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.
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Amy Steel
as Nan Davis
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Amy Steel (born May 3, 1960) is an American film and television actress, also credited as Amy Steel Pulitzer.
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Judd Hirsch
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992)...
Kim Darby
as Sherry Petrofsky
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Kim Darby (born July 8, 1947) is an American actress perhaps best known for co-starring with John Wayne and country singer/actor Glen Campbell in the 1969 we...
Frances Lee McCain
as Louise Davis
Frances Lee McCain (born July 28, 1944) is an American actress..
John Pankow
as Fred
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John Pankow (born April 28, 1954) is an American film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for a supporting role on the sitcom Mad About You (1993-1999)....
James B. Sikking
as Jim Davis
James B. Sikking (March 5, 1934 - July 13, 2024) was an American actor known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s NBC TV series Hill Street Blues.
Director
Sheldon Larry