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Wikipedia article




'Johnny Flynton' is a 2002 American short film directed and co-written by Lexi Alexander.[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/johnny_flynton/ Rotten Tomatoes] It was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 75th Academy Awards.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVUzeJijiM Short Film Oscar Winners in 2003-Oscars on YouTube]

Plot



Based on a true story and starring Dash Mihok in the title role, the film follows an undefeated boxer, Johnny Flynton, in a small Alabama town on the day of a local exhibition fight that sparks a series of tragic events.

Cast



* Dash Mihok as Johnny Flynton

* Michele Matheson as Samantha Flynton

* Robert W. Hill as Sheriff Mayer

* Austin Crim as Teddy

* Georgine Gainey as Mrs. Derouville

* Raymond Thorne as Coach Tagwood

* Jim Lampley as Himself

* Pat E. Johnson as Referee (as Pat Johnson)

Background



'Johnny Flynton' was the first film Alexander directed. She said that the film, about a boxer from Alabama who is charged with murder, is a fictional story that was inspired by meeting a boxer in Germany when she was 9 years old, an interaction that she remembered and was the basis of the idea for the film.

Production



The film, which Alexander entirely financed with a year's income from coaching martial arts, had a budget of $35,000.

Reception



A 'Film Threat' review says, "Fuck 'Rocky',' this is the best film about a boxer that I've ever seen."

References




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