Defenders, The: Payback
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Andy Wolk
Beau Bridges
E. G. Marshall
John Larroquette
Martha Plimpton
David Blacker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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
E. G. Marshall
John Larroquette
Martha Plimpton
David Blacker
Karen Robinson
Tony Nappo
Robert Mcclure
Tony De Santis
Sharon Lawrence
Bradie Whetham
Jack Duffy
Emily Fleming
Rita Bertucci
Bob Zidel
Corinne Conley
Kim Roberts
Kyra Harper
Mark Blum
Nicholas Kilbertus
Yaphet Kotto
Roma Maffia
Tyler Kyte
Chloe Brown
Rachael Leigh Cook
Joe Pingue
Alan Mozes
Clea Duvall
Christopher Redman
Mimi Kuzyk
Sean Mccann
Kristin Fairlie
Daniel Kash
Crew
Bill Angarola
Rick Ash
Craig Baker
David Banigan
Stephen Belanger
Eric Beldowski
Mark Berlet
Tony Bifano
Beau Bridges
Ira Cohen
Shelley Cook
Anthony Cowley
Suzette Daigle
Alan Dershowitz
John Duke
David Erlichman
Rob Evans
Sy Fischer
Susan Forrest
Chaim Gilad
Barbara Gordon
Sylvia Grant
Carole Griffin
Marni Grossman
Natalie Hart
Mary Sue Heron
Mark Hunter
Mark Isham
Emma Jaconello
David Jobe
Brock Jolliffe
Jonnie Katz
Stacey Knocker
Dusan Kovacevic
Stephen Krause
Jason La Padura
Megan Less
Tommy Lockett
Ashley Mckay
Marvin Midwicki
F A Miller
Peter Miskimmin
Paul Mitchnick
Chris Moriana
Helen Mossler
Michael Mullins
Noella Nesdoly
John C Newby
Cindy O'connor
Tom Overton
Tom Perry
Julian Peters
Frank Polyak
Reg Quindinho
Dusty Reeves
Ted Rich
Randi Richmond
Stan Rogow
Reginald Rose
Joan Rowe
Carl Savage
Adam Sawelson
Lauren Schaffer
David Schiller
Ken Smith
Trevor D Smith
Melissa Thomas
Matt Toth
Paula Tymchuk
Frans Van Gerwen
Kenneth Watkins
Andy Wolk
Peter Wolk
Peter Wolk
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 12, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 13, 1998
The original series, "The Defenders," was telecast on CBS from September 16, 1961 to September 9, 1965.
Began shooting summer 1997.
E.G. Marshall is reprising his role as Lawrence Preston from the original series.
