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First Steps

First Steps1985

★8.096 minDrama

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

Writer

Score

Leonard Rosenman

Stars

Amy Steel Judd Hirsch Kim Darby

Cast51

Amy Steel
as Nan Davis
Judd Hirsch
as Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
Kim Darby
as Sherry Petrofsky
D
Darlene Dotto
as Reporter
Frances Lee McCain
as Louise Davis
John Pankow
as Fred
James B. Sikking
as Jim Davis
David Packer
as Brian
Ned Schmidtke
as Dr. Chandler Phillips
Lucinda Jenney
as Carolyn
Alan Ruck
as Dave
J
Janice St. John
as Naomi
Megan Mullally
as Cathy
Gary Cole
as Manny
John Mahoney
as '60 Minutes' Producer
Phil Donahue
as Self / Phil Donahue
Ann Dowd
as Debby
L
Lance Edwards
as Don
D
Dawn Arnemann
as Deb
Todd Cerveris
as John
Molly Hagan
as Pam
Bruce A. Young
as Leon
B
Bonnie Sue Arp
as Tammy
Juan Ramírez
as Jose
L
Linda Kimbrough
as Phoebe
R
Robert Minkoff
as Bit
Bill Blair
as News Reporter
T
Terry Nemeroff
as News Reporter
G
George Barrow
as Bit
R
Randy Wintory
as Ambulance Attendant
Peggy Roeder
as Jewlery Clerk
Hillary Wolf
as Missy (Age 7)
J
Jessica Schmidt
as Missy (Age 3)
R
Richard Baird
as Talk Show Host
Alan Wilder
as Jaded Newsman
N
Nancy Serlin
as Reporter #3
R
Rick Snyder
as Reporter #1
R
Rebecca Cole
as Reporter #2
Gerry Becker
as Man at Hotel
M
Mattie Shaw
as Mary Frances
E
Ezella Barner
as Jane Simonson
T
Thomas Bowen
as Timothy Bowen
N
Nan Davis
as Loretta Kramer
J
Jerome Landfield
as Dr. Kegerreis
Billy Campbell
as Dwayne
David Darlow
as Surgeon
Will Zahrn
as E.R Doctor
C
Colin Lane
as Patrick Delmont
Anthony Starke
as Dean Conroy
Del Close
as Zoologist
Allen Hamilton
as Dr. Barrett

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