The Haunting of Barney Palmer

Overview

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.

Directed by Yvonne Mackay

Top cast

Ned Beatty

Cole Scholar

A

Alexis Banas

Barney Palmer

E

Eleanor Gibson

Tabitha Palmer

M

Meredith Braun

Troy Palmer

Michelle Leuthart

Claire Palmer

Andy Anderson

John Palmer

B

Bernard Kearns

Ben Scholar

Yvonne Lawley

Great Grandmother Scholar

Patrick Smyth

Alberic Scholar

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Leon Banas

Young Cole

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Stephen Judd

Young Barnaby

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