The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

92 mins | Drama | March 16, 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.

The Matthew Shepard Story

92 mins | Drama | March 16, 2002

The Matthew Shepard Story
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Original title The Matthew Shepard Story
Directors Roger Spottiswoode
Writers Jacob Krueger, John Wierick

Cast

Stockard Channing

as Judy Shepard

Shane Meier

as Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson

as Sarah

Kristen Thomson

as Romaine Patterson

Yani Gellman

as Pablo

Sam Waterston

as Dennis Shepard

Drew Nelson

as Lance