The Laramie Project

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The Laramie Project

TV-14,

2002,

1h 35m,

Drama/

LGBTQ+

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"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.

Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 8, 2002

The bottom line is the piece works brilliantly.

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Nick Davis

Nick's Flick Picks

Feb 5, 2012

B

The Laramie Project is not really about Matthew Shepard but about this question of identification with Matthew, and of identification with the larger community of Laramie that admitted, sustained, eliminated, grieved, and civilly avenged Matthew.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Sep 24, 2007

A

A fascinating chorus of outrage and sadness, hatred and hope.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Nov 15, 2006

B-

Though well-intentioned, dealing with the relevant issues of hate crimes and gay bashing, artisticaly speaking, Moises Kaufman's film, the opening night of 2001 Sundance Fest, is quite disappointing.

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Dec 27, 2005

a potent, thought-provoking drama that offers insight not only into Shepard's case, but into the changing attitudes of Americans in general.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

3.5/5

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Anakin R

Feb 22, 2008

The Laramie Project is not really about Matthew Shepard but about this question of identification with Matthew, and of identification with the larger community of Laramie that admitted, sustained, eliminated, grieved, and civilly avenged Matthew.

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"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.

Director: Moisés Kaufman
Producer: Declan Baldwin
Screenwriter: Stephen Belber, Stephen Belber, Amanda Gronich, Amanda Gronich, Moisés Kaufman, Moisés Kaufman, Jeffrey LaHoste, Jeffrey LaHoste, Kelli Simpkins, Kelli Simpkins, Greg Pieroti
Distributor: HBO
Production Co: Good Machine, Home Box Office (HBO)
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 20, 2014
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround

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