The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)

The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)

2002-03-16 Canada 92 Min. PG-13
5.8 21 votes

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.

Cast

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