The Haunting of Barney Palmer (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.

Released March 28, 1987 54 min 11+

Genres: Family, Fantasy, Mystery

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Production Companies: The Gibson Group

Country: New Zealand
Languages: English

IMDb

6.1

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Trakt

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