Jasper, Texas

Jasper, Texas

114 mins | Drama | June 8, 2003

In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.

Jasper, Texas

114 mins | Drama | June 8, 2003

Jasper, Texas
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Showtime Networks
Original title Jasper, Texas
Directors Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writers Jonathan Estrin

Cast

Roy T. Anderson

as James Byrd, Jr.

Jon Voight

as Billy Rowles

Louis Gossett Jr.

as R.C. Horn

Joe Morton

as Walter Diggles

Demore Barnes

as Ricky Horn

Bokeem Woodbine

as Khalid X

Matt Birman

as Beating Cop

Sandra Caldwell

as Norva

John Bayliss

as City Manager

James Bearden

as Old Sour Man (as Jim Bearden)

Samantha Bee

as Kathy

Addison Bell

as Judge

Conrad Bergschneider

as Moe Johnson

Kedar Brown

as Reverend

Marium Carvell

as Gloria Mays

Eugene A. Clark

as Don Clark

Michael Copeman

as Council Member #2

Neil Crone

as Principal

Travis Kyle Davis

as Black Young Man

Cherion Drakes

as Claire Byrd

Jumaane Ford

as Lieutenant

Blu Mankuma

as James Byrd Sr.