My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

Movie"A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."
Audience Score
75
R 1 hr 43 minNov 10th, 1989Drama
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 10th, 1989 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 9th, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$645,180
Movie Box Office Gross:$14,743,391 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Paul M. Heller, Steve Morrison
Production Companies:Ferndale Films, Granada Television, RTÉ