The Defenders: Taking the First [606901] Released: 1998-10-25 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 96 mins Popularity: 0.2977 Vote Average: 4.667 Vote Count: 3 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. Cast [28] Beau BridgesDon Preston Martha PlimptonMJ Preston Jeremy LondonWyman James Jordan Bridges Clifton Collins Jr.Nelson Rodriguez Philip CasnoffJohn Walker Mimi KuzykCamille Preston Camilla ScottLiz Carter Diego FuentesBayo Rodriguez Marilo NunezRosalie Rodriguez Nancy PalkJudge Lacey Lili FrancksAlice Rawls Jeff ToppingRossi Kristen Holden-RiedMcCann Richard FitzpatrickJones Christopher RedmanSteven Preston Bernard BehrensMilton Lewis Donna GoodhandJury Foreman Robert BockstaelKarl Munro J. Winston CarrollJudge Karma Sugith VarugheseDr. Carter J.J. EvansCooker Mauricio RodasRuben Michael AyoubMayor Deborah PollittRally Woman Bill LakePrison Guard Billy OliverCampus Cop Chris Wiggins Trailers