Themes: Members of the Press, Miscarriage of Justice, Lawyers
Main Cast: Beau Bridges, E.G. Marshall, Martha Plimpton
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
The second in a series of made-for-cable movies based on the once-popular TV series, The Defenders: Choice of Evils features Beau Bridges and E.G. Marshall as a pair of lawyers who this time are defending a reporter who has been falsely accused of murder and imprisoned. After he is mistakenly released from prison, however, he becomes involved in an incident that leads to the death of a police officer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide