The Matthew Shepard Story

Mar 16, 2002

1h 32m

★ 5.4

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

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Cast

Judy Shepard

Stockard Channing

Matthew Shepard

Shane Meier

Sarah

Wendy Crewson

Romaine Patterson

Kristen Thomson

Cal

Joseph Ziegler

Pablo

Yani Gellman

Dennis Shepard

Sam Waterston

Lance

Drew Nelson

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