Jasper, Texas

1h 54min

Drama

TV Movie

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.

Cast

Roy T. Anderson

Roy T. Anderson

James Byrd, Jr.
Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Billy Rowles
Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Walter Diggles
Demore Barnes

Demore Barnes

Ricky Horn
Matt Birman

Matt Birman

Beating Cop
John Bayliss

John Bayliss

City Manager
James Bearden

James Bearden

Old Sour Man (as Jim Bearden)
Kedar Brown

Kedar Brown

Reverend
Marium Carvell

Marium Carvell

Gloria Mays
Eugene Clark

Eugene Clark

Don Clark
Michael Copeman

Michael Copeman

Council Member #2
Neil Crone

Neil Crone

Principal
Travis Kyle Davis

Travis Kyle Davis

Black Young Man
Cherion Drakes

Cherion Drakes

Claire Byrd
Jumaane Ford

Jumaane Ford

Lieutenant
Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

James Byrd Sr.
Kevin Hanchard

Kevin Hanchard

Thurman Byrd
Richard Mills

Richard Mills

Jury Foreman

Release date

8th Jun 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English