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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.
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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.
1985 Directed by 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.
- Sheldon Larry
- CBS
1985. 1 hr 34 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. About Nan Davis (Amy Steel), a paraplegic teen who walked with the help of a computer designed by Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky (Judd Hirsch)....
- Sheldon Larry
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Director. Sheldon Larry. Synopsis. 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....
