
The Defenders: Taking the First
Visit website6.5/10 • 2
1998-10-25 • 1h 36m
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.
- Directors
- Andy Wolk
- Writters
- Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk
- Editors
- Lauren A. Schaffer

The Defenders: Taking the First
Visit website1998-10-25 • 1h 36m
6.5/10 • 2
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.
- Directors
- Andy Wolk
- Writters
- Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk
- Editors
- Lauren A. Schaffer
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsBeau Bridges
Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
MJ Preston
Jeremy London
Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Nelson Rodriguez
Philip Casnoff
John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
Camille Preston
Camilla Scott
Liz Carter
Diego Fuentes
Bayo Rodriguez
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