About The Haunting of Barney Palmer
- Released on March 28, 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.
Full Cast of The Haunting of Barney Palmer
Ned Beatty
plays Cole Scholar
Alexis Banas
plays Barney Palmer
Eleanor Gibson
plays Tabitha Palmer
Meredith Braun
plays Troy Palmer
Michelle Leuthart
plays Claire Palmer
Andy Anderson
plays John Palmer
Bernard Kearns
plays Ben Scholar
Yvonne Lawley
plays Great Grandmother Scholar
Patrick Smyth
plays Alberic Scholar
Leon Banas
plays Young Cole
Stephen Judd
plays Young Barnaby
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