The Haunting of Barney Palmer (1987)
The Haunting of Barney Palmer is a fantasy film for children about a young boy who is haunted by his great uncle. Young Barney fears that he has inherited the Scholar family curse; a suite of 80s-era effects ramp up the supernatural suspense. The film was a co-production between PBS (United States) and Wellington's Gibson Group, which resulted in Ned Beatty (Deliverance, Network) being cast. It was written by Margaret Mahy, based on her Carnegie Award-winning novel The Haunting, and an early fruitful collaboration between her and director Yvonne Mackay.
- Released
- 1987-03-28
- Genres
- Family, Mystery, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 54 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yvonne Mackay
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Ned Beatty as Cole Scholar
- Alexis Banas as Barney Palmer
- Eleanor Gibson as Tabitha Palmer
- Meredith Braun as Troy Palmer
- Michelle Leuthart as Claire Palmer
- Andy Anderson as John Palmer
- Bernard Kearns as Ben Scholar
- Yvonne Lawley as Great Grandmother Scholar
- Patrick Smyth as Alberic Scholar
- Leon Banas as Young Cole
- Stephen Judd as Young Barnaby
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