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The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 16, 2002

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

User Score

58%

Original Title

The Matthew Shepard Story

Production Companies

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

Director

Roger Spottiswoode

Description

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.