The Defenders: Taking the First
1998-10-25 | 96 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Beau BridgesDon Preston
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Martha PlimptonMJ Preston
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Jeremy LondonWyman James
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Jordan Bridges
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Clifton Collins Jr.Nelson Rodriguez
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Philip CasnoffJohn Walker
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Mimi KuzykCamille Preston
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Diego FuentesBayo Rodriguez
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Nancy PalkJudge Lacey
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Kristen Holden-RiedMcCann
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Richard FitzpatrickJones
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Christopher RedmanSteven Preston
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Bernard BehrensMilton Lewis
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Donna GoodhandJury Foreman
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Robert BockstaelKarl Munro