The Matthew Shepard Story
The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

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2002
1h 32m
5.6(27 votes)
Drama
TV Movie

Overview

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.

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35 members
Acting

Stockard Channing

Judy Shepard

Stockard Channing
Acting

Shane Meier

Matthew Shepard

Shane Meier
Acting

Wendy Crewson

Sarah

Wendy Crewson
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Kristen Thomson

Romaine Patterson

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Joseph Ziegler

Cal

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Yani Gellman

Pablo

Yani Gellman
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Sam Waterston

Dennis Shepard

Sam Waterston
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Drew Nelson

Lance

Drew Nelson
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Damien Atkins

Donny

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Philip Eddolls

Aaron McKinney

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Paul Robbins

Russell Henderson

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Judah Katz

Defense Attorney

Judah Katz
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Nazneen Contractor

Shima

Nazneen Contractor
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Makyla Smith

Casey

Makyla Smith
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Lindsay Murrell

Matthew's Date

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James Bearden

Protester

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B.J. McLellan

Logan Shepard - age 17

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Davin Broadhurst

Logan Shepard - age 12

Davin Broadhurst
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Shawna Lori Burnett

Female Officer

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John Henry Canavan

Painter

John Henry Canavan
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Bruce Beaton

Cowboy

Bruce Beaton
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Brian Frank

Neighbour

Brian Frank
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Sadie LeBlanc

Girlfriend

Sadie LeBlanc
Acting

Jim Codrington

Health Food Store Manager

Jim Codrington
Acting

Dorothy Gordon

Elderly Woman

Dorothy Gordon
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Susan Chuang

Female News Anchor

Susan Chuang
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Richard Blackburn

Judge

Richard Blackburn
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Jim Aldridge

Jury Foreman

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Ray Kahnert

Minister

Ray Kahnert
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Patricia Carroll Brown

Angry Mourner

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Dinah Watts

Cal's Secretary

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Eduardo Gómez

Gomez

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Scott McLaren

Drug Dealer

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Derek Gilroy

Mike

Derek Gilroy
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Scott Wickware

Bartender

Scott Wickware

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