The Defenders: Taking the First

The Defenders: Taking the First

96 mins | Oct. 25, 1998

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.

The Defenders: Taking the First

96 mins | Oct. 25, 1998

The Defenders: Taking the First
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Showtime Networks, Paramount Television
Original title The Defenders: Taking the First
Directors Andy Wolk
Writers Peter Wolk, Andy Wolk

Cast

Beau Bridges

as Don Preston

Martha Plimpton

as MJ Preston

Jeremy London

as Wyman James

Clifton Collins Jr.

as Nelson Rodriguez

Philip Casnoff

as John Walker

Mimi Kuzyk

as Camille Preston

Camilla Scott

as Liz Carter

Diego Fuentes

as Bayo Rodriguez

Marilo Nunez

as Rosalie Rodriguez

Nancy Palk

as Judge Lacey

Lili Francks

as Alice Rawls

Jeff Topping

as Rossi

Christopher Redman

as Steven Preston

Bernard Behrens

as Milton Lewis

Donna Goodhand

as Jury Foreman

Robert Bockstael

as Karl Munro

J. Winston Carroll

as Judge Karma

Sugith Varughese

as Dr. Carter

J.J. Evans

as Cooker

Mauricio Rodas

as Ruben

Michael Ayoub

as Mayor

Deborah Pollitt

as Rally Woman

Bill Lake

as Prison Guard

Billy Oliver

as Campus Cop