The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)
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.
Cast
Stockard Channing
Judy Shepard
Shane Meier
Matthew Shepard
Wendy Crewson
Sarah
Yani Gellman
Pablo
Sam Waterston
Dennis Shepard
Drew Nelson
Lance
Judah Katz
Defense Attorney
Nazneen Contractor
Shima
Makyla Smith
Casey
Lindsay Murrell
Matthew's Date
B.J. McLellan
Logan Shepard - age 17
Davin Broadhurst
Logan Shepard - age 12
John Henry Canavan
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