The Matthew Shepard Story
Alliance Atlantis (2002)
Documentary, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#749
6*
Seen ItYes
(2/14/2017)
IMDB   7.3
88 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
Stockard Channing Judy Shepard
Shane Meier Matthew Shepard
Wendy Crewson Sarah
Kristen Thomson Romaine Patterson
Joseph Ziegler Cal
Yani Gellman Pablo
Sam Waterston Dennis Shepard
Damien Atkins Donny
Philip Eddolls Aaron McKinney
Paul Robbins Russell Henderson
Judah Katz Defense Attorney
Drew Nelson Lance
Nazneen Contractor Shima
Makyla Smith Casey
Lindsay Murrell Matthew's Date
James Bearden Protester
B.J. McLellan Logan Shepard - age 17
David Broadhurst Logan Shepard - age 12
Shawna Lori Burnett Female Officer
John Henry Canavan Painter
Bruce Beaton Cowboy
Brian Frank Neighbour
Sadie LeBlanc Girlfriend
Jim Codrington Health Food Store Manager
Dorothy Gordon Elderly Woman
Director/Choreographer
Roger Spottiswoode
Producer Ed Gernon
Peter Sussman
Clara George
Writer/Composer John Wierick
Jacob Krueger
Cinematography John S. Bartley

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.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Notes
Of the three films in my collection that deal with the hate-murder of Matthew Shephard (see Links) , this to me is by far the weakest -- Its focus is on the parents of Matthew and their responsees -- The performances of Sam Waterston and Stockard Channing as parents seemed superficially pro forma -- You learn little of Matthew as a person.