The Defenders: Taking the First
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 client to testify against the others, which he does. The Hispanic's brother, a law student, feels that getting the ones who killed his brother is not enough. He wants to file a wrongful death suit against Walker, cause he incited those four men to kill someone who wasn't white and his brother was the first one they came across. While the Prestons agree to do it, they receive harsh criticism that they are attacking the First Ammendment but nevertheless they persevere.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Released
- 1998
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1998
Storyline
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 client to testify against the others, which he does. The Hispanic's brother, a law student, feels that getting the ones who killed his brother is not enough. He wants to file a wrongful death suit against Walker, cause he incited those four men to kill someone who wasn't white and his brother was the first one they came across. While the Prestons agree to do it, they receive harsh criticism that they are attacking the First Ammendment but nevertheless they persevere.
Top credits
Beau Bridges — Don Preston
Martha Plimpton — M.J. Preston
Jeremy London — Wyman James
Jordan Bridges
Did you know
• E.G. Marshall died before production began on this installment and the potential series was subsequently canceled.
User reviews
It was a TV movie - I didn't have high expectations...
Started Better Than I Expected But Went Downhill
Yet another great movie in the series!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Color
- Color
