Product Information
In the autumn of 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was found beaten and tied to a fence to die in Laramie, Wyoming. A short time after the event, Moises Kaufman visited Laramie in order to interview the local community to see how they had reacted to the brutal crime.Product Identifiers
EAN5050582019063
eBay Product ID (ePID)3962218
Product Key Features
ActorJaneane Garofalo, Dylan Baker, Summer Phoenix, Amy Madigan, Frances Sternhagen, Joshua Jackson, Tom Bower, Camryn Manheim, Steve Buscemi, Noah Fleiss, Clancy Brown, Bill Irwin, Christina Ricci, Laura Linney, Ben Foster, Jeremy Davies, Terry Kinney, Peter Fonda
Film/TV TitleThe Laramie Project
DirectorMoises Kaufman
LanguageEnglish
Run Time91 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2008
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Featurette\Trailers
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationMatthew Shepard became a symbol of the damage caused by hatred and homophobia when his brutal murder became a front page headline across the U.S. This movie, based on a play about the incident and adapted for the screen by one of the play's authors, revisits the tragic events of Shepard's murder and the impact it had on the small-town community of Laramie, Wyoming. Writer/director Moises Kaufman employs a gripping documentary style that intersperses real new reports with actors portraying local residents horrified by the murderers' actions--as well as those who are more opposed to homosexuality--to create a harrowing and important emotional experience. The star-studded cast includes Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Dylan Baker, Peter Fonda, Jeremy Davis, Jeneane Garofalo, and many others.
ReviewsVariety - ...Inevitably powerful....Kates' excellent editing maintains a strong sense of narrative momentum...
ScreenwriterMoises Kaufman
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Laramie Project
Director of PhotographyTerry Stacey