A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)

A divorcee moves her family cross-country to take her paralyzed son to a pioneer neurosurgeon.

Director:

Deborah Reinisch

Writers:

Tom Nursall, Harris Goldberg

Stars:

Judith Light, Tom Irwin, Christopher Reeve

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judith Light	...	Anna Lerner
Tom Irwin	...	Dr. Decker
Christopher Reeve	...	Denny Gabriel
Alfre Woodard	...	Dr. Sandlin
Kendall Cunningham	...	Georgie Lerner
Tim Redwine	...	Ben Lerner
Brad Dourif	...	Kirby
Nick Searcy	...	Jim
Lee Norris	...	Perry
Joey Stinson	...	Kevin
Amanda Minikus	...	Terry
Van Hughes	...	Derek Hastings (as Van Michael Hughs)
Michael Ayers	...	Lawrence
Christopher Fennell	...	Joel
Rasool J'Han	...	Teacher

Storyline

A divorcee moves her family cross-country to take her paralyzed son to a pioneer neurosurgeon.

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Plot Keywords:

paralysis | wheelchair | brother brother relationship | independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Snakes and Ladders

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cap Pictures, Craig Anderson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Christopher Reeve's first role after the accident that left him paralysed as well as his final feature film appearance. All of his subsequent roles were on television.

User Reviews

Fine acting!

This is an exceptional movie. I usually am wary of Judith Light and her tearful performances. She is always crying in every film she makes. But here is one where you'd think the tears would be gushing. But they aren't. Either the director watched her carefully or she did this on her own. Where there could have been crying jags, there wasn't. As though she felt the focus should be on her children. Good for you, Judith. Both boys were well played. Beautifully played.

The moment for me was in seeing Christopher Reeve in the small role of a wheelchair bound man who helped the young boy understand he wasn't alone. This film was shown a day after Mr. Reeve's passing. So, to this viewer, it had much more profound depth in it's message. For surely, Mr. Reeve spent his lasting years in trying to bring attention to us all as to the needs to those stricken with this paralysis. It was bittersweet and very hard to watch at times. My heart goes out to the Reeve family in their loss. I applaud the message being told in this film and the courage Christopher Reeve lived to his final days.