Johnny Flynton is a 2002 American short film directed and co-written by Lexi Alexander.Rotten Tomatoes It was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 75th Academy Awards.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
External links Johnny Flynton on Vimeo
Johnny Flynton on MUBI