Just as Mary is about to take a romantic vacation with her boyfriend, a terrible accident leaves her paralyzed. Bitter and devastated by her condition, she shuns her friends, but with the help of Joe, a fellow paraplegic, she learns to embrace life and love again.
Acting
Alley commits harder than the material deserves.
Production
Peak 90s TV movie sincerity, complete with soft focus.
Director
Robert Allan Ackerman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jason Beghe, who plays Joe, later became a prominent Scientology critic—ironic given Kirstie Alley's well-known devotion to the church during this era.
This film arrived during a brief 90s wave of disability-centered TV movies, when networks discovered they could bag Emmy nominations by casting sitcom stars against type.
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