| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Based on the play "The Laramie Project" written by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project. |
| Cast |
Dylan Baker, Stephen Belber, Tom Bower, Clancy Brown, Steve Buscemi, Nestor Carbonell, Kathleen Chalfant, Jeremy Davies, Clea Duvall, Michael Emerson, Noah Fleiss, Peter Fonda, Ben Foster, Janeane Garofalo, Amanda Gronich, Mercedes Herrero, Bill Irwin, Joshua Jackson, Terry Kinney, Laura Linney, Amy Madigan, Camryn Manheim, Margo Martindale, John McAdams, James Murtaugh, Andy Paris, Summer Phoenix, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts, Christina Ricci, Richard Riehle, Kelli Simpkins, Lois Smith, Frances Sternhagen, Mark Webber. |
| Credits |
Tectonic Theater Project members Leigh Fondakowski, Jeffrey LaHoste, Stephen Belber, Greg Pierotti, Stephen Wangh, Amanda Gronich, John McAdams, Andy Paris, Barbara Pitts, Kelli Simpkins ; director of photography, Terry Stacey ; edited by Brian A. Kates ; music by Peter Golub. |
| Note |
Adapted from the play "The Laramie Project" written by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project. |
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Originally produced for broadcast on HBO in 2002. |
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Full screen (presentation aspect ratio 4:3) or widescreen (presentation aspect ratio 16:9) versions. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Unrated; adult content. |
| Summary |
"This film is based on transcripts of over 200 interviews with the people of Laramie, Wyoming." - title screens. In October 1998, 21 year-old Matthew Shepard had been found savagely beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die. National media attention made his case a cause célèbre, and a month later, off Broadway writer-director Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theatre (his collaborating actors) arrived. They succeeded in interviewing a wide range of relevant persons, from those who knew Shepard or knew the accused to police, university, and hospital personnel and community members. Then they wrote a play. |
| Contents |
Arriving in Laramie -- Remembering Matthew -- Wyoming queer -- Karaoke night -- Statement of facts -- Media coverage -- "What were you thinking?" -- Exposed to HIV -- Nationwide vigil -- Gay lifestyle -- Parade tag -- Religious perspective -- Funeral -- State vs. Russell Henderson -- Guardian angels -- State vs. Aaron McKinney -- Sparkling lights -- End credits. |
| Note |
Special features: Cast & director biographies [text feature]; The making of "The Laramie Project" [text feature]; Featurette 1 [featurette] (5 min.); Featurette 2 [featurette] (4 min.). |
| Language |
In English or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Français, or Español ; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Kaufman, Moisés -- Film adaptations.
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998 -- Death and burial -- Drama.
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Gay men -- Crimes against -- Drama.
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Gay men -- United States -- Drama.
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Homophobia -- Drama.
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Trials (Murder) -- Drama.
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Homicide -- Drama.
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Laramie (Wyo.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Baldwin, Declan.
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Kaufman, Moisés.
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Baker, Dylan.
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Bower, Tom, 1938-
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Brown, Clancy.
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Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
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Carbonell, Nestor, 1967-
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Chalfant, Kathleen, 1945-
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Davies, Jeremy, 1969-
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Du Vall, Clea.
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Emerson, Michael, 1954-
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Fleiss, Noah, 1984-
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Fonda, Peter, 1940-2019
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Foster, Ben, 1980-
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Garofalo, Janeane.
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Irwin, Bill, 1950-
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Jackson, Joshua, 1978-
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Kinney, Terry.
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Linney, Laura.
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Madigan, Amy.
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Manheim, Camryn.
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Martindale, Margo, 1951-
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Paris, Andy.
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Phoenix, Summer, 1978-
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Ricci, Christina.
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Riehle, Richard, 1948-
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Smith, Lois, 1930-
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Sternhagen, Frances, 1930-2023
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Tectonic Theater Project.
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HBO Films.
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Good Machine (Firm)
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Cane/Gabay Productions (Firm)
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HBO Video (Firm)
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Home Box Office (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0783120559 |
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9780783120553 |
| Standard No. |
026359189722 |
| Music No. |
91897 HBO Films |
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