
The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
- NR
- 10/25/1998 (US)
- Drama, TV Movie
- 1h 36m
Overview
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.
Andy Wolk
Director, WriterPeter Wolk
WriterCast

Beau Bridges
Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
MJ Preston
Jeremy London
Wyman James
Jordan Bridges

Clifton Collins Jr.
Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
John Walker