The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
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.
Director: Andy Wolk
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Beau Bridges as Don Preston |
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Martha Plimpton as MJ Preston |
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Jeremy London as Wyman James |
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Jordan Bridges as |
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Clifton Collins Jr. as Nelson Rodriguez |
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Philip Casnoff as John Walker |
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Mimi Kuzyk as Camille Preston |
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Camilla Scott as Liz Carter |
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Diego Fuentes as Bayo Rodriguez |
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Marilo Nunez as Rosalie Rodriguez |
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Nancy Palk as Judge Lacey |
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Lili Francks as Alice Rawls |
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Jeff Topping as Rossi |
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Kristen Holden-Ried as McCann |
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Richard Fitzpatrick as Jones |
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Christopher Redman as Steven Preston |
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Bernard Behrens as Milton Lewis |
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Donna Goodhand as Jury Foreman |
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Robert Bockstael as Karl Munro |
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J. Winston Carroll as Judge Karma |
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Sugith Varughese as Dr. Carter |
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J.J. Evans as Cooker |
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Mauricio Rodas as Ruben |
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Michael Ayoub as Mayor |
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Deborah Pollitt as Rally Woman |
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Bill Lake as Prison Guard |
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Billy Oliver as Campus Cop |
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Chris Wiggins as |
| Production | Beau Bridges | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stan Rogow | Executive Producer |
| Camera | John Newby | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lauren A. Schaffer | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Andy Wolk | Director |
| Writing | Andy Wolk | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Wolk | Writer |
| Directing | Jonnie Katz | Assistant Director |
