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The Laramie Project
Crime · Drama · TV Movie · 2002
"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.
Movie details
The Laramie Project
“Everyone carries a piece of the truth.”
2002 Crime · Drama · TV Movie 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.1 / 10
7.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.2 / 10
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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.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Laramie Project?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Moisés Kaufman
Written by
Stephen Wangh · Moisés Kaufman
Dylan Baker
Rulon Stacey
Tom Bower
Father Roger Schmit
Clancy Brown
Rob Debree
Steve Buscemi
Doc O'Connor
Jeremy Davies
Jedadiah Schultz
Clea DuVall
Amanda Gronich
Peter Fonda
Doctor Cantway
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Put The Laramie Project on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.