My Left Foot (1989)

My Left Foot (1989)
a.k.a My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Director: Jim Sheridan
==Plot Synopsis==
Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
==Male Deaths==
*Ray McAnally [Mr. Brown]
==Female Deaths==
* None
== Trivia ==
# According to the "Making of My Left Foot" segment on the Special Edition DVD, Daniel Day-Lewis broke two ribs during filming from assuming the hunched-over position in his wheelchair for weeks of filming. He also would refuse to come out of character. On visits to the set canteen, other people would have to help him with food. On one visit from his English agent, Day-Lewis again refused to come out of character as Christy Brown, and his frustrated agent took off.
# Many of the scenes were filmed through a mirror, as Daniel Day-Lewis could only manipulate his right foot to perform the actions seen in the film.
# Daniel Day-Lewis acted out the opening scene, as we see in the film, on the first take.
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