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Mar 19, 1985 · First Steps: Directed by Sheldon Larry. With Amy Steel, Judd Hirsch, Kim Darby, Darlene Dotto. Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life.
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- Biography, Drama
- Sheldon Larry
- 1985-03-19
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.
- Biography Drama
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- Sheldon Larry
- CBS
- Amy Steel
Judd Hirsch costars as Dr. Jerold Petrovsky, a bioengineer who attaches computerized electrodes to Nan to enable her to reclaim her muscle power. After many torturous months, this state-of-art physical therapy works magnificently, and Nan is able to take ten steps on her own at her college graduation.
- Sheldon Larry
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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