White Dog (1982)
Paul Winfield is a trainer attempting to reprogram vicious dog who's been trained to attack and kill people with black skin.
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Barret plays a little boy in a restaurant.
In this delightful remake of the Brazilian film DOÑA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS, a widow, Kay (Sally Field), finally moves back into the home she left after her spouse?s death three years earlier, determined to let go of old memories of her popular, playful husband, Jolly (James Caan), and leap into her upcoming marriage to Rupert (Jeff Bridges), a stuffy Egyptologist. But the ghost of Jolly, who appears only to Kay, has something to say to her about remarrying, and Kay begins to have doubts about her future happiness just as everyone around her starts worrying about her sanity. Kay, Jolly, and Rupert develop an unlikely, otherworldly ménage à trois as the wedding inexorably approaches and forces Kay to decide where her heart belongs. The talented cast, guided by the light touch of director Robert Mulligan (SUMMER OF '42), dives lustily and wholeheartedly into the film's wonderfully cockeyed mix of romance, comedy, and the macabre.
Jeckyll and Hyde...Together Again (1982)
Barret plays a little boy in a supermarket.
Dr Daniel Jekyll researching into drugs that would help mankind avoid surgery discovers a white powder that unleashes the animal in every man, and in his case turning him from a shy and timid doctor into a wild sex crazed party animal. To the delight and dismay of both his rich fiancée and stripper girlfriend.
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Barret plays a little boy in a group of kids
With the financial backing of a wealthy Texan, Colonel Jason Rhodes (Gene Hackman) prepares to carry out a dangerous mission to find his son who is listed as "Missing In Action" in Vietnam. Five of his son's Marine buddies accompany him. Also starring Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Fred Ward and Randall 'Tex' Cobb. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, director of the first RAMBO film.
Invitation to Hell (1984)
Barret plays Robbie Winslow.
When a family moves to a suburban California neighborhood, everything is going great. The neighbors are nice, the neighborhood is clean, and there is a local health spa close to their house that everyone in the town belongs to. At first they consider joining it until there neighbors and co-workers hastle them constantly for not doing it right away. They start to get a little suspicous towards why they are so interested in them joining, but not the point where they think something is wrong. The wife and kids are up for it, but the dad is sceptical and fears a bit of evil in the spa. Is the dad just a little superstitous or is the spa really a Invitation to Hell?
Frankenweenie (1984)
Barret plays Victor Frankenstein.
In FRANKENWEENIE, a dark but hilarious short, director Tim Burton creates an ode to James Whale's classic horror movie FRANKENSTEIN while commenting on what it's like to grow up in suburban America when there's something about you that's just not quite like everyone else. Victor (Barret Oliver), an average American kid, loves nothing more than his devoted dog. But when his dog is hit by a car and killed, Victor can only think of one solution to the problem: bring the canine back from the dead. Much to the dismay of Victor's parents (Shelly Duvall and Daniel Stern), and, eventually to the horror of their neighbors, the dead dog, alive again, is now a creepy monster covered in scars. Burton infuses the film with his own black humor and poignancy. Shot in black and white, FRANKENWEENIE evokes 1950s sitcoms like OZZIE AND HARRIET as much as it does 1930s monster movies.
The Neverending Story (1984)
Barret plays Bastian Bux.
In director Wolfgang Petersen's charming fantasy, Bastian (Barrett Oliver), a lonely schoolboy alienated from his father and bullied by his classmates, retreats to an attic where he becomes engrossed in a book entitled THE NEVERENDING STORY. It is the tale of a magical kingdom appropriately namedFantasia , since it is a world born of human fantasies. However, as humanity loses faith in the power of imagination, the once-thriving Fantasia is being destroyed by great storms of Nothingness. Dangerously ill herself, Fantasia 's youthful empress (Tami Stronach) sends the young warrior Atreju (Noah Hathaway) on a quest to find a cure for the kingdom. After encountering flying dragons, swamp monsters and a vast assortment of other strange creatures, the young hero discovers that only a human boy can save Fantasia, at which point Bastian is drawn, literally, into the pages of the story.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Barret plays Daryl.
Escaping from a maximum security research facility, D.A.R.Y.L. (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform) is rescued and adopted by the Richardsons. Micheal McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, and young Danny Corkill as 'Turtle'. All is happily domestic until D.A.R.Y.L.'s "actual parents", two scientists, come to claim him. The Richardson's soon realize that their adopted son is more than flesh and blood, but complete with a microchip brain as well. He is taken away from the Richardsons, by a couple, who happen to be creators, posing as his parents, and he is taken back to the lab of his birth. From there, Daryl makes a run for his life from the maximum security facility to return to his beloved memory home of the Richardsons, using all his knowledge of mechanics, planes, and computers, and driven by a necessity for parental love.
Cocoon (1985)
Barret plays David.
A group of senior citizens residing in a rest home find their lives turned upside down after they are offered the gift of eternal youth by benevolent aliens in Ron Howard's wonderful tribute to the human spirit. Brian Dennehy is Walter, an alien who returns to earth to rescue 20 of his friends now hibernating in cocoons off the coast of Florida. With the help of a charter boat captain (Steve Guttenberg), the cocoons are stored in a deserted swimming pool. When three men from a nearby retirement village (the charming Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, and Hume Cronyn) sneak into the pool for a swim, they discover what seem to be oversized oystershells in the water. Suddenly they feel physically and spiritually rejuvenated, believing they've found the long elusive Fountain of Youth. The men's frisky behavior causes something of a controversy in the retirement village as residents are forced to choose between a second youth or accepting the more natural aging process. The ensemble cast of experienced actors, including Ameche, Brimley, and Cronyn as well as Cronyn's real-life wife, Jessica Tandy; Maureen Stapleton; Gwen Verdon; and the skeptical Jack Gilford all bring a dignity to the film?s youthful, spirited theme. COCOON, one of the best films of the 1980s, is a heartwarming story that should be treasured for generations.
The Secret Garden (1986)
Barret plays Dicken Soberby.
Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless tale, about a lonely orphan's life and how it is changed forever when she turns an abandoned garden into a world of splendor, discovering its magic, unlocking its mysteries and revealing the secret of happiness. When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a plague, she is sent back to England to live in a rural mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She wishes to discover what has caused him so much sorrow and to bring joy back to the household. It all must have something to do with the screams and wails which echo through the house at night and no one wants to talk about.
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Barret plays an older David.
In director Daniel Petrie's sequel to the smash hit COCOON, the retirees who chose to leave earth to live forever return home for a temporary visit with their loved ones while their alien escorts attempt to rescue a cocoon dislodged by a pesky oceanographer (Courteney Cox). Don Ameche is back as Art Selwyn, with his friends Ben Luckett (Wilford Brimley) and Joe Finley (Hume Cronyn) and their wives, Bess (Gwen Verdon), Mary (Maureen Stapleton), and Alma (Jessica Tandy). They rediscover the value of human emotion and the fragility of their own lives as they visit with their old friends and remember what it's like to live on earth. As the group of friends reconsider what life would be like if they returned permanently, they shop, party, and make some miraculous discoveries about the future of their relationships. Before they decide whether to stay on Earth or return to space, they must help their alien escort Kitty (Tahnee Welch) rescue an alien cocoon from the hands of the government, with the help of her old friend Jack Bonner (Steve Guttenberg). Once again the elderly friends must debate whether to stay or to go and consider whether it is better to die surrounded by the people one loves or live forever, separated from family and friends. This charming sequel features delightful ensemble acting from its fine cast of stars, including Elaine Stritch and Jack Gilford in dynamite supporting roles.
Scenes From The Class Struggle In Beverly Hills (1989)
Barret plays Willie Saravian
After former television star Clare Lipkin's husband dies, various friends, neighbors and relatives drop in at her expensive Beverly Hills home. Among the wacky houseguests are: divorcee Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian and her son, who live next door; Peter, Lisabeth's pompous writer brother; To-bel, Peter's sexy black wife, who has a big secret; and the ghost of Sidney, Clare's husband. It doesn't take long for all of these assorted screwballs to get at each other's throats.
Paul Winfield is a trainer attempting to reprogram vicious dog who's been trained to attack and kill people with black skin.
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Barret plays a little boy in a restaurant.In this delightful remake of the Brazilian film DOÑA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS, a widow, Kay (Sally Field), finally moves back into the home she left after her spouse?s death three years earlier, determined to let go of old memories of her popular, playful husband, Jolly (James Caan), and leap into her upcoming marriage to Rupert (Jeff Bridges), a stuffy Egyptologist. But the ghost of Jolly, who appears only to Kay, has something to say to her about remarrying, and Kay begins to have doubts about her future happiness just as everyone around her starts worrying about her sanity. Kay, Jolly, and Rupert develop an unlikely, otherworldly ménage à trois as the wedding inexorably approaches and forces Kay to decide where her heart belongs. The talented cast, guided by the light touch of director Robert Mulligan (SUMMER OF '42), dives lustily and wholeheartedly into the film's wonderfully cockeyed mix of romance, comedy, and the macabre.
Jeckyll and Hyde...Together Again (1982)
Barret plays a little boy in a supermarket.Dr Daniel Jekyll researching into drugs that would help mankind avoid surgery discovers a white powder that unleashes the animal in every man, and in his case turning him from a shy and timid doctor into a wild sex crazed party animal. To the delight and dismay of both his rich fiancée and stripper girlfriend.
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Barret plays a little boy in a group of kidsWith the financial backing of a wealthy Texan, Colonel Jason Rhodes (Gene Hackman) prepares to carry out a dangerous mission to find his son who is listed as "Missing In Action" in Vietnam. Five of his son's Marine buddies accompany him. Also starring Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Fred Ward and Randall 'Tex' Cobb. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, director of the first RAMBO film.
Memorable Quote:
"It dosn't matter how you tell it, it's still gonna be bitchin!"
"It dosn't matter how you tell it, it's still gonna be bitchin!"
Invitation to Hell (1984)
Barret plays Robbie Winslow.When a family moves to a suburban California neighborhood, everything is going great. The neighbors are nice, the neighborhood is clean, and there is a local health spa close to their house that everyone in the town belongs to. At first they consider joining it until there neighbors and co-workers hastle them constantly for not doing it right away. They start to get a little suspicous towards why they are so interested in them joining, but not the point where they think something is wrong. The wife and kids are up for it, but the dad is sceptical and fears a bit of evil in the spa. Is the dad just a little superstitous or is the spa really a Invitation to Hell?
Memorable Quote:
"What are you looking at?"
"What are you looking at?"
Frankenweenie (1984)
Barret plays Victor Frankenstein.In FRANKENWEENIE, a dark but hilarious short, director Tim Burton creates an ode to James Whale's classic horror movie FRANKENSTEIN while commenting on what it's like to grow up in suburban America when there's something about you that's just not quite like everyone else. Victor (Barret Oliver), an average American kid, loves nothing more than his devoted dog. But when his dog is hit by a car and killed, Victor can only think of one solution to the problem: bring the canine back from the dead. Much to the dismay of Victor's parents (Shelly Duvall and Daniel Stern), and, eventually to the horror of their neighbors, the dead dog, alive again, is now a creepy monster covered in scars. Burton infuses the film with his own black humor and poignancy. Shot in black and white, FRANKENWEENIE evokes 1950s sitcoms like OZZIE AND HARRIET as much as it does 1930s monster movies.
The Neverending Story (1984)
Barret plays Bastian Bux.In director Wolfgang Petersen's charming fantasy, Bastian (Barrett Oliver), a lonely schoolboy alienated from his father and bullied by his classmates, retreats to an attic where he becomes engrossed in a book entitled THE NEVERENDING STORY. It is the tale of a magical kingdom appropriately named
Memorable Quote:
"Than my first wish is..."
"Than my first wish is..."
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Barret plays Daryl.Escaping from a maximum security research facility, D.A.R.Y.L. (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform) is rescued and adopted by the Richardsons. Micheal McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, and young Danny Corkill as 'Turtle'. All is happily domestic until D.A.R.Y.L.'s "actual parents", two scientists, come to claim him. The Richardson's soon realize that their adopted son is more than flesh and blood, but complete with a microchip brain as well. He is taken away from the Richardsons, by a couple, who happen to be creators, posing as his parents, and he is taken back to the lab of his birth. From there, Daryl makes a run for his life from the maximum security facility to return to his beloved memory home of the Richardsons, using all his knowledge of mechanics, planes, and computers, and driven by a necessity for parental love.
Memorable Quote:
"Computers don't make errors, people do!"
"Computers don't make errors, people do!"
Cocoon (1985)
Barret plays David.A group of senior citizens residing in a rest home find their lives turned upside down after they are offered the gift of eternal youth by benevolent aliens in Ron Howard's wonderful tribute to the human spirit. Brian Dennehy is Walter, an alien who returns to earth to rescue 20 of his friends now hibernating in cocoons off the coast of Florida. With the help of a charter boat captain (Steve Guttenberg), the cocoons are stored in a deserted swimming pool. When three men from a nearby retirement village (the charming Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, and Hume Cronyn) sneak into the pool for a swim, they discover what seem to be oversized oystershells in the water. Suddenly they feel physically and spiritually rejuvenated, believing they've found the long elusive Fountain of Youth. The men's frisky behavior causes something of a controversy in the retirement village as residents are forced to choose between a second youth or accepting the more natural aging process. The ensemble cast of experienced actors, including Ameche, Brimley, and Cronyn as well as Cronyn's real-life wife, Jessica Tandy; Maureen Stapleton; Gwen Verdon; and the skeptical Jack Gilford all bring a dignity to the film?s youthful, spirited theme. COCOON, one of the best films of the 1980s, is a heartwarming story that should be treasured for generations.
The Secret Garden (1986)
Barret plays Dicken Soberby.Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless tale, about a lonely orphan's life and how it is changed forever when she turns an abandoned garden into a world of splendor, discovering its magic, unlocking its mysteries and revealing the secret of happiness. When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a plague, she is sent back to England to live in a rural mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She wishes to discover what has caused him so much sorrow and to bring joy back to the household. It all must have something to do with the screams and wails which echo through the house at night and no one wants to talk about.
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Barret plays an older David.In director Daniel Petrie's sequel to the smash hit COCOON, the retirees who chose to leave earth to live forever return home for a temporary visit with their loved ones while their alien escorts attempt to rescue a cocoon dislodged by a pesky oceanographer (Courteney Cox). Don Ameche is back as Art Selwyn, with his friends Ben Luckett (Wilford Brimley) and Joe Finley (Hume Cronyn) and their wives, Bess (Gwen Verdon), Mary (Maureen Stapleton), and Alma (Jessica Tandy). They rediscover the value of human emotion and the fragility of their own lives as they visit with their old friends and remember what it's like to live on earth. As the group of friends reconsider what life would be like if they returned permanently, they shop, party, and make some miraculous discoveries about the future of their relationships. Before they decide whether to stay on Earth or return to space, they must help their alien escort Kitty (Tahnee Welch) rescue an alien cocoon from the hands of the government, with the help of her old friend Jack Bonner (Steve Guttenberg). Once again the elderly friends must debate whether to stay or to go and consider whether it is better to die surrounded by the people one loves or live forever, separated from family and friends. This charming sequel features delightful ensemble acting from its fine cast of stars, including Elaine Stritch and Jack Gilford in dynamite supporting roles.
Scenes From The Class Struggle In Beverly Hills (1989)
Barret plays Willie SaravianAfter former television star Clare Lipkin's husband dies, various friends, neighbors and relatives drop in at her expensive Beverly Hills home. Among the wacky houseguests are: divorcee Lisabeth Hepburn-Saravian and her son, who live next door; Peter, Lisabeth's pompous writer brother; To-bel, Peter's sexy black wife, who has a big secret; and the ghost of Sidney, Clare's husband. It doesn't take long for all of these assorted screwballs to get at each other's throats.
Filmography (List)
Barret's Filmography Resume:
Movies:
Kiss me Goodbye, 1982
Little Boy
Jekyll and Hyde - Together Again, 1982
Child in supermarket
Uncommon Valor, 1983
Kid#2
Invitation to Hell, 1984
Robbie Winslow
Frankenweenie, 1984
Victor Frankenstein
Die Unendliche Geschichte, aka - The Neverending Story, 1983/1984
Bastian Bux
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1984
Hendrick
D.A.R.Y.L., 1985
Daryl
Cocoon, 1985
David
Spot marks the X, 1986
Ken Miller
The Secret Garden - CBS's Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1987
Dickon Soberby
Cocoon-The Return, 1988
David
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, 1989
Willie Saravian
Television:
There was one unaired TV-Show where Barret was acting in. It's the "Circle Family". David Ducan, the Owner of the site Lesser seen Images of Barret Oliver found information about this Show. In this show Barret plays one of two siblings who were orphaned (somehow) and were sent to live with a family who runs a RV camp or something. There's also rumors that he did voice-over work, possibly for the animated "Neverending Story" series, but that was never listed on the IMDb.
Battlestar Galactica - Spaceball, 1980
one of the super-scouts
Circle Family, 1982 - pilot
unknown
Lottery! - San Diego: Bingo!, 1983
unknown
Finders of Lost Loves - Portraits, 1984
Matthew Powell
Faerie Tale Theater - The Reluctant Dragon
unknown
Love, Sidney - 1981-1983 - episodes unknown
little boy-unknown
Knight Rider - Knight of the Phoenix, 1982
Buddy
The Incredible Hulk - Jimmy the Kid, 1983
Jimmy the Kid
Highway to Heaven - To touch the moon, 1984
Arthur Neeley
The Twilight Zone - Gramma,1986
George
Hooperman - Me and Mr. Magoo, 1988
Anthony
Commercials:
Barret did many commercials when he was very young, of course we don't have any stills from these commercials, or any information about these. The only one we have is a bit he did in an advertisement for an action figure back in 1983.
Master of the Universe: Attac Trak, 1983
McDonald's
Goodyear Tires
VISA
Security Pacific Bank
Marineland
Hertz
Movies:
White Dog, 1982
some sources indicate he did play in the movie, but cannot be foundKiss me Goodbye, 1982
Little Boy
Jekyll and Hyde - Together Again, 1982
Child in supermarket
Uncommon Valor, 1983
Kid#2
Invitation to Hell, 1984
Robbie Winslow
Frankenweenie, 1984
Victor Frankenstein
Die Unendliche Geschichte, aka - The Neverending Story, 1983/1984
Bastian Bux
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1984
Hendrick
D.A.R.Y.L., 1985
Daryl
Cocoon, 1985
David
Spot marks the X, 1986
Ken Miller
The Secret Garden - CBS's Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1987
Dickon Soberby
Cocoon-The Return, 1988
David
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, 1989
Willie Saravian
Television:
There was one unaired TV-Show where Barret was acting in. It's the "Circle Family". David Ducan, the Owner of the site Lesser seen Images of Barret Oliver found information about this Show. In this show Barret plays one of two siblings who were orphaned (somehow) and were sent to live with a family who runs a RV camp or something. There's also rumors that he did voice-over work, possibly for the animated "Neverending Story" series, but that was never listed on the IMDb.
Battlestar Galactica - Spaceball, 1980
one of the super-scouts
Circle Family, 1982 - pilot
unknown
Lottery! - San Diego: Bingo!, 1983
unknown
Finders of Lost Loves - Portraits, 1984
Matthew Powell
Faerie Tale Theater - The Reluctant Dragon
unknown
Love, Sidney - 1981-1983 - episodes unknown
little boy-unknown
Knight Rider - Knight of the Phoenix, 1982
Buddy
The Incredible Hulk - Jimmy the Kid, 1983
Jimmy the Kid
Highway to Heaven - To touch the moon, 1984
Arthur Neeley
George
Hooperman - Me and Mr. Magoo, 1988
Anthony
Commercials:
Barret did many commercials when he was very young, of course we don't have any stills from these commercials, or any information about these. The only one we have is a bit he did in an advertisement for an action figure back in 1983.
Master of the Universe: Attac Trak, 1983
McDonald's
Goodyear Tires
VISA
Security Pacific Bank
Marineland
Hertz
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