The Defenders: Taking the First

1h 36min

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 Companies

Paramount Television

Showtime Networks

Cast

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Don Preston
Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

MJ Preston
Jeremy London

Jeremy London

Wyman James
Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff

Philip Casnoff

John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk

Mimi Kuzyk

Camille Preston
Camilla Scott

Camilla Scott

Liz Carter
Diego Fuentes

Diego Fuentes

Bayo Rodriguez
Marilo Nunez

Marilo Nunez

Rosalie Rodriguez
Nancy Palk

Nancy Palk

Judge Lacey
Lili Francks

Lili Francks

Alice Rawls
Christopher Redman

Christopher Redman

Steven Preston
Bernard Behrens

Bernard Behrens

Milton Lewis
Donna Goodhand

Donna Goodhand

Jury Foreman
Deborah Pollitt

Deborah Pollitt

Rally Woman
Bill Lake

Bill Lake

Prison Guard
Billy Oliver

Billy Oliver

Campus Cop

Release date

25th Oct 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages