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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.
Original Release
01/01/2001
US Release
01/01/2001
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cy Carter | Matthew Shepard |
Brendan Fletcher | Aaron McKinney |
Ian Somerhalder | Russell Henderson |
Busy Philipps | Chasity Pasley |
Amanda Fuller | Kristen Price |
Gabrielle Miller | Kara Dupree |
Richard Stroh | Carter Grey |
Timothy Webber | Officer Slade |
Grant Linneberg | Ofc. John Ryan |
Carrie Schiffler | Officer Vicky Reese |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cy Carter | Matthew Shepard |
Brendan Fletcher | Aaron McKinney |
Ian Somerhalder | Russell Henderson |
Busy Philipps | Chasity Pasley |
Amanda Fuller | Kristen Price |
Gabrielle Miller | Kara Dupree |
Richard Stroh | Carter Grey |
Timothy Webber | Officer Slade |
Grant Linneberg | Ofc. John Ryan |
Carrie Schiffler | Officer Vicky Reese |
David Haysom | Barrett Cooper |
Andy Maton | Professor Tilden |
John Innes | Judge Kramer |
Karen Barker | Counselor |
Kevin McNulty | Carl Manzani |
Chris Enright | Wayne Barnes |
Jane Sowerby | Roxanne Du Bois |
Rainer Kahl | Justin Clowes |
Doug MacLeod | Darren Fox |
Valerie Planche | Russell's Aunt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lawrence Bender | Executive Producer |
Bill Bannerman | Producer |
Barclay DeVeau | Producer |
Nicole Pennington | Producer |
Sam Pollard | Producer |