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.
- Released
- 2002-03-16
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Roger Spottiswoode
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 27 votes
Cast
- Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard
- Shane Meier as Matthew Shepard
- Wendy Crewson as Sarah
- Kristen Thomson as Romaine Patterson
- Joseph Ziegler as Cal
- Yani Gellman as Pablo
- Sam Waterston as Dennis Shepard
- Drew Nelson as Lance
- Damien Atkins as Donny
- Philip Eddolls as Aaron McKinney
- Paul Robbins as Russell Henderson
- Judah Katz as Defense Attorney
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