Trivia / My Left Foot

• Dawson Casting: Daniel Day-Lewis was 32 when he played teenage Christy.
• Hostility on the Set: Daniel Day-Lewis's Method Acting apparently annoyed crew members, who had to deal with transporting and working around the able-bodied actor as he refused to break character.
• Method Acting: Daniel Day-Lewis went on to win an Academy Award for his extremely realistic portrayal of Christy Brown.
• One-Take Wonder: Daniel Day-Lewis acted out the opening scene on the first take.
• Real-Life Relative: Director Jim Sheridan's family members play extras in the opening scenes, his daughter Kirsten Sheridan, who would later co-write In America, plays Christy's older sister Sharon.
• Separated-at-Birth Casting: Hugh O'Conor, who plays the 9-year-old Christy Brown, bears a striking resemblance to Daniel Day-Lewis.
• What Could Have Been: Judi Dench was originally cast as Mrs. Brown, but had to withdraw when the National Theatre production of Anthony And Cleopatra was rescheduled.

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