Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 06/25/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/2
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: HBO Home Video
Laramie, WY, is a small town which became infamous overnight in the fall of 1998, when
Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was found tied to a fence after being brutally beaten and left to die, setting off a nationwide debate about hate crimes and homophobia. A month after the crime,
Moises Kaufman, a writer and director with the New York City theater troupe the Tectonic Theater Project, traveled to Laramie with a handful of actors to interview people who lived in and around Laramie in preparation for an upcoming production;
Kaufman's goal was to create a play that focused not on the assault on
Matthew Shepard, but on the community where such an attack could happen, and how many of the citizens reacted to the crime. The result was
The Laramie Project, which was first performed in early 2000, and was performed in Laramie in the fall of that year, two years after
Kaufman and his associates first arrived in the city.
The Laramie Project is a film adaptation of
Kaufman's play, in which the thoughts and opinions of Laramie residents from all points of the political spectrum are presented alongside re-enacted excerpts from the trials of the two men who attacked
Matthew Shepard. Produced for the premium cable network
HBO,
The Laramie Project was adapted for the screen by
Moises Kaufman, who served as both writer and director. The distinguished cast includes
Dylan Baker,
Steve Buscemi,
Peter Fonda,
Janeane Garofolo,
Laura Linney,
Amy Madigan,
Camryn Manheim,
Christina Ricci, and
Frances Sternhagen.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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