First Steps

First Steps (1985)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1985-03-19
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Production Company: CBS
  • Director: Sheldon Larry

Summary

Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new research by Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, about using external electric stimulations to enable paralyzed people to use their frozen muscles. She enters the research as a test subject and gets her reward when she walks up to receive her college diploma.

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  • Amy Steel

    as Nan Davis
  • Judd Hirsch

    as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
  • Kim Darby

    as Sherry Petrofsky
  • Darlene Dotto

    as Reporter
  • Frances Lee McCain

    as Louise Davis
  • John Pankow

    as Fred
  • James B. Sikking

    as Jim Davis
  • David Packer

    as Brian
  • Ned Schmidtke

    as Dr. Chandler Phillips
  • Lucinda Jenney

    as Carolyn
  • Alan Ruck

    as Dave
  • Janice St. John

    as Naomi
  • Megan Mullally

    as Cathy
  • Gary Cole

    as Manny
  • John Mahoney

    as '60 Minutes' Producer
  • Phil Donahue

    as Self
Directing Sheldon Larry Director
Writing Rod Browning Writer

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