Jasper, Texas

Jeffrey W. Byrd
2003-06-08


5.8
114 min

In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.

Cast

Name Character Team
Roy T. Anderson James Byrd, Jr. Unowned
Jon Voight Billy Rowles Unowned
Louis Gossett Jr. R.C. Horn Unowned
Joe Morton Walter Diggles Unowned
Demore Barnes Ricky Horn Unowned
Bokeem Woodbine Khalid X Unowned
Matt Birman Beating Cop Unowned
Sandra Caldwell Norva Unowned
John Bayliss City Manager Unowned
James Bearden Old Sour Man (as Jim Bearden) Unowned
Samantha Bee Kathy Unowned
Addison Bell Judge Unowned
Conrad Bergschneider Moe Johnson Unowned
Kedar Brown Reverend Unowned
Marium Carvell Gloria Mays Unowned
Eugene Clark Don Clark Unowned
Michael Copeman Council Member #2 Unowned
Neil Crone Principal Unowned
Travis Kyle Davis Black Young Man Unowned
Cherion Drakes Claire Byrd Unowned
Jumaane Ford Lieutenant Unowned
Blu Mankuma James Byrd Sr. Unowned
Michelle Moffett Mamie Horn Unowned
Kevin Hanchard Thurman Byrd Unowned
Karen Robinson Mary Horn Unowned