The Defenders: Taking the First
Release Date: 1998-10-25
Rating : 4.7/10
Duration : 96 minutes
Genres : Drama, TV Movie
Director : Andy Wolk
Writer : Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk
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.
Cast
Beau Bridges
Martha Plimpton
Jeremy London
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Philip Casnoff