The Haunting of Barney Palmer

Name: The Haunting of Barney Palmer
Cast: Ned Beatty, Alexis Banas, Eleanor Gibson, Meredith Braun, Michelle Leuthart

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Yvonne MackayWriter: Margaret MahyProducer: Dave Gibson

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

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