The Haunting of Barney Palmer

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Ned BeattyCole Scholar
    • Alexis BanasBarney Palmer
    • Eleanor GibsonTabitha Palmer
    • Meredith BraunTroy Palmer
    • Michelle LeuthartClaire Palmer
    • Andy AndersonJohn Palmer
    • Bernard KearnsBen Scholar
    • Yvonne LawleyGreat Grandmother Scholar
    • Patrick SmythAlberic Scholar
    • Leon BanasYoung Cole
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