Poster for the movie The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002 • 92 minutes
DramaTV Movie

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.

Picture of Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Judy Shepard

Picture of Shane Meier

Shane Meier

Matthew Shepard

Picture of Wendy Crewson

Wendy Crewson

Sarah

Picture of Kristen Thomson

Kristen Thomson

Romaine Patterson

Picture of Joseph Ziegler

Joseph Ziegler

Cal

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Yani Gellman

Pablo

Picture of Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Dennis Shepard

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Drew Nelson

Lance