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First Steps

Genre:Drama

Released:1985-03-19

Runtime:96

Overview

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.


Cast:

Amy Steel

Character: Nan Davis

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Judd Hirsch

Character: Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

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Kim Darby

Character: Sherry Petrofsky

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Darlene Dotto

Character: Reporter

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Frances Lee McCain

Character: Louise Davis

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John Pankow

Character: Fred

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James B. Sikking

Character: Jim Davis

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David Packer

Character: Brian

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Ned Schmidtke

Character: Dr. Chandler Phillips

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Lucinda Jenney

Character: Carolyn

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Alan Ruck

Character: Dave

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Janice St. John

Character: Naomi

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Megan Mullally

Character: Cathy

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Gary Cole

Character: Manny

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John Mahoney

Character: '60 Minutes' Producer

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Phil Donahue

Character: Self

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