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The Defenders: Taking the First

The Defenders: Taking the First

1998TV Movie⏱️ 1h 36mR
Drama
6.1
IMDB Rating
125 votes

John Walker is white supremacist. Now after hearing his speech, four boys go out and kill a young Hispanic. The Prestons are hired to defend one of them, who is the grandson of an old friend of the Prestons. They convince their cl...

Director
Andy Wolk
Writers
Reginald Rose, Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk
Stars
Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London
Release Date
October 25, 1998
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
as Don Preston
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
as M.J. Preston
Jeremy London
Jeremy London
as Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Nelson Rodriguez
👤
Chris Wiggins
Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff
as John Walker
Mimi Kuzyk
Mimi Kuzyk
as Camille Preston
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Camilla Scott
as Liz Carter
👤
Diego Fuentes
as Bayo Rodriguez

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Defenders Productions, Paramount Television

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Could have been made about Matthew Shepard's Murder !
by Soap1998-11-12
10/10

"This was a very good movie on its own. I liked it even more in that it coincidentally so closely parallels the real life gay hate crime murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming, and how it is believed that anti gay messages and TV commercials from various groups are responsible for this and for provoking anti gay hatred...."

💡 Did You Know?

E.G. Marshall died before production began on this installment and the potential series was subsequently canceled.

📖 Synopsis

John Walker is white supremacist. Now after hearing his speech, four boys go out and kill a young Hispanic. The Prestons are hired to defend one of them, who is the grandson of an old friend of the Prestons. They convince their cl...