The Defenders: Taking the First

Name: The Defenders: Taking the First
Cast: Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges, Clifton Collins Jr.

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Andy WolkWriter: Peter WolkProducers: Beau Bridges, Stan Rogow

Beau Bridges

as Don Preston

Martha Plimpton

as MJ Preston

Jeremy London

as Wyman James

Jordan Bridges

Clifton Collins Jr.

as Nelson Rodriguez

Philip Casnoff

as John Walker

Mimi Kuzyk

as Camille Preston

Camilla Scott

as Liz Carter

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