The Haunting of Barney Palmer (1987)

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.

Release Date : Mar 28, 1987

Runtime : 54m

Genre : Family  Mystery  

Companies : The Gibson Group

Countries : New Zealand

Keywords : new zealand, haunting, uncle, based on children's book, family, dead family, ghost, death of uncle