The Haunting of Barney Palmer
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.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
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Alexis Banas
Barney Palmer
Ned Beatty
Cole Scholar
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Eleanor Gibson
Tabitha Palmer
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Meredith Braun
Troy Palmer
Michelle Leuthart
Claire Palmer
Andy Anderson
John Palmer
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Bernard Kearns
Ben Scholar
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Yvonne Lawley
Great Grandmother Scholar
Patrick Smyth
Alberic Scholar
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Leon Banas
Young Cole
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Jenny McLeod
Composer
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Alun Bollinger
Cinematographer
