
The Matthew Shepard Story
Original title: The Matthew Shepard Story
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5.5/10
(23)
3/16/2002
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1h 32min

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Drama
TV Movie
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter: John Wierick, Jacob Krueger
Producer: Clara George
Cast

Stockard Channing
Judy Shepard

Shane Meier
Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson
Sarah

Yani Gellman
Pablo

Sam Waterston
Dennis Shepard

Drew Nelson
Lance