The Matthew Shepard Story

1h 32min

Drama

TV Movie

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

Stockard Channing

Judy Shepard
Shane Meier

Shane Meier

Matthew Shepard
Kristen Thomson

Kristen Thomson

Romaine Patterson
Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Dennis Shepard

Release date

16th Mar 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English