First Steps (1985)
1h 36m
Running Time
March 19, 1985Release Date
First Steps (1985)
1h 36m
Running Time
March 19, 1985Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Amy Steel
Nan Davis

Judd Hirsch
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

Kim Darby
Sherry Petrofsky

Darlene Dotto
Reporter

Frances Lee McCain
Louise Davis

John Pankow
Fred

James B. Sikking
Jim Davis

David Packer
Brian

Ned Schmidtke
Dr. Chandler Phillips

Lucinda Jenney
Carolyn

Alan Ruck
Dave

Janice St. John
Naomi

Megan Mullally
Cathy

Gary Cole
Manny

Ellis A. Cohen
Producer

John Mahoney
'60 Minutes' Producer
Details.
Wiki.
First Steps is a 1985 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Rod Browning and starring Amy Steel, Judd Hirsch and Kim Darby. The film is based on a series of segments from 60 Minutes.