First Steps (1985)
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.
Director: Sheldon Larry
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Amy Steel as Nan Davis |
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Judd Hirsch as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky |
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Kim Darby as Sherry Petrofsky |
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Darlene Dotto as Reporter |
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Frances Lee McCain as Louise Davis |
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John Pankow as Fred |
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James B. Sikking as Jim Davis |
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David Packer as Brian |
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Ned Schmidtke as Dr. Chandler Phillips |
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Lucinda Jenney as Carolyn |
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Alan Ruck as Dave |
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Janice St. John as Naomi |
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Megan Mullally as Cathy |
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Gary Cole as Manny |
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John Mahoney as '60 Minutes' Producer |
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Phil Donahue as Self |
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Ann Dowd as Debby |
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Lance Edwards as Don |
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Dawn Arnemann as Deb |
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Todd Cerveris as John |
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Molly Hagan as Pam |
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Bruce A. Young as Leon |
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Bonnie Sue Arp as Tammy |
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Juan RamÃrez as Jose |
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Linda Kimbrough as Phoebe |
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Robert Minkoff as Bit |
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Bill Blair as News Reporter |
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Terry Nemeroff as News Reporter |
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George Barrow as Bit |
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Randy Wintory as Ambulance Attendant |
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Peggy Roeder as Jewlery Clerk |
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Hillary Wolf as Missy (Age 7) |
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Jessica Schmidt as Missy (Age 3) |
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Richard Baird as Talk Show Host |
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Alan Wilder as Jaded Newsman |
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Nancy Serlin as Reporter #3 |
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Rick Snyder as Reporter #1 |
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Rebecca Cole as Reporter #2 |
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Gerry Becker as Man at Hotel |
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Mattie Shaw as Mary Frances |
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Ezella Barner as Jane Simonson |
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Thomas Bowen as Timothy Bowen |
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Nan Davis as Loretta Kramer |
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Phil Donahue as Phil Donahue |
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Jerome Landfield as Dr. Kegerreis |
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Billy Campbell as Dwayne |
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David Darlow as Surgeon |
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Will Zahrn as E.R Doctor |
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Colin Lane as Patrick Delmont |
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Anthony Starke as Dean Conroy |
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Del Close as Zoologist |
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Allen Hamilton as Dr. Barrett |
| Directing | Sheldon Larry | Director |
| Writing | Rod Browning | Writer |
| Crew | Jack L. Richards | Cinematography |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jack L. Richards | Director of Photography |
