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.

Family Mystery

Ned Beatty

(Cole Scholar)

Alexis Banas

(Barney Palmer)

Eleanor Gibson

(Tabitha Palmer)

Meredith Braun

(Troy Palmer)

Michelle Leuthart

(Claire Palmer)

Andy Anderson

(John Palmer)

Bernard Kearns

(Ben Scholar)

Yvonne Lawley

(Great Grandmother Scholar)

Patrick Smyth

(Alberic Scholar)

Leon Banas

(Young Cole)

Stephen Judd

(Young Barnaby)