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

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## 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)