The Matthew Shepard Story

55%
Mar 16, 02 Drama , TV Movie

Overview

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.

Writer
Jacob Krueger
Producer
Clara George
Writer
John Wierick
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
First Assistant Director
Annie Bradley

Top Billed Cast

Stockard Channing
Judy Shepard
Shane Meier
Matthew Shepard
Kristen Thomson
Romaine Patterson
Sam Waterston
Dennis Shepard

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