The Haunting of Barney Palmer

The Haunting of Barney Palmer (1987)


  • Genre: Family, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1987-03-28
  • Runtime: 0h 54min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Gibson Group
  • Production Country: New Zealand
  • Director: Yvonne Mackay

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Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Andy Anderson

    as John Palmer
  • Bernard Kearns

    as Ben Scholar
  • Yvonne Lawley

    as Great Grandmother Scholar
  • Patrick Smyth

    as Alberic Scholar
  • Leon Banas

    as Young Cole
  • Stephen Judd

    as Young Barnaby
Directing Yvonne Mackay Director
Writing Margaret Mahy Writer
Writing Margaret Mahy Adaptation
Production Dave Gibson Producer
Sound Jenny McLeod Music
Crew Alun Bollinger Cinematography
Editing John Gilbert Editor
Art Tony Rabbit Production Design
Sound Mike Westgate Sound Mixer