The Defenders: Payback Trailer (1997)

12 October 1997 Drama, Crime, TV Movie 96 mins

Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every individual accused of a crime is entitled to a proper defense. In this telefilm, a father murders the rapist of his young daughter after the man is released from prison and moves back to his old neighborhood. The Prestons take the case even though the father is unrepentent and unwilling to offer the attorneys any help in finding legally mitigating circumstances for his actions.

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Cast

Beau Bridges as Don Preston

E.G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston

Martha Plimpton as M.J. Preston

John Larroquette as Michael Lane

Roma Maffia as Julie Bishop

Mark Blum as Jackson

Rachael Leigh Cook as Tracey Lane

Clea DuVall as Jessica Lane

Yaphet Kotto as Judge Williams

Sean McCann as John Broderick

Daniel Kash as Frankie Mirano

Karen Robinson as Mrs. Clarkson

Tony Nappo as Officer Perez

Mimi Kuzyk as Camille Preston

Christopher Redman as Steven Preston

Nicholas Kilbertus as Jack Bishop

Crew

Andy Wolk Director

Andy Wolk Writer

Peter Wolk Writer

Jonnie Katz Assistant Director

Beau Bridges Producer

F.A. Miller Line Producer

Stan Rogow Executive Producer

Mark Isham Original Music Composer

John Newby Director of Photography

Lauren A. Schaffer Editor

Anthony Cowley Production Design

Ken Watkins Art Direction

Megan Less Set Decoration

Randi Richmond First Assistant Director

Anthony Cowley Second Unit Director

Stephen Bélanger Third Assistant Director

International Releases Dates

United States 12 October 1997

Production Companies

Showtime Networks

Paramount Television

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