The Defenders: Taking the First

Andy Wolk
1998-10-25


6.5
96 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Beau Bridges Don Preston Unowned
Martha Plimpton MJ Preston Unowned
Jeremy London Wyman James Unowned
Jordan Bridges Unowned
Clifton Collins Jr. Nelson Rodriguez Unowned
Philip Casnoff John Walker Unowned
Mimi Kuzyk Camille Preston Unowned
Camilla Scott Liz Carter Unowned
Diego Fuentes Bayo Rodriguez Unowned
Marilo Nunez Rosalie Rodriguez Unowned
Nancy Palk Judge Lacey Unowned
Lili Francks Alice Rawls Unowned
Jeff Topping Rossi Unowned
Kristen Holden-Ried McCann Unowned
Richard Fitzpatrick Jones Unowned
Christopher Redman Steven Preston Unowned
Bernard Behrens Milton Lewis Unowned
Donna Goodhand Jury Foreman Unowned
Robert Bockstael Karl Munro Unowned
J. Winston Carroll Judge Karma Unowned
Sugith Varughese Dr. Carter Unowned
J.J. Evans Cooker Unowned
Mauricio Rodas Ruben Unowned
Michael Ayoub Mayor Unowned
Deborah Pollitt Rally Woman Unowned
Bill Lake Prison Guard Unowned
Billy Oliver Campus Cop Unowned
Chris Wiggins Unowned