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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 .
- Biography Drama
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
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.
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- Sheldon Larry
- CBS
- Amy Steel
Sinopse. A adolescente Nan Davis fica paralisada em um acidente de carro e tem dificuldade em aceitar sua nova vida em uma cadeira de rodas. Um dia, ela ouve sobre uma nova pesquisa do Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, sobre o uso de estímulos elétricos externos para permitir que pessoas paralisadas usem seus músculos congelados.
- Sheldon Larry
- Amy Steel
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. First Steps was inspired by a widely-seen, enthusiastically received 1982 piece on 60 Minutes. Amy Steel plays Nan Davis, a young woman totally paralyzed in an auto accident. Judd Hirsch costars as Dr. Jerold Petrovsky, a bioengineer who attaches computerized electrodes to Nan to enable her to reclaim her muscle power.
First Steps. ( 1985 ) Biography. Drama. Based on Show. Real Story. 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.
