Jasper, Texas
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Actor: Aaryn Doyle, Dave Nichols (III), Martin Doyle, Michael Ferguson (IV), Ron PayneBrand: Generic
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Showtime Ent.
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DVD Review: Made-for-cable depiction of a real hate crime
Summary: 4 Stars
In 1998, three white men picked up James Byrd, Jr., an African American. After beating him and stripping him naked, they chained him to the back of their pickup and dragged his naked body across country ground for approximately three miles. While the defendants claim that Byrd was already dead, forensic evidence disputes this claim. All three men were found guilty of murder in the first degree. Two of the three defendants, John King and Lawrence Russell Brewer, were sentenced to death though both remain on Texas's Death Row. Shawn Allen Berry, the youngest of the three, was only sentenced to life in prison.
The film begins with the Sheriff being called out to the scene and only shows the crime itself in flashbacks. The drama here is more about race relations in the town, the relationship between the white Sheriff and African American mayor, and the trial itself. While details are loosely based on the case, this depiction does not reach documentary quality.
The acting was stellar. Showtime did an excellent job picking Voight as Sheriff and Gossett as the mayor. These two men came off as very real and could almost lose you in the story. If you can handle the brutality and the sheer pain of the situation, Jasper, Texas is definitely worth watching.
Rebecca Kyle, September 2009
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A lone hitchhiker took aride...one that would turn deadlyProductInformationIn Jasper Texas Academy Award winners Jon Voight and Louis GossettJr. headline the story of a small town thrust into the blinding glareof the media after an African-American man was found dragged to deathand left on the side of the road. Dispatched to the sceneSheriff Billy Rowles (Voight) is aided in the murder investigation byR.C. Horn (Gossett) the town's mayor. Together they struggleto find the killers and bring them to justice before the townexplodes. The Black Panthers and the Klan arrive organizingprotests amidst the media frenzy as Billy and R.C. discover everyonehas an agenda as they risk their careers to find the truth.Product Features Interviews with Jon Voight Louis Gossett Jr. WriterJonathan Estrin Director Jeff Byrd Filmographies - Jon Voight Louis Gossett Jr. Joe Morton Trailers: Soldier's Girl Out of Order Behind-the-Scenes FeaturetteSpecifications Stars: Jon Voigt LouisGossett Jr. Joe Morton Format: ColorDVD-Video Fullscreen Language: English Spanish Rating: R Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 114 minutes Directed By: Jeff ByrdBestsellers in DVD
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