The Defenders: Taking the First Trailer (1998)

25 October 1998 Drama, TV Movie 96 mins

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.

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Cast

Beau Bridges as Don Preston

Martha Plimpton as MJ Preston

Jeremy London as Wyman James

Jordan Bridges

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

Kristen Holden-Ried as McCann

Richard Fitzpatrick as Jones

Christopher Redman as Steven Preston

Crew

Stan Rogow Executive Producer

Beau Bridges Executive Producer

John Newby Director of Photography

Lauren A. Schaffer Editor

Mark Isham Original Music Composer

Andy Wolk Writer

Peter Wolk Writer

Andy Wolk Director

Jonnie Katz Assistant Director

International Releases Dates

United States 25 October 1998

Production Companies

Showtime Networks

Paramount Television

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