
The Matthew Shepard Story
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.
Release Date: 2002-03-16
Drama
TV Movie
★★★★★★★★★★ (23 votes)
Casts

Stockard Channing
as Judy Shepard

Shane Meier
as Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson
as Sarah

Yani Gellman
as Pablo

Sam Waterston
as Dennis Shepard

Drew Nelson
as Lance