The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)
In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.
- Date of release
- 2002-03-16
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Roger Spottiswoode
Casting
- Stockard Channing — Judy Shepard
- Shane Meier — Matthew Shepard
- Wendy Crewson — Sarah
- Kristen Thomson — Romaine Patterson
- Joseph Ziegler — Cal
- Yani Gellman — Pablo
- Sam Waterston — Dennis Shepard
- Drew Nelson — Lance
- Damien Atkins — Donny
- Philip Eddolls — Aaron McKinney
- Paul Robbins — Russell Henderson
- Judah Katz — Defense Attorney
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