A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)
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After her son Georgie (Kendall Cunningham) is paralyzed in a diving accident, feisty divorcee Anna Lerner (Judith Light) vows never to take a moment's rest until she finds a cure for her boy's affliction. Ultimately, Anna moves herself, Georgie and her "normal" son to a new town, there to commiserate with pioneering neurosurgeon David Decker (Tom Irwin), who agrees to an experimental spinal-cord operation that may or may not enable Georgie to walk again. Throughout the experience, Anna must not only spar with the skeptical medical community and an insensitive insurance company, but also with the resentment seething within her other son Ben (Tim Redwine), who feels neglected and forgotten. Appearing in a pivotal supporting role is Christopher Reeve, making his first film appearance since the accident which rendered him quadriplegic. Made for television, A Step Toward Tomorrow premiered November 10, 1996 on CBS.
Cast
Judith Light
as Anna Lynne
as Anna Lynne
Tom Irwin
as Dr. David Hurst
as Dr. David Hurst
Alfre Woodard
as Dr. Sandlin
as Dr. Sandlin
Christopher Reeve
as Denny Gabriel
as Denny Gabriel
Tim Redwine
as Ben
as Ben

Kendall Cunningham
as Georgie
as Georgie
Brad Dourif
as Kirby
as Kirby

Stephen Michael Ayers
as Lawrence
as Lawrence
Nick Searcy
as Jim
as Jim

Christopher Fennell
as Joel
as Joel

Van Hughes
as Derek Hastings
as Derek Hastings

Joe Inscoe
as Lowell Birch
as Lowell Birch

Amanda Minikus
as Terry
as Terry
Lee Norris
as Perry
as Perry

Richard K. Olsen
as Arners
as Arners

Nina Repeta
as Monica
as Monica

Joey Stinson
as Kevin
as Kevin
Critic Reviews for A Step Toward Tomorrow
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Judith Light is wholly believable as a fiercely loving divorced mother trying desperately to find help for her younger son, paralyzed after a diving accident.
June 18, 2018 | Full Review…

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