My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $14,743,391.00

Budget: $645,180.00

Release date: April 7, 1989

Countries of origin: Ireland, United Kingdom,

IMDB: