In this remake of the 1955 film, Richard Chamberlain plays a psychopath and self-styled preacher in North Carolina. Willa: Diana Scarwid. John: Reid Binion. Pearl: Amy Bebout. Birdy: Burgess Meredith. Ben: Ray McKinnon. Gert Spoon: Mary Nell Santacroce. Walt: Ed Grady. Directed by David Greene ("Fatal Vision").