The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10. It runs a compact 54m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Yvonne MackayDirector
- Margaret MahyWriter
Cast
- Ned BeattyCole Scholar
- Alexis BanasBarney Palmer
- Eleanor GibsonTabitha Palmer
- Meredith BraunTroy Palmer
- Michelle LeuthartClaire Palmer
- Andy AndersonJohn Palmer
- Bernard KearnsBen Scholar
- Yvonne LawleyGreat Grandmother Scholar
- Patrick SmythAlberic Scholar
- Leon BanasYoung Cole
- Stephen JuddYoung Barnaby