The Defenders: Taking the First
The Defenders: Taking the First
Release: 1998-10-25
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 4.7
Drama
TV Movie
A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Television
Showtime Networks
Cast
Beau Bridges
as Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
as MJ Preston
Jeremy London
as Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
as John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
as Camille Preston
Diego Fuentes
as Bayo Rodriguez
Nancy Palk
as Judge Lacey
Kristen Holden-Ried
as McCann
Richard Fitzpatrick
as Jones
Christopher Redman
as Steven Preston
Bernard Behrens
as Milton Lewis
Donna Goodhand
as Jury Foreman
Robert Bockstael
as Karl Munro
Sugith Varughese
as Dr. Carter
Michael Ayoub
as Mayor
Bill Lake
as Prison Guard
Chris Wiggins
