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.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard |
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Shane Meier as Matthew Shepard |
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Wendy Crewson as Sarah |
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Kristen Thomson as Romaine Patterson |
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Joseph Ziegler as Cal |
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Yani Gellman as Pablo |
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Sam Waterston as Dennis Shepard |
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Drew Nelson as Lance |
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Damien Atkins as Donny |
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Philip Eddolls as Aaron McKinney |
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Paul Robbins as Russell Henderson |
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Judah Katz as Defense Attorney |
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Nazneen Contractor as Shima |
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Makyla Smith as Casey |
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Lindsay Murrell as Matthew's Date |
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James Bearden as Protester |
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B.J. McLellan as Logan Shepard - age 17 |
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Davin Broadhurst as Logan Shepard - age 12 |
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Shawna Lori Burnett as Female Officer |
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John Henry Canavan as Painter |
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Bruce Beaton as Cowboy |
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Brian Frank as Neighbour |
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Sadie LeBlanc as Girlfriend |
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Jim Codrington as Health Food Store Manager |
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Dorothy Gordon as Elderly Woman |
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Susan Chuang as Female News Anchor |
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Richard Blackburn as Judge |
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Jim Aldridge as Jury Foreman |
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Ray Kahnert as Minister |
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Patricia Carroll Brown as Angry Mourner |
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Dinah Watts as Cal's Secretary |
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Eduardo Gómez as Gomez |
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Scott McLaren as Drug Dealer |
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Derek Gilroy as Mike |
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Scott Wickware as Bartender |
| Writing | Jacob Krueger | Writer |
| Production | Clara George | Producer |
| Writing | John Wierick | Writer |
| Directing | Roger Spottiswoode | Director |
| Directing | Annie Bradley | First Assistant Director |
