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 |
| Directing | Sheldon Larry | Director |
| Writing | Rod Browning | Writer |