The Haunting of Barney Palmer

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 28, 1987

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

New Zealand

Production

The Gibson Group

Cast

Michelle Leuthart,Yvonne Lawley,Leon Banas,Alexis Banas,Andy Anderson,Bernard Kearns,Meredith Braun,Eleanor Gibson,Stephen Judd,Patrick Smythand 1 more

Director

Yvonne Mackay

Writer

Margaret Mahy

Producer

Dave Gibson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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