Left Foot

My Left Foot (My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown) (1989) 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. ??Reid GagleAwards: 23 wins & 20 nominations totalBudget: £600,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $14,743,391Soundtrack: Foggy Dew ((uncredited))Jim SheridanDaniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan1990-03-30 (Ireland, United Kingdom)tt0097937