
The Haunting of Barney Palmer
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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- Released
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- Language
- English
- new zealand
- haunting
- uncle
- based on children's book
- family
- dead family
- ghost
- death of uncle
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TV28 Mar 1987
New ZealandNZ
- TheatricalPG28 Mar 1987
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The Haunting of Barney Palmer was released on 28 March 1987.
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