Anatomy of a Hate Crime
- Director: Tim Hunter
- Writer: Max Ember
- Producer: Bill Bannerman; Lawrence Bender
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Fact-based drama centering on the brutal 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, an openly homosexual college student in Wyoming, by two homophobic, trouble-making teens and their co-conspirator girlfriends which prompted an outcry of support for the Shepard family and tougher hate-crime laws by liberal activists, but also support for Matthew's killers by religious leaders and homophobic activists.
No trailer...there was a trailer but it has since disappeared!
Cast & Characters
Cy Carter as Matthew Shepard;
Brendan Fletcher as Aaron McKinney;
Ian Somerhalder as Russell Henderson;
Busy Philipps as Chasity Pasley;
Amanda Fuller as Kristen Price;
Gabrielle Miller as Kara Dupree;
Richard Stroh as Carter Grey;
Timothy Webber as Officer Slade;
Grant Linneberg as Ofc. John Ryan;
Carrie Schiffler as Officer Vicky Reese;
David Haysom as Barrett Cooper;
Andy Maton as Professor Tilden;
John Innes as Judge Kramer;
Karen Barker as Counselor;
Kevin McNulty as Carl Manzani