The Defenders: Payback
movie
Released October 12, 1997
Overview
Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every individual accused of a crime is entitled to a proper defense. In this telefilm, a father murders the rapist of his young daughter after the man is released from prison and moves back to his old neighborhood. The Prestons take the case even though the father is unrepentent and unwilling to offer the attorneys any help in finding legally mitigating circumstances for his actions.
Cast
Beau Bridges
as
Don Preston
E.G. Marshall
as
Lawrence Preston
Martha Plimpton
as
M.J. Preston
John Larroquette
as
Michael Lane
Roma Maffia
as
Julie Bishop
Mark Blum
as
Jackson
Rachael Leigh Cook
as
Tracey Lane
Clea DuVall
as
Jessica Lane
Yaphet Kotto
as
Judge Williams
Sean McCann
as
John Broderick
Daniel Kash
as
Frankie Mirano
Karen Robinson
as
Mrs. Clarkson
Crew
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Andy Wolk
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Director
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Andy Wolk
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Writer
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Peter Wolk
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Writer
Jonnie Katz
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Assistant Director
Beau Bridges
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Producer
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F.A. Miller
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Line Producer
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Ted Rich
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Associate Producer
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Stan Rogow
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Executive Producer
Mark Isham
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Original Music Composer
John Newby
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Director of Photography
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Lauren A. Schaffer
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Editor
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Anthony Cowley
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Production Design