My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 7, 1989
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
User Score
75%
Original Title
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Production Companies
Ferndale Films, Granada Television, RTÉ
Director
Jim Sheridan
Budget
$645,180
Revenue
$14,743,391
Description
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
