Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 2001Release Date
Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 2001Release Date
Plot.
This MTV film dramatizes the horrific hate-crime killing of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. In 1998, Shepard, a gay college student, was savagely beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left their victim to die. Flashbacks paint a picture of Shepard's life and provide insight into why the killers, who initially set out to rob the young man, would commit such a brutal murder.
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Cast & Crew.
Cy Carter
Matthew Shepard
Brendan Fletcher
Aaron McKinney
Ian Somerhalder
Russell Henderson
Busy Philipps
Chasity Pasley
Amanda Fuller
Kristen Price
Tim Hunter
Director
Gabrielle Miller
Kara Dupree
Richard Stroh
Carter Grey
Details.
Wiki.
Anatomy of a Hate Crime is a 2001 American made-for-television docudrama based on a true crime; it was written by Max Ember and directed by Tim Hunter. It stars Cy Carter, Brendan Fletcher, and Ian Somerhalder. The film is based on the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. It premiered on MTV on December 10, 2001, and was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series. After the broadcast, MTV went dark for 17 1⁄2 hours while it aired a continuous on-screen scroll listing the names of hundreds of United States hate crime victims.