The Haunting of Barney Palmer

Name: The Haunting of Barney Palmer
Director: Yvonne Mackay
Genre: Family, Mystery, Fantasy
Released: 1987-03-28
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Ned Beatty, Alexis Banas, Eleanor Gibson, Meredith Braun, Michelle Leuthart

28.03.1987

The Haunting of Barney Palmer poster

The Haunting of Barney Palmer poster

United StatesNew Zealand28.03.1987FamilyMysteryFantasy0h 54min

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.