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Overview

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7.2/10   3,790 votes
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Director:
Moisés Kaufman
Writers:
Moisés Kaufman (play)
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Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
When a small town comes face to face with murder, everybody has a tale to tell. more
Plot:
The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
another worthwhile HBO movie.. more (71 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kathleen Chalfant ... Anonymous Female Rancher

Laura Linney ... Sherry Johnson

Peter Fonda ... Doctor Cantway

Jeremy Davies ... Jedadiah Schultz

Nestor Carbonell ... Moises Kaufman

Camryn Manheim ... Rebecca Hillicker
Andy Paris ... Stephen Belber

Grant Varjas ... Greg Pierotti (as Grant James Varjas)
Kelli Simpkins ... Leigh Fondakowski

Clea DuVall ... Amanda Gronich
Billie McBride ... Waitress
Bill Christ ... Man on Porch
Frances Sternhagen ... Marge Murray

Michael Emerson ... Reverend
Margo Martindale ... Trish Steger
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Golden, Colorado, USA more

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Trivia:
The parade was shot the first day of production in the midst of a snow storm. It was May. more
Quotes:
Dennis Shepard: My son, Matthew, did not look like a winner. He was rather uncoordinated and wore braces from the age of 13 until the day he died. However in his all-too-brief life, he proved that he was a winner. On October 6th 1998, he tried to show the world he could win again... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002) (TV) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
another worthwhile HBO movie.., 14 August 2002
7/10
Author: Embley from canada

i was very impressed with this documentary-style tv movie. i appreciated the fact that the filmmaker took this approach, giving a sense (at least i hope) of the people on whom these interviews are based, while allowing a buffer zone so that the real people are not subjected to more publicity OR made to look stupid because of their personal beliefs. i thought it was a very wise approach to take and allows more of an unbiased POV in many ways than would a straight up documentary. not to say that this piece was unbiased - it wasn't - and i don't think it should have been. but the filmmaker did not take any low blows and that was refreshing. the way the whole piece was put together was different - i could feel the theatrical aspect coming in, the visuals were much more fractured than a standard tv movie, and i could REALLY appreciate that this was not just another murder story come to life on screen.

thank you for not doing a re-enactment of the crime! i think it was WAY more effective to hear it described by people. i found the laramie project to be horrifying and touching, and i wish more pieces were made that hit at such a gut level. i won't forget this movie.

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