My Left Foot

My Left Foot is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir of the same name by Christy Brown. A co-production of Ireland and the United Kingdom, it stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown, an Irish man born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Brown grew up in a poor working-class family, and became a writer and artist. Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Hugh O'Conor, Fiona Shaw, and Cyril Cusack are featured in supporting roles.
== Images ==
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK VHS cover V1.png|UK VHS cover (1990, front)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK VHS cover V2.png|UK VHS cover (1990, spine)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK VHS cover V3.png|UK VHS cover (1990, back)
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File:My Left Foot 1989 US VHS cover V1.jpeg|US VHS cover (1990-1994, front)
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File:My Left Foot 1989 US Laserdisc cover V1.jpeg|US Laserdisc cover (front)
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File:My Left Foot 1989 US DVD cover V1.jpeg|US DVD cover (1999)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD cover V1.png|UK DVD cover (2001)
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File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD cover V2.png|UK DVD cover (2002, front)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD cover V3.png|UK DVD cover (2002, spine)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD cover V4.png|UK DVD cover (2002, back)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD cover V5.jpeg|UK DVD cover (2002, full layout)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD disc label V1.png|UK DVD disc label (2002)
File:My Left Foot 1989 US DVD cover V2.jpeg|US DVD cover (2005/2011)
File:My Left Foot 1989 UK DVD cover V6.jpeg|UK DVD cover (2008, front)
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File:My Left Foot 1989 US DVD cover V3.png|US DVD cover (2015)
File:My Left Foot 1989 US Blu Ray cover V1.jpeg|US Blu-Ray cover (2015)
File:My Left Foot 1989 US DVD cover V4.png|US DVD cover (2021)
File:My Left Foot 1989 US Blu Ray cover V2.png|US Blu-Ray cover (2021)
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs. Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint.
=== Genres ===
* Biography
* Comedy
* Drama
=== Home Media Rating ===
* 15 (UK)
* R (US)
== Details ==
=== Countries of origin ===
* Ireland
* United Kingdom
=== Category Number ===
* PVC 2152A (UK) (VHS, 1990)
* 083 938 3 (UK) (VHS, 1992)
* VHS CC8980 (UK) (VHS, 2002)
* CCD 8842 (UK) (DVD, 2002)
* 37115 00003 (UK) (Blu-Ray)
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* 1990 (UK) (VHS / Betamax)
* June 13, 1990 (US) (VHS / Laserdisc)
* 1992 (UK) (VHS re-release)
* November 18, 1993 (US) (VHS re-release)
*December 12, 1994 (US) (VHS re-release)
*March 9, 1999 (US) (DVD)
*March 13, 2001 (US) (VHS re-release)
*April 23, 2001 (UK) (DVD)
*June 3, 2002 (UK) (VHS/DVD re-release)
*August 16, 2005 (US) (DVD re-release)
*July 7, 2008 (UK) (DVD re-release)
*April 26, 2011 (US) (DVD re-release)
*May 27, 2013 (UK) (Blu-Ray)
*January 13, 2015 (US) (DVD re-release)
*January 13, 2015 (US) (Blu-Ray)
*July 27, 2021 (US) (DVD/Blu-Ray re-release)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* Ferndale Films
* Granada Television
* Hell's Kitchen Films
* Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE)
=== Distributors ===
* Miramax (1989-present) (US) (all media)
* Palace Video (1990) (UK) (VHS / Betamax)
* HBO Video (1990) (US) (VHS)
* HBO Video (1990) (US) (Laserdisc) (through Image Entertainment)
* Image Entertainment (1990) (US) (Laserdisc) (through)
* 4 Front Video (1992) (UK) (VHS) (through PolyGram Video)
* PolyGram Video (1992) (UK) (VHS) (through)
* HBO Home Video (1993) (US) (VHS)
* HBO Home Video (1994) (US) (VHS)
* HBO Home Video (1999) (US) (DVD)
*Miramax Home Entertainment (2001) (US) (VHS) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (US) (VHS) (through)
* Video Collection International (2001) (UK) (DVD)
* Cinema Club (2002) (UK) (VHS / DVD) (through Video Collection International)
* Video Collection International (2002) (UK) (VHS / DVD) (through)
*Miramax Home Entertainment (2005) (US) (DVD) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (US) (DVD) (through)
* ITV DVD (2008) (UK) (DVD)
* Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (US) (DVD)
* ITV Studios Global Entertainment (2013) (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2015) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Paramount Home Entertainment (2021) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
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