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.
Top 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
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