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      Jasper, Texas

      R 2003 2 hr. 0 min. Drama List
      Reviews 71% 500+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member True story told well the story of a racist killing in Texas. It still haunts the world today what hate can do . The actual footage of the real Jeffrey playing a song for his mother on the piano was my pick for best scene . GREAT FILM BUT VERY DARK AND HEAVY Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member excellent made for cable movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A powerful and disturbing film, The cast does well. It's hard to believe something like this could have happened, and so recently too. It does drag a little sometimes, but it was always interesting, just slow at times. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Intense, very powerful movie. Sickening to know that this is true, and shit like this happens all the time, maybe not to this extent, but this is a sick world. Great acting and such a sad film. Highly recommended. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very detailed movie of the killing of James Byrd, Jr. It is bloody but it does tell exactly what happened. Living only 28 miles from Jasper, I know what this little town went through. Jasper is a town of friendly people no matter what their race is. It is horrible that one human being would do this to their fellow man. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Very graphic crime scene photos. A frightening look at how strong racial hate can and is in our country. Yet shows how we all can look beyound the color of ones skin and work together as one if we really chose too. If you enjoy true crime this is for you. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 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. Jan 30, 2018 Full Review Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com 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. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 1, 2003 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Deliberative but powerful. Jun 10, 2003 Full Review Eva Hunter culturevulture.net Believable, well-paced and thought-provoking. Jun 5, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      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
      Executive Producer
      Jonathan Estrin, Michael Greene
      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