Movie: The Matthew Shepard Story

Top 8 Billed Cast

Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing

Judy Shepard

Shane Meier
Shane Meier

Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson
Wendy Crewson

Sarah

Kristen Thomson
Kristen Thomson

Romaine Patterson

Joseph Ziegler
Joseph Ziegler

Cal

Yani Gellman
Yani Gellman

Pablo

Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston

Dennis Shepard

Drew Nelson
Drew Nelson

Lance

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2002-03-16

  • Average

    5.543

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    English
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