My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
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.
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How Cerebral Palsy Works
"My left foot and Daniel Day Lewis? That was Lincoln. He's so good though."
— Chuck
Discussion of Daniel Day Lewis's method acting and his role in the film about Christy Brown, who had cerebral palsy.
Sep 20, 2016
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How Castration Works
"Have you ever seen my left foot? I knew you were going to say that."
— Josh
Josh mentioned this Daniel Day-Lewis film when discussing the phrase about body parts not belonging.
Dec 3, 2013
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
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Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
D
Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
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Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
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