MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 720 this week

The Laramie Project (TV 2002)

TV Movie  -   -  Drama | Crime  -  9 March 2002 (USA)
7.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 4,619 users  
Reviews: 71 user | 19 critic

The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.

Director:

Writers:

(play), (screenplay), 20 more credits »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 46 titles created 04 Feb 2011
 
a list of 5779 titles created 5 months ago
 
a list of 55 titles created 08 Apr 2011
 
a list of 160 titles created 08 Apr 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Laramie Project (TV 2002)

The Laramie Project (TV 2002) on IMDb 7.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Laramie Project.
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Crash I (2004)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

Director: Paul Haggis
Stars: Karina Arroyave, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle
Elephant (2003)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9.3/10 X  

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Director: Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
Mean Creek (2004)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek vengeance.

Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Stars: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz
Trainspotting (1996)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Director: Danny Boyle
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
City of God (2002)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.7/10 X  

Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.

Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen
25th Hour (2002)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper
Crime | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

Tells the story of a young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.

Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Stars: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein
Vera Drake (2004)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Director: Mike Leigh
Stars: Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Heather Craney
Kids (1995)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

An amoral, HIV-positive skateboarder sets out to deflower as many virgins as possible while a local girl who contracted his disease tries to save his next target from her same fate.

Director: Larry Clark
Stars: Leo Fitzpatrick, Sarah Henderson, Justin Pierce
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.

Director: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, John Cazale
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X  

A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.

Director: Tony Kaye
Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Anonymous Female Rancher
...
Sherry Johnson
...
...
Jedadiah Schultz
...
Moisés Kaufman
...
Rebecca Hilliker
Andy Paris ...
Stephen Belber
...
Greg Pierotti (as Grant James Varjas)
Kelli Simpkins ...
Leigh Fondakowski
...
Billie McBride ...
Waitress
Bill Christ ...
Man on the Porch
...
Marge Murray
Regina Krueger ...
Alison Mears
...
Reverend
Edit

Storyline

Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of "Angels in America" a year after Shephard's death. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

When a small town comes face to face with murder, everybody has a tale to tell. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Crime

Certificate:

TV-14 | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

9 March 2002 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Le projet Laramie  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was to make its HBO debut on March 16, 2002, but was pushed forward a week when NBC scheduled The Matthew Shepard Story for the same day. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Doc O'Conner: I remembered something to myself. The night he and I drove around together, he said, 'Laramie sparkles, doesn't it?' And where he was in that spot up there, if you sit exactly in that spot up there, Laramie sparkles. With the low-lying clouds, it's - uh - it's the blue lights that bounce off the clouds. And it goes over the whole city. I mean, I mean, it blows you away. And Matt was right there in that spot. And I can just picture - in his eyes - what he was seeing. And the last ...
See more »

Connections

References A Christmas Story (1983) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Love Rock and Roll"
Written by Jim Reid
Performed by The Jesus & Mary Chain (as Jesus and Mary Chain)
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
another worthwhile HBO movie..
14 August 2002 | by (canada) – See all my reviews

i was very impressed with this documentary-style tv movie. i appreciated the fact that the filmmaker took this approach, giving a sense (at least i hope) of the people on whom these interviews are based, while allowing a buffer zone so that the real people are not subjected to more publicity OR made to look stupid because of their personal beliefs. i thought it was a very wise approach to take and allows more of an unbiased POV in many ways than would a straight up documentary. not to say that this piece was unbiased - it wasn't - and i don't think it should have been. but the filmmaker did not take any low blows and that was refreshing. the way the whole piece was put together was different - i could feel the theatrical aspect coming in, the visuals were much more fractured than a standard tv movie, and i could REALLY appreciate that this was not just another murder story come to life on screen.

thank you for not doing a re-enactment of the crime! i think it was WAY more effective to hear it described by people. i found the laramie project to be horrifying and touching, and i wish more pieces were made that hit at such a gut level. i won't forget this movie.


8 of 9 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
what do you think about homosexuality? makrisem25
wept a lot.... reg_barclay
Isn't hatecrimes just bs? FredrikD
Rated 7.4 !!?!?! boy_in_radiator
What if it was an old lady? homerthompsonman
Parts cut out McPearson
Discuss The Laramie Project (2002) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?