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Jasper, Texas

Play trailer Poster for Jasper, Texas R,  2003,  2h 0m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 4 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In the summer of 1998, the small town of Jasper, Texas, is rocked by the brutal murder of an African-American man (Roy T. Anderson) by three white supremacists. The national media picks up the grisly case and soon the town is swarming with reporters, racists and Black Panthers. R.C. Horn (Louis Gossett Jr.), Jasper's first African-American mayor, and Billy Rowles (Jon Voight), the white sheriff, try to control the situation, but realize racial tensions are spiraling out of control.

Critics Reviews

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture Jan 30, 2018
What distinguishes Jasper, Texas is not inside info (we knew all this if we'd read the papers), not suspense (the young killers are arrested early on), and not catharsis (perhaps pity, certainly terror, but no purging). It is performance. Go to Full Review
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com Jul 1, 2003
3.5/5
Rowles and Horn are the glue that hold Jasper together and the two fine performances from Voight and Gossett are the central core to the movie as well. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Jun 10, 2003
Deliberative but powerful. Go to Full Review
Eva Hunter culturevulture.net Jun 5, 2003
Believable, well-paced and thought-provoking. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jeff Byrd

Director

Jon Voight

Actor

Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor

Joe Morton

Actor

Emily Yancy

Stella Byrd

Bokeem Woodbine

Khalid X

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Jasper, Texas

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the summer of 1998, the small town of Jasper, Texas, is rocked by the brutal murder of an African-American man (Roy T. Anderson) by three white supremacists. The national media picks up the grisly case and soon the town is swarming with reporters, racists and Black Panthers. R.C. Horn (Louis Gossett Jr.), Jasper's first African-American mayor, and Billy Rowles (Jon Voight), the white sheriff, try to control the situation, but realize racial tensions are spiraling out of control.
Director
Jeff Byrd
Screenwriter
Jonathan Estrin
Production Co
Showtime Networks Inc.
Rating
R, TV-14 (V|L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 20, 2019
Runtime
2h 0m
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