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The Haunting of Barney Palmer (1987)

★ 0.0/10 54 min Family, Mystery New Zealand English
Director: Yvonne Mackay
Adaptation: Margaret Mahy
Writer: Margaret Mahy
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Description

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
Ned Beatty Cole Scholar
Alexis Banas Barney Palmer
Eleanor Gibson Tabitha Palmer
Meredith Braun Troy Palmer
Michelle Leuthart
Michelle Leuthart Claire Palmer
Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson John Palmer
Bernard Kearns Ben Scholar
Yvonne Lawley Great Grandmother Scholar

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