Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)
Overview
This MTV film dramatizes the horrific hate-crime killing of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. In 1998, Shepard, a gay college student, was savagely beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left their victim to die. Flashbacks paint a picture of Shepard's life and provide insight into why the killers, who initially set out to rob the young man, would commit such a brutal murder.
Cast
Cy Carter
Matthew Shepard
Brendan Fletcher
Aaron McKinney
Ian Somerhalder
Russell Henderson
Busy Philipps
Chasity Pasley
Amanda Fuller
Kristen Price
Gabrielle Miller
Kara Dupree
Richard Stroh
Carter Grey
Timothy Webber
Officer Slade
David Haysom
Barrett Cooper
Carrie Schiffler
Officer Vicky Reese
John Innes
Judge Kramer
Kevin McNulty
Carl Manzani
Chris Enright
Wayne Barnes
Jane Sowerby
Roxanne Du Bois
Doug MacLeod
Darren Fox
Valerie Planche
Russell's AuntRecommendations
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Cheaters
TalhotBlond
American Son
Inherit the Wind
Girl in the Box
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life
Seeds of Yesterday
My Dinner with Hervé
Girl Fight
Heaven
Freshman Father
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Return to Zero
Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal
Normal
A Sister's Secret
Twelve Angry Men
Burton and Taylor
Iron Jawed Angels